One year after Trump's 'Liberation Day' – is globalisation over? Tune in to @elisabethbraw from @AtlanticCouncil and @wprzybylski's conversation on tariffs, China and Europe's trade future. YT: shorturl.at/JHB8B Spotify: shorturl.at/qoYcj

Day 2 of the Resilient Futures Fellowship Masterclass - photo recap. In partnership with the @PZU Foundation.

'If you cannot defend yourself through defence, you need to resort to deterrence — and here, CEE is succeeding.' — @edwardlucas. No one speaks about action better than our fellows and the experts we bring into Day 2 of the Resilient Futures Fellowship Masterclass. shorturl.at/NvX6e

Those who are most susceptible to manipulation are not, as a rule, the credulous or the poorly educated. They are people whose distrust of existing institutions has been earned through their lived experience – a fertile ground for influence campaigns, writes Joanna Rohozinska: shorturl.at/dqihX

Hungarian elections will determine not only the country's domestic direction but also the coherence of V4 across the security, energy and EU enlargement domains. Read the analysis by @arsuleymanov with commentary by Andrej Nosko, Melinda Zsolt& @longhurstkerry. shorturl.at/xKWs5

Oil shocks have a new dimension in CEE. Russian Baltic and Black Sea oil infrastructure has been hit, temporarily halting up to 40 per cent of its oil export capacity. What will be the wider impact on CEE? Read the new Weekly Outlook: shorturl.at/Thg3c

The amendments to the Lithuanian Klaipėda State Seaport Law were passed with almost no debate and almost no press coverage earlier this month. Yet the final tally may turn out to be the most consequential moment in Vilnius-Minsk relations for years to come: shorturl.at/t4U2A

Journalists from across Poland came together yesterday to discuss how to build strong media networks. Using Visegrad Insight as a case study, the discussion formed part of our partner project – Journalism for Security. A round of applause to everyone who joined us. @LATO_LV (Latvia), NCDSA (Estonia)

We were pleased to join the third webinar in the Visegrad Lessons for Georgia series, co-organised by our partner, the Caucasian Journal, alongside Arnika, International Visegrad Fund, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Central European Forum. shorturl.at/jDCny

Iran's attack on the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean marks a pivot in threat perception for most European capitals. Tehran fired two missiles with a range of roughly 4,000 kilometres. The kinetic risk for EU is now real and CEE countries should change their calculus. shorturl.at/2IS18

An Israeli private intelligence firm allegedly meddled in Slovenian elections on behalf of Janez Janša's SDS, according to an investigation by Mladina d.d. If Janša wins this Sunday's vote, Slovenia may pivot into the sovereigntist bloc of Hungary and Slovakia. Read our analysis: shorturl.at/mHu6N

Kyiv now holds the complete package of conditions required for EU accession. Yet its parliament is approaching an institutional collapse, writes Valeriia Novak: shorturl.at/0LHQD

Russia will repeat the playbook it used in Moldova in Hungary's upcoming elections. But this time it may fail again, writes @LucaSoltesz, our contributing editor: shorturl.at/7urRh

EU Ministers @BenjaminHaddad, @ignacyn and a panel of experts joined a fireside chat co-organised by @VisegradInsight at the @PLintheEU in Brussels. Takeaway: Democracy in Europe faces a threat that no single government, institution, or expert network can address on its own. shorturl.at/G8Ufq

Vetoing SAFE puts the brakes on Poland's defence consensus, as we write in today's Weekly Outlook: shorturl.at/pkVd0 Others in Europe are watching with growing unease, unsure whether Warsaw can deliver strategic coherence on defence. That uncertainty is already feeding 'Polexit' narratives.

War in Iran will not save Russia's economy, argues Evgeni Klauber from Tel Aviv University: shorturl.at/YheQh. The impact of surging oil prices will be temporary, as Russia struggles to secure steady demand and faces a mounting floating‑oil congestion problem.

The @EUCourtPress decision in the Klubrádió case (C-92/23) signals that the EU is willing to defend pluralistic media against political pressure, but the gap between commitments and reality remains, writes @nowickazuz from @hfhrpl: visegradinsight.eu/orban-lost-l...

