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Analyses | | Andrzej Kohut, Jacek Tarociński

US defence budget for 2026 Congress approves continued support for Ukraine and a military presence in Europe

On 18 December, President Donald Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2026 fiscal year, after it received bipartisan support in Congress, passing the House of Representatives by 312 votes to 112 and…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Andrzej Kohut

Eased sanctions for the release of 123 prisoners as US–Belarus relations continue to thaw

Following talks with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk on 12–13 December, the US President’s Special Envoy for Belarus, John Coale, announced the lifting of the embargo on Belarusian potash fertilisers, originally imposed in 2021. In return,…
Analyses | | Justyna Gotkowska, Andrzej Kohut

The new US National Security Strategy a manifesto for a sovereign America in a multipolar world

On 4 December, the Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy, signalling a profound redefinition of the United States’ role in the world and a shift in the objectives and assumptions of its foreign and security policy.