Dorota Liszczyk: Compromise on the Creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS)

After almost three months of negotiations, on 21 June 2010 the presidency of the EU Council, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), the European Commission (EC) and the European Parliament (EP) reached a political agreement on a proposed Council decision establishing the organization and functioning of the EEAS.  

On 5-6 July 2010 in Warsaw took place conference „Credible Deterrence for NATO in the XXI Century” organised by: Polish Institute of International Affairs in cooperation with: Arms Control Association, British American Security Information Council, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy Hamburg and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Anna Maria Dyner: Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

Established last July, the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan may prove to be a source of positive impulses for the economies involved, even if at the same time it will strengthen Russian influences in the remaining two countries.

Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar: Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan

On 29 June 2010, China and Taiwan signed the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement. The PRC is counting on this pact, which is comparable to a free trade agreement (FTA), to bring about economic dependence of the island, thus preparing the ground for unification in the future.

Ryszarda Formuszewicz: German Presidential Election and Its Consequences

Germany's presidential election procedure has provided a cohesion test for the ruling coalition of Christian Democrats and Liberals, whose candidate, Christian Wulff, gathered the required support only in the third round.

On 28 June 2010 Polish Institute of International Affairs organised meeting with Ambassador John E. Herbst entitled “Civilian Response: the U.S. Government Experience in Reconstruction and Stabilization”.

Artur Gradziuk and Marcin Koczor: Results of the G20 Toronto Summit

The most important decisions of the G20 Toronto summit (26-27 June 2010) address the necessity to combine the fostering of economic recovery with repairing public finances.

Paweł Tokarski: Permanent President of the European Council for Six Months in Office: a Balance Sheet

The recent European Council (EC) summit on 17 June evidenced the growing role of the EC permanent President Herman Van Rompuy.

The latest issue of PISM Research Papers entitled “United States–India: Partnership of Democracies for the 21st Century” authored by Patryk Kugiel is now available online. The purpose of this study is to present the current status of US–India relations in a historical cross-section and by-issues.

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