I am Romanian and i strongly encourage out eastern friends to get stronger, We know history too well and what happened. No more bullies. Fight for your freedoom from the Evils. Fight and don't stop bretheren 💪

In 1989 Poland has aleady had a non-communist government a whole month before the Berlin wall fell.

The rise of Poland does NOT threaten Germany or the EU. On the contrary, Polish power will ensure the power of the EU, and its ability to face Russia or China. To succeed, the EU will need all its members to pull their weight. The fact the small Baltic states are doing that strengthens the EU. It does not weaken it. Imagine the problems if the Baltic states did nothing to protect themselves. How would that be better???

Somebody asked Poland what they were preparing for. Poland answered, “To win”.

So proud of European Texas 🇵🇱🇺🇲 Poland is one bad day away from bringing back the Winged Hussars

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is back in the game. Just because our countries lost a war and were occupied for the past century, does not mean our people are weak. Our rich history is giving us strength to become stronger, stand up and defend ourselves, that is something our European allies simply don’t get it… Soon, the new central power in Europe will come back to the righteous nations 🙌🏼😎

As a Pole i would like to ask a simple question to all below, who mentioned some 'danger' towards Germany from growing its military power Poland.. If you watch news from Ukraine ask yourself, what would you do if you considered yourself "next" ?

Germany's poor military readiness is down to their former defence minister , one Ursula Van der Leyen who was useless in that job as well.

Poland knows better than to remain complacent with Russia. It's not a luxury they can afford unlike the more distant powerbrokers like Germany, Italy and France.

One correction, Poland with Solidarity movement was country to kick out comunism within the Eastern block. That triggered Germany with their wall to fall. Iron curtain fell first in Poland.

Dude, i’ve never seen such an american point of view on Europe politics. Your only axis of analysis is the military. You just leave aside all the rest. It must be so easy to be in your head if every opinion your have is that simplistic.

Germany is such a let down. The people can’t even handle their chill army so I doubt they’d even fight back if invaded. The new French 😆

If you think the EU will survive then you need to look at which country's foot the bills ie who pays money in as opposed to who takes it out. Germany is the biggest contributer followed by Holland. Holland have just voted for a party who want to reduce their spending on EU plans... Watch this space

Poland knows well what Russia has in mind for Europe. They are gearing up to put a stop to it, and the U.S. stands shoulder to shoulder with our Polish brothers. 🇺🇲🤝🇵🇱💪🌎🌍🌏

As a EU citizen I don't care much for the so called West and East side of the EU. In my eyes we are all in this together, there is no difference between a Polish to a France person. We're all on the same team, so lets help each other and building a better Europe.

As a Swede, I don't really get why the increased military strength would threaten any country within the EU. Perhaps that's because even though we haven't known any direct invasion or colonization by Russia - we certainly are familiar with a lot of violations and threats from the very same Empire, RUSSIA! Russia ALONE is the enemy of the EU and our common democratic values! (And I would have thought that all the countries in the Baltic Sea region - including Germany - would agree who's our common enemy....and, I might not be familiar with the details - but I know that Sweden too has, or perhaps rather is in the process of strengthening our military: all due to the increasing military threat of Russia alone!). Go Poland! We all know you're strong alone - but together we're even stronger. Cheers from Sweden.

Bro, wtf are you talking about? The EU isn't about military firepower, it is an economic and political union.

Weird take. Poland is gearing up with the EU's blessing, as it's obviously threatened from the East. And Eastern EU coming out of "second tier" is no surprise, as western EU invested tons of money in them for decades. Equalization within the EU has always been how it works. Why are you presenting achieving a deliberate goal as a surprise and a problem?

I’m confused because I’m not sure why it would matter. It’s called the European Union, not the Western European Union. Dies it matter which portion of the Union is strongest?

