With increasing US, South Korean weapon purchases, Warsaw becomes ‘regional security hub’ in Europe ‘Poland is not yet viewed as a replacement for Europe’s old power centers, but as an indispensable new pole in a more plural, security-driven Union,' says expert ISTANBUL As Poland rearms on a scale unseen since the Cold War, aiming for an army of up to 500,000 troops and defense spending of around 5% of GDP, the country is not only expanding its military but quietly recasting its place in Europe’