Poland's president new defence funding proposal (an alternative to SAFE) may have severe implications for Poland's standing in the EU, trigger a constitutional crisis and incur significant costs to taxpayers, write @wprzybylski and @KasprowiczT: shorturl.at/oj0C1

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will visit Warsaw and Gdańsk on 10-12 March, bringing with them a significant business delegation that includes companies like Saab, Volvo Defense and Ericsson, among others. This is the first such visit by the Swedish royal couple since 2011. shorturl.at/yZYnt

As the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a global chokepoint in economic warfare, continues, the fallout is going to cascade and impact CEE's economic and democratic security.

As the CEE region will get the greatest slice of the pie from EU's 150 billion defence modernisation plan, Ukraine's defence sector has grown by 350 per cent since 2022. While some in the V4 realise the opportunity, a fog of restraint still remains, writes Tamas Csiki Varga: shorturl.at/2WbH2

When @dennikN announced in mid‑February that it acquired @euobs, the news came as a surprise. It is an exceptional story that contrasts with MAGA‑aligned @ParamountPics taking over control of @wbd and the Polish liberal @tvn24. shorturl.at/b1e04

There are at least three dimensions of the fallout from the US attack on Iran that CEE countries must be mindful of: depletion of air defence supplies for Ukraine, surging oil prices and strengthened populist narratives. Read the full Weekly Outlook: visegradinsight.eu/us-attack-on...

Marco Rubio’s Munich speech sounded like continuity, not the paradigm shift Washington once promised. It is now clear that the transatlantic bond has become conditional, writes Stefan Szwed: shorturl.at/0M56p

Allocating funds for new member states in the next EU budget is essential to the credibility of the accession process. Without it, grand speeches and ceremonious announcements remain empty words, writes Kristof Bender from the European Stability Initiative: shorturl.at/6CSKC

Ukraine learns from Trump to use Geoeconomic leverage against Orbán and Fico. Both blame Kyiv for stopping the flows of Russian oil – only to play by its cards. shorturl.at/Ou4zq

'Everywhere I go in Poland I hear the same message – and see how convergent our positions really are, both with the presidential administration here and with the government', says Marius Lazurca on Poland-Romania cooperation. Read the full interview: shorturl.at/6c3DH

Hungary blocks EU's 20th sanctions package and threatens to veto the Ukraine support loan, citing delays in repairing the Druzhba pipeline and halting the Russian oil supply. Are these decisions really made by Viktor Orbán in Budapest? Tune in to find out. shorturl.at/NF578

On Wednesday top EU leaders will launch EastInvest, a 28-billion-euro lending plan designed to fortify the EU’s eastern frontier. Yet Hungary just blocked a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine. shorturl.at/bxCem Will the EU fund its own members because of the war in Ukraine – instead of Ukraine?

Poland needs to double down on the Three Seas Initiative. With the current fragile political cohabitation between the President and the government, there is a space for a reset, writes Wojciech Przybylski: shorturl.at/VtMHG

Europe is preparing. The Baltics want action. This year's MSC showed that the liberal international order is being actively dismantled. But this shift doesn't mean forgetting NATO or the EU, writes Sigita Struberga: shorturl.at/vi0ar. Listen to our podcast with Sigita: shorturl.at/r0YHT

After his conciliatory speech in Munich last week, Marco Rubio set sail for Hungary and Slovakia, where he will get some strong promises. shorturl.at/p0ldY Can he condition them on decoupling from Moscow? Read the Weekly Outlook to find out.

EU’s latest Russia sanctions may proliferate the shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. It can stop most of Russia’s oil traffic in the basin. Yet it will also end the utility of the global oil price cap and G7 control mechanisms. shorturl.at/etSab

Russia is China's useful idiot. By conducting joint military exercises and enhancing information sharing, Beijing is using Russia as a geographic and operational force multiplier. shorturl.at/vMY0z

European leaders will retreat to a Belgian castle this week to define boundaries for the EU economic security strategy. Will CEE seize the opportunity? visegradinsight.eu/eu-leaders-r...

