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Between Russia and Germany: Poland and the Shifting European Order

Lucas Hitchens

Friday, 13 March 2015, 6:00 pm

William Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge

A discussion of Poland’s new role in Europe and the shifting nature of German-Russian relations, featuring: 

Edward Lucas, Senior Editor at The Economist, and author of The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West.

Peter Hitchens, author, columnist for The Mail on Sunday, and former Moscow correspondent.

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q7AgYqoaNs

(Please note that the first few minutes of the video are audio only).

Podcast: http://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/1932644

 

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT

 

Edward Lucas and Peter Hitchens

William Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge

Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies, University of Cambridge

Edward Lucas, Senior Editor at The Economist, and Senior Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis.

Peter Hitchens, Columnist at The Mail on Sunday

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