A superpower is typically defined as a nation with the ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale, far beyond its own borders. This influence can be in various forms, including military, economic, technological, cultural, and diplomatic power. Superpowers are distinguished not just by their capabilities, but also by their influence in international affairs, global leadership, and a strong, stable domestic environment. As of my last update in April 2023, the United States is widely considered a superpower, primarily due to its immense military capabilities, economic strength, technological innovation, cultural influence, and significant role in international politics. Other countries, such as China, have also been considered potential or emerging superpowers due to their rapid economic growth, increasing military capabilities, and growing influence in global affairs. The classification of superpowers can change over time, based on shifts in global dynamics, economic trends, military developments, and diplomatic relations. It's important to note that the concept of a superpower is not just about raw power, but also about the ability to use that power to influence global events and outcomes.

Stronger Poland , stronger UE . Supporting 🇵🇱 from 🇺🇸

This analysis leaves out the sizes of the countries by population:. Germany: 83.2 million; Italy: 59.11 million, France: 67.5 million; Poland: 37.8 million; Romania:19.12 million.

The video has a large jump in logic. Influence within the EU does not rely on force of arms. Even though Germany has not always been popular in Poland, I guess that invasion-plans are not yet part of Polish foreign-policy.

Poland is over a thousand years old (1058 Years). Some people think that we only have 100. We have fought against Russia many times, and the same with Germany, which historically lasts even shorter than Poland, because the unification of Germany took place much later. While France had its revolution, we already had a Constitution. Before the creation of the EU, we already had a union with Lithuania called the Common Republic, i.e. the common good of nations. Poland is forgotten in modern history because it was occupied by Germans, Austrians and Russians for over 200 years. But the Poles survived.

Poland can't use its military power to sway control over the EU since most of the EU is also in NATO. Poland's military is impressive but its nothing compared to NATO. It can however use the fact that it is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe to one day force the EU's hand in certain situations if it feels the need.

A lot of us see it, and we are proud of the tiny Texas of Europe

Poland has also partnered with South Korea to produce military vehicles including the K2 tank. They've agreed to allow Poland to build SK originating vehicles in Poland. I suspect they looked at a distracted USA and NATO population declines as a risk they needed to mitigate. In particular the demographic patterns in Germany and Italy are going to squeeze their economic output, budgets, and available military recruitment. Poland is Europe's future.

The strikes in the Gdansk Ship yards were what kicked off the revolution that brought the USSR's hold on eastern Europe to an end and then the East Germans and West Germans brought down the Berlin Wall. Thank you for the simplified explanation.

German here. The video is accurate in terms of our army. The most interesting part is, a lot of people are still scared of bolstering our military and even see it as a move towards belligerence. Most German people are relatively strictly pacifist. And as such, our military is almost nonexistent. Our technology and quality of products is great, but we Germans relied very heavily on Nato support to cover our safety instead of taking responsibility ourselves to a point where some thought military to be useless since there won't be war in Europe anyways. I believe, every european partner did and do know about that. That being said, as soon as threats are imminent, German economy is strong and stable enough to start producing weapons on a larger scale and when the population feels threatened and rally towards the flag, a strong military can be created within a few years. The "Zeitenwende" might be a first step, but 100 billion doesn't even take us to 2% Nato contribution and as pointed out in the video, it doesn't get much done if there is no follow up investment. However, I disagree with the conclusions. Poland just lately voted a more pro European government (also I believe as a result of the Russian invasion) and the nationalist party was still strong, but couldn't get a coalition. Therefore, I see Poland as a close ally instead of a troublemaker. If Poland really turned nationalist, I would be worried, but their strong army does help the European Union to be stronger as a geopolitical power and we Germans should stand with them and in that sense follow their example. I also don't think, Germany and France rule the EU. This is not the case. There are a lot of German positions that weren't taken by the EU and i.e. Hungary proves time and time again that it is possible to disrupt European unity quite easily because of the need of unanimous decisions. Poland used to back Hungary here and there in their pursuit to extract money without constructive participation, but I do think that the new government has a lot of potential to be a strong ally. In terms of geopolitics, Germany is a honeypot for any kind of belligerent hostile power. Strong economy, central position bordering many countries, weak military, perfect conditions for aggression. Therefore (and it was Bismarck who realized that), Germany needs to have strong diplomatic connections. A strong military alone doesn't cut it (we saw that two times already...) as it still can't beat all neighbours at the same time. And this is why the EU is a blessing for us and exactly what we need to keep prospering. Every war within the heartland of Europe will be at our doorstep or even on our territory, so we have to make sure, there is no war. That also means, we are extremely hesitant now to take a side in a conflict or even take decisive action. The result are chancellors like Merkel.