Hungary's parliamentary elections are set to take place this April. For the third year in a row, the country's GDP growth is expected to remain below 0.5 per cent. Could this bring the end of the Orbán era? Watch the new episode of the Voices of Visegrad series: youtu.be/ro0hRztzIVY

Poland 🇵🇱 and Romania 🇷🇴 will benefit most from the 150-billion-euro EU defence modernisation plan. Subscribe for more insights: shorturl.at/Egw3G

If Warsaw were to choose friends, it might pick America. While Western Europe breathed a sigh of relief after pushing back against Trump’s plan to seize Greenland, Poland took comfort in the fact that a deeper rupture between the US and Europe had been avoided: shorturl.at/ktP5F

President Petr Pavel accuses Foreign Minister Petr Macinka of blackmail, triggering a potential constitutional crisis. Listen to our podcast with Pavel Havlíček. YT: shorturl.at/txMgl Spotify: shorturl.at/98ZwY Apple Podcasts: shorturl.at/AqXhN

The scandal between the new foreign minister and the president exposes cracks in the foundations of Czechia's foreign and security policy. Read our interview with Pavel Havlíček: shorturl.at/gp2PE

Russia’s wartime economic ‘stability’ is fading. Russia has sold 71% National Wealth Fund's gold. Borrowing costs are now 25% due to a record-high 21% CB interest rate in 2025 and 16% in 2026. The economy can function only if household deposit inflows continue Read the recap: shorturl.at/QlVzQ

Warsaw asked the European Commission to intervene after Ukraine banned steel scrap exports to the EU. Poland was its largest importer despite having a formidable market – with less competitive pricing. Any price increase translates into surges in Poland's steel production costs. shorturl.at/fOD6x

SAFE funds for defence industry among EU #3SI countries 🇪🇺 🇵🇱 Poland 43.7B 🇭🇺 Hungary 17.4B (conditional; rule of law violations) 🇷🇴 Romania 16.7B 🇱🇹 Lithuania 6.4B 🇱🇻 Latvia 3.5B 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 3.3B 🇪🇪 Estonia 2.3B 🇸🇰 Slovakia 2.3B 🇨🇿 Czechia 2.0B 🇭🇷 Croatia 1.7B 🇬🇷 Greece 0.8B 🇦🇹 Austria 0 shorturl.at/Ect8M

Conflict between Czechia's Foreign Minister Macinka and President Pavel has turned into a House of Cards ploy. Pavel accused Macinka of blackmail over a ministerial appointment and released text messages in which the FM warns of 'serious consequences' to Pavel. shorturl.at/Xuoad

What does the world and CEE look like after Davos 2026? Wojciech Przybylski sat down with Radu Albu-Comanescu to discuss what the WEF revealed about geostrategy, defence & new rules of engagement from Washington. YouTube: lnkd.in/e52Hd5wR Spotify: lnkd.in/eBf-BCvv Apple Podcasts: lnkd.in/eKpbznBr

Russia's current economy is a pyramid scheme: – It strongly depends on wartime cash injections via mobilisation pay and war-related wages. – But consumption is too weak to absorb that cash. – The state relies on household bank deposits instead and recycles them into bonds. shorturl.at/ewuFL

Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' is a wake-up call to Europe. Only the enormous amount of work, perseverance and sacrifice will help Europeans to achieve a stronger, militarily-unified alliance that commands respect at the level of power politics. shorturl.at/lwpzb

The new US National Defence strategy concludes that ‘Germany’s economy alone dwarfs that of Russia’ and that Europeans must build the conventional forces and the military-industrial complex to contain Putin themselves. That will not be taken lightly by the Polish far-right. shorturl.at/dacpt

Karol Nawrocki didn't rush to accept the invitation to the so-called ‘Board of Peace’ meeting on Thursday. Despite Warsaw’s warm relations with Trump, Nawrocki took part in the inaugural meeting, but didn't sign the ‘Board of Peace’ charter. Read the commentary: visegradinsight.eu/board-peace-...

Davos kicks off today. Poland is among the few CEE countries whose head of state has so far confirmed to be represented, alongside Serbia and Ukraine. Will Europe rise to the occasion and address Trump's brinkmanship over Greenland? Read to find out: visegradinsight.eu/davos-2026-g...