Radosław Sikorski Challenges Viktor Orbán’s Anti-Western Narratives – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Interview with Radosław Sikorski, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs

29 July 2024

Wojciech Przybylski

Editor-in-Chief

In a compelling rebuttal to Viktor Orbán’s anti-Western rhetoric, Radosław Sikorski draws a sharp comparison: ‘We wouldn’t allow Chinese policemen to patrol the streets of Warsaw.’ With a touch of irony, he emphasises that perceptions of sovereignty vary widely, even among leaders like Orbán.

On 26 July, Visegrad Insight sat down with the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs to delve into European perspectives, peace prospects, the new transatlantic strategic communication initiative proposed by Poland in the EU and the resilience of Central and Eastern European alliances.

Wojciech Przybylski: Is this a good time for Poland? In 2008, a financial crisis erupted around the world. Against this background, Poland was then described as a ‘green island’. Now, against what Donald Tusk describes as a pre-war situation, Poland is again emerging as a country different from others in Europe.

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Wojciech Przybylski

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Wojciech Przybylski is leading strategic foresight on EU affairs to improve democratic security of Poland in Europe. He organises EuropeFuture.Forum as the Editor of Visegrad Insight and the President of Res Publica Foundation. An advisory board member at LSE IDEAS Ratiu Forum, European Forum of New Ideas. A guest lecturer at the Foreign Service Institute for the U.S. Government, Warsaw University and CEU Democracy Institute. He co-authored among others a book 'Understanding Central Europe’, (Routledge 2017), and 'On the Edge. Poland' (Culturescapes 2019), 'Let's Agree on Poland' (Oxford University Press, 2025) and was widely published in the international press.

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