Warsaw, the Pivot of Europe: Polish Rearmament and the New Strategic Centrality

Poland is emerging as Europe’s defence centre of gravity through record military spending, logistical primacy for Ukraine, and integrated deterrence systems.

The transformation of the Republic of Poland from a former satellite state into the indispensable strategic pivot of the North Atlantic Alliance represents the most significant shift in European security architecture since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Warsaw rapidly pivoted from a region…