Poland is a fantastic example of how the EU can encourage and support the amazing development of young democracies. I love what I see. More of this please :)

Niech zyje Polska!

First thing: there are no Eastern European states in the European Union. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Litvania are considered north Europe. Czeck, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary are with Germany, and Austria is considered central Europe. Romania and Bulgaria are considered south Europe. All those states are actually at the east edge of the European Union. The main thing: is there is no connection between military power and political power. One will not make another power weaker. Military strong Poland will not make Poland politically strong. I can see you anticipate that because it is that way in the USA.

5:58 You messed up with the Lithuanian and Latvian flags.

I love that the video lasts for 21:37 minutes, nice reference made by author ;)

Hurray for Poland!

This is a great video. Very informative. Your pronunciations in this video were impeccable. I know it seems trivial. thank you for not just making excuses.

4:45 You are right mentioning Poland's huge military donations. But the saying goes "the one that helps you fast helps you twice". Now Germany is presenting itself as always friend of independent Ukraine. But just after Russian full scale invasion what was German initial response? 5000 helmets😂. And as Ukrainian ambasador in Berlin reported then: German officials were asking him to stop defence as it hurts their business with Putin's Russia.

I'm rooting for Poland🇺🇲

excuse me for my use of caps but YOU MIXED UP THE FLAGS OF LITHUAINIA AND LATVIA also the style sounds a lot like the infographics show

One thing to keep in mind is that in the past the front line between Russia's allies and NATO cut through Germany, so Germany, Austria and Italy were the front line between the two sides. The countries increasing their military spending are the new front line. The eastern European countries don't have an interest in destabilizing the EU any more than the western countries do.

Correction: Baltic countries are in Europe's and NATO Eastern flank, but they are are located in Northern European region. Also Latvia's and Lithuania's places where mixed in video. And what concerns military spending in Baltic countries, it will go beyond 2.5% of GDP.

1:37 Being Polish myself, I can indeed confirm that the Germans and the Soviets invaded us in 1939 using both Panzer VI Tigers and T-72 respectively lol

It doesn't matter how big army spending gets in eastern Europe.. it's about economic power in the EU and always will be ..

Germanys commitment to their military is minimal...They and the rest of the EU need Poland, not fear them.

Poland needs to think independently in relation to protecting it's borders from aggressive nations. If a certain American person gets elected again and his best buddy is an aggressive nations leader Poland will be betrayed yet again.A number of EU nations will capitulate and side with the aggressiar.Poland needs to protect its western flanks as well has its eastern flanks.

As a Romanian who is also Polish, I gotta say that Poland and Romania are the France and Germany of the Eastern EU, and they should work even harder to develop the way they deserve!

I love how a video partially about Poland is 21:37 minutes long.

when i saw the exact length of the video, I already knew what country this video was gonna be about :)))

A very Anglo-centric analysis. It still sees EU countries as competitors against each other rather than co-operators.

Every time you say the word superpower my skin crawls a little bit it's clear the definition is lost to time 😩

The eastern EU and NATO members are building up their defense due to what happened in Ukraine that you cannot rely on anyone but yourself. With the freedom and prosperity they have experienced for decades, they have no plan to be part of the Russian umbrella again.

Any analysis of Italy's economy needs to take into account the fact that a huge part of it is underground (to avoid taxes).

Why? Poland isn't going to roll any tanks into Brussels. This doesn't seem that important

So the repeat car thieving kid that didn't even have a driving license who drove at police & pedestrians & was only stopped by being shot by the French police is a delivery driver now, the gaslighting is strong in this vid.

