Last December, the first batch of Borsuk amphibious infantry fighting vehicles was delivered to Poland’s 15th Mechanised Brigade. The roll-out of this NATO-standard, Polish-designed combat vehicle, known as the Badger, is a milestone in the country’s rapid military modernization.
NATO needs Poland and Germany to be better comrades-in-arms
They are Europe’s new military powerhouses. But a frosty relationship between Warsaw and Berlin could weaken the alliance, warns Helen Fitzwilliam.
The World Today
Published 16 March 2026 — 4 minute READ
Image — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, watch a march before holding talks in Warsaw, 2025. Despite shared security interests, relations between Berlin and Warsaw are strained. Photo: Wojtek Radwanski/ AFP/Getty Images.
