On February 5, the Lukasiewicz Institute – ITECH hosted a meeting of the research team with Mateusz Mazzini (sociologist, columnist for Gazeta Wyborcza, Polityka and Onet) entitled. “Changes in the architecture of international security and their impact on Poland.”
The discussion revolved around the burning dilemma of how far a technological oligarchy can be perpetuated in the global order, and whether the US is indeed building a new order of international relations and whether other parts of the world will follow suit.
In the US, the model of concentrated executive power, inspired by unitary executive theory, is becoming increasingly entrenched. The state ceases to act procedurally and becomes an instrument for implementing the will of the sovereign. This is fostered by technological oligarchy, and Donald Trump is a catalyst rather than an anomaly.
The US is not withdrawing from its role as a security guarantor, but is redefining its principles. Security is becoming transactional: peace as a reward, economic and military pressure as a tool. Europe is losing its illusions. Trade and interdependence do not guarantee peace.
Poland is no longer just a flanker.
It is becoming a hub, a hub of security, logistics and infrastructure at the meeting point of East and West. Building deterrence, resilience and dual-use capabilities is not a choice, but a necessity. Our greatest resource remains the EU and NATO, because only scale gives real agility.