I don't like how he said Poland is an eastern european country, since it is central european.Although, this is an American channel so I'm not entirely surprised he said that.

Is it so difficult not to mix locations of Baltic countries? Latvia and Lithuania mixed again... It DOES tells us about the quality of the video.

Poland is one of the few countries that stuck with America in Afghanistan through to the end.

Nice graphics but I fail to understand the point it is trying to make, if indeed, it is trying to make one?

idk why, but I do find it funny how you mixed up colours of Latvia and Lithuania.. Also country shapes.... And their positions

Not a major issue, but you messed up the flags of Lithuania and Latvia.

Since Poland is no longer controlled by Russia. It's a Central European country not Eastern European.

Trust me I didn't miss it, I watch your channel afterall

I will start buying more stuff from Italy. That is what good allies do for each other. When they are hurting. We invest in Italys economy. They can grow, and add more jobs. And bounce back from recession. Like we should be doing in Germany. Poland, and obviously Uraine, and other Baltic countries. They need the money for arms, and ammo. God Bless Nato. If there was going to be a New World Order. That is it. The world's strongest Democracies fighting together. To bring the world together under one banner. Democracy. Freedom. Equality. Anyone who doesn't want those things, have something to lose from it. Probably money. The new God.

Tells me that Poland learned from history. So it will not have to repeat it. I wish more countries would learn from history. If they did the world probably wouldn't be the way it is right now.

The only thing breaking here is the Anglo dependency. Greetings from the old Spain.

Poland will, in a few years, have the largest army and reserves and the most military hardware of ANY NATO member. This is due to the Ukraine war and the fact that Poland is mostly FLAT, especially where the invasion routes are most likely. So one cannot blame them for seriously arming. They to have a "Never again" motto.

Poland is on the rise and anyone going to Warsaw can see that. But travel 10 km out of the center, then you will understand that it's got a long road ahead. Germany is in another place, but anyone underestimating their ability to transform, has not been reading history. This is the strength of EU. Independent countries that collaborate.

U mixed up Latvia and Lithuania twice in the video, what an expert 😂

I was looking at flightradar24 and saw a Hercules Military aircraft from Italy landing in a city Poland near the border of the Ukraine. This was today, and the first three letters of the city is Reo or Roe something. lol

No one is missing this literally everyone is talking about how strong poland is

Poland is resource dependent..especially energy…..it will lose if it is stupid enough to go against Russia. It will be another Ukraine 😢😢nobody will stick up for them see what happens to Ukraine it’s rubble now. Please Poland my mother country keep peace not war

Canadians know how Germans feel; our governments over the last 60 years have completely gutted our military, and the CF is one of the most top-heavy militaries in the world (we have way more generals than we need, way more officers than we need, and not nearly enough NCMs). It sounds like many Western countries share the same issue; too much wealth concentrated in too few hands. Strangely enough, when billionaires were taxed at 90% of their income, these countries prospered and their populations grew endemically, and the population wasn't extorted at every turn. Now that billionaires are being minted daily and are shifting their tax burden to the people, and the people are being bankrupted in droves, it's small wonder governments don't have enough money to effectively operate anymore, people aren't having children, aren't spending money, and unrest is rising. I mean, how can governments not see it? Businesses create billionaires at record rates, overall population is going poor. They're also going poor because businesses are replacing people with robots and AI tools, leaving masses of people unemployed. The existing businesses don't use human labour because there aren't any labour protection laws in effect or else aren't being enforced, so they're not hiring, contributing to further unemployment. Poor people can't afford to buy thing that the companies are manufacturing, and because they're poor don't have kids, thus the population crash, and since the population is crashing, there will be even fewer people to buy things being manufactured, and thus less money for governments. Russia is a microcosm of what the world will become if governments don't wise up. Government policy of shifting wealth to an ever-smaller group of people will destroy every country on the planet and turn the entire world into warring oligarchies.

What an incredibly simplistic view of military power buying some ranks and artillery doesn’t make u a military superpower naval and air power make a huge difference Poland also builds very little of what it needs it also has a small population and GDP

20:21 That is a very scary way to hold a weapon.

