Dr. Jakub Olchowski was a guest of Tomasz Nieśpiała on Radio Lublin’s Studio Wschodnie program. Their discussion focused on the current political situation in Ukraine, including the corruption scandal and the resignation of Andriy Yermak, as well as the potential implications of these developments for the Ukrainian political scene. They also addressed the prospects for ending...
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On 4–5 December, Dr. habil. Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik participated in the PLURILINGMEDIA conference “Media and Language Vitality”, held as part of the COST network – European Cooperation in Science and Technology. The event focused on the role of the media in supporting and developing minority and regional languages.
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The New Eastern Europe (NEE) portal has published an article by Dr. Piotr Oleksy, an analyst at the Institute of Central Europe, titled Mołdawski rząd nie może osiąść na laurach. Rosja nie zrezygnuje z prób podporządkowania kraju (The Moldovan government cannot rest on its laurels. Russia will not give up its efforts to subjugate the country). Oleksy notes that despite the...
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On 1 December, the Institute of Central Europe welcomed a delegation from the Representation of Flanders. The General Representative of Flanders in Poland and the Baltic States, Matthias De Moor, together with Tijs Verstraete, policy officer, met with the Institute’s director and staff to learn more about the Institute’s mission and activities. The discussions covered the...
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On Sunday evening at the National Library in Warsaw, the Kazimierz Moczarski History Prize—one of the most important distinctions awarded to books on the history of Poland after 1918—was presented. This year’s laureates are Dr. Sławomir Poleszak, Deputy Director of the Institute of Central Europe, and Prof. Rafał Wnuk, authors of Niezłomni czy realiści? Polskie podziemie...
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On 25 November 2025, the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed Decree No. 858 approving a new nationalities policy strategy for Russia for the years 2026–2036. Compared with previous editions, the document contains provisions that point to an ongoing securitization of nationality issues within the Russian Federation. It may be treated both as a statement of...
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To understand the fundamental concepts and assumptions shaping contemporary Russian geopolitics, it is necessary to examine not only official state documents but also quasi-encyclopedic and quasi-academic publications such as The New Diplomatic Dictionary, which outline the key ideological elements underpinning Russia’s vision of the international order.[1] The political...
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Dr. Damian Szacawa, Head of the Baltic Team at the Institute of Central Europe, delivered a guest lecture at the University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet) in Odense, focusing on key issues related to regional security. During the event, he addressed three major areas: the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Baltic Sea region, the challenges and...
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