- Author:
Kazimierz Pierzchała
- E-mail:
k.pierzchala68@o2.pl
- Institution:
John Paul II Catholic Univeristy in Lublin (Poland)
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-943X
- Year of publication:
2019
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
103-111
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppsy2019106
- PDF:
ppsy/48-1/ppsy2019106.pdf
Experts on information competition between Russia and Western countries are convinced that president Vladimir Putin plans a war against the West as a long-term operation. It is directed on two fronts: internal and the more effective external one. Both can be developed in every country of the World; the opponent may be a compatriot but the ally may be a foreigner. Fortunately, in the West the effectiveness of these operations is lower. Confrontation with the West the Kremlin has many advantages: parental and controlled informational space, technical implements, huge experience based on expert knowledge, likewise a longstanding practice in conducting informational operations. Those actions are strongly concentrated and there are widely used digital platforms and also, they popularise the contents in harmony with Russian Federation politics. Their aim is not only forming internal and external public opinion properly and in line with the Kremlin’s interests, because as the annexation of Crimea has demonstrated that their aim is construction of a new reality of the world. Paradoxically, in the Russian Federation’s policy, media freedom and political pluralism are considered as a weakness of the West. Many communities which have different benefits are sensitive to the Kremlin’ s propaganda.
- Author:
Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek
- Year of publication:
2015
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
15-35
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/hso150202
- PDF:
hso/9/hso902.pdf
- License:
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative
Commons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
The paper offers a portray of the Polish state poised in the mid-twelfth century between the East and the West, i.e., Rus, fragmented into principalities, and two mighty powers of medieval Europe, the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy, respectively.
- Author:
Marta Sara Stempień
- Institution:
Siedlce University
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-0445
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
242-255
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2024.84.14
- PDF:
apsp/84/apsp8414.pdf
Most politically motivated terrorist incidents in the West are now classified as far-right. The growing threat is confirmed by statistics. In 2010, only one far-right terrorist attack was recorded, compared to 49 in 2019. In the past five years, there have been more than 35 far-right terrorist incidents in the West yearly, and over the past two decades, far-right terrorism has been more fatal than far-left terrorism. The aim of this article is to characterise the far-right terrorism in selected countries, by identifying similarities and differences. The following research problem is central to this analysis: in which regions of the West is far-right terrorism becoming a greater threat than Jihadi-oriented terrorism? Research has shown that despite the low level of casualties caused by far-right terrorists compared to those caused by jihadists, in some regions, the number of fatal far-right attacks has increased by 250% since 2014.
- Author:
Walenty Baluk
- E-mail:
walenty.baluk@mail.umcs.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-4872
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
38-52
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20244203
- PDF:
npw/42/npw4203.pdf
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022–2023/2024. Selected military aspects
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has achieved the opposite of its intended result. Russia has suffered a strategic defeat, losing the battle for Ukraine in 2022. Putin is trying to settle for a half-hearted result – the occupation and annexation of Crimea, Donbas and Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. The West has shown an attitude of unity and solidarity with Ukraine, providing major military, economic and humanitarian support. The U.S., Britain, Germany, Poland and the Baltic states have played a major role in this process. Far-reaching economic sanctions have been imposed against Russia and the settlement of war crimes has been announced. Overcoming many internal problems, Ukraine has united in the face of an invasion and existential threat from Russia. Putin’s pursuit of a solution to the “Ukrainian question” has accelerated the consolidation of the Ukrainian people and state. By resisting aggression, Ukraine has convinced Western governments and societies of its commitment to European values and the Euro-Atlantic security system. Firm and swift action in retrofitting Ukraine’s Armed Forces with the necessary equipment and ammunition will allow a definitive solution to Russia’s imperial inclinations.
- Author:
Patryk Kugiel
- E-mail:
p.kugiel@uw.edu.pl
- Institution:
University of Warsaw (Poland)
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-1391
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
65–78
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppsy202442
- PDF:
ppsy/53-4/ppsy2024404.pdf
India’s role in the post-Cold War liberal international order (LIO) has primarily been examined in terms of whether it can become a revisionist or status quo power, both politically and economically. However, the concept of India as a ‘Vishwaguru’ (world teacher), promoted by the BJP government of Narendra Modi since 2014, projects India as a source of norms and principles that can govern international relations. This raises the question of how this new proposal might affect the LIO? Using a ‘normative power’ concept, this chapter seeks to understand the ‘Vishwaguru’ as an alternative proposition of ordering international system. It looks at critical government and ruling party documents, speeches by BJP leaders and supporters, and existing literature to better understand the rationale and goals of this new approach. It finds that India is thereby undermining Western dominance of the global discourse on the international system and poses a normative challenge to the political and economic LIO. While India’s approach reveals its ambitions for global power, it also contains essential flaws and contradictions that will limit the effectiveness of this strategy.