Polacy do broni! On the last map of Earth made by humanity, on the last day humans exist, you will find Poland on that map!

The length of the video is 21:37, what a coincidence XD

why the flag of latvia was swapped with the lithuanian one and why the flag of lithuania was changed to the latvian flag

The size of a country political power or even military power is not indicated by it's army size. In this case even more. as you said, the east is worried about a NATO Russia war, while the west, not as much. Also, much of the NATO military equipment send in the east is still owned by the country that send them (if I am not wrong on how this work). It is also important to point out that Poland lost of population from WW2 (only 1/6 of polish survived) is centuries from being replaced (We can take the irish for exemple who have yet to recover from the famous potato famine).

Poland = European Texas

Berlin Wall fell because Poland started revolution, not the other way...

Not a word about broken treaties, bio labs and 5I aggression.

I like your KZfaq contribution but I do detest loud background music. Please just make it occasional. I sometimes have the radio going and listen to a blog, but after a very short time I have to turn the music off. I wish I could do that on all KZfaq Content.

Uh, it wasn't missed, it was just ignored.

Ukraine has lost about 20 percent of its eastern area to Russia, and Germany is de-industrializing. Victoria Nuland got pushed out of the state department. Hopefully this war winds down soon.

Poland is so powerful that it single-handedly re-created problems the EU as a whole has in just one country. You remember how European defence spending is very ineffective, because every country purchases another type of armoured vehicle? Well, Poland alone has at least five types of main battle tanks. And they keep ordering new ones, which are completely incompatible with the ones they already have. Brilliant!

The video is okay. There are some faults but this is not important. Me as German I'm very happy about the development in Poland! Good performance in economics. Germany hat to take the biggest part in concern of the cold War. And we did well! Now others are doing more whilst Germany, italy and France have a lot of reforms to strengthen economy and military. It will take three to four years. 😂😂😂

The EU needs to adapt to the changing times. It is no threat. It's only a threat if Germany, France and Italy perceive it as a threat. Instead, adjust and learn how to prosper from change.

I live not far away from a civil (recreational and sports) shooting ground in Germany. They bang there many hours every day. Don't tell me the Germans don't want to join the Bundeswehr.

Most EU countries admire the Poles and we are happy to see them grow and have more influence. The eastern countries have made many good predictions which the traditional west failed to see. Soon we will have a better balance in the EU. Sadly Germany is so mired in bureaucracy and unions that is drowning in red tape and rules and cannot get anything done efficiently. Even if they were 100 percent committed to restoring their defence force it would take 10 years to filter through levels and laws to get anything done. Problem is with the now unpopular accommodation of migrants the rise of a radical far right is very possible who like Orban will befriend Putin.

Now they put the face diapers on Cartoons too?

That peace dividend went to pipelines leading into Russia & PLA military buildup. Meanwhile, US citizens are one missed paycheck or health issue away from poverty/homelessness.

Poland as other new members now can grow in by sober rules and in they way. We are not UNICEF or Santa Claus. They has to fighting borders into open ones and burry old contrict and hate. By that EU will grow and by that change too. As a Dane I compare with the mashal help and investments in education, production and good welfare systems supported with good systems and no coruption. Many miles to go for poland as well.

In 20 year, Poland + rebuilded Ukraine will have ~80 milion population, ~1 milion km2, a strong economy and strongest army in Europe /third in the world after USA and China.

@5:48 nice map bro

Poland is on track to be the EU's leading nation. Only one thing will destroy that dream - conflict with Russia.

It's the threat of Polish intervention that is keeping Belarus out of the game.

Poland may get stronger but depends on other countries for armament, like Ukraine who is waiting for US maga approval for weapons.

You confused the flags of Lithuania and Latvia at 5:52 😉

@5:16 you got the flags of Latvia and Lithuania backwards

I'm confused... What's wrong with Poland? other than their Geographical location? I mean, the little I've heard of their policies sounds reasonable and not really antagonistic to Western ideals.