On 12-14 May 2022, representatives of ICE were in Bucharest: Prof. Beata Surmacz, Prof. Tomasz Stępniewsk, Dr. Jakub Olchowski and Dr. Piotr Oleksy from the Eastern Europe team. During their stay in Bucharest, they held a number of talks and meetings. On 12 May, there was a meeting with Iulian Fota, State Secretary for Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On May 13, a...
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On May 8, 2022, in the evening, after a long and serious illness, Professor Waldemar Paruch left us. He was a Member of ICE Board. Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Administration of Marie Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He was the author of about 240 scientific papers, including ca. 30 publications combining the knowledge of a political scientist and a...
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An expert debate: The Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East: Regional Dynamics, Russian Influence, and Strategic Implications / Dr Eyüp Ersoy Date: 18 May 2022, 13:00 Venue: Institute of Central Europe, Lublin, ul. Niecała 5 Moderator: dr Jan Muś, Institute of Central Europe in Lublin Russian invasion of Ukraine has compelled several Middle Eastern states to reassess and...
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OlchowskiThe face of Russian diplomacy for 18 years. Putin’s right-hand man, an effective diplomat who learnt to communicate roughly back in the Soviet Union. Who is Sergei Lavrov, for whom he had no mercy and what do we know about him? This is what Dr Kuba Olchowski, head of the Eastern Europe Team at the Institute of International Studies, told us on Travel Without...
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Professor Waldemar Paruch, a member of the Council of the Institute of Central Europe, was awarded with the Commander’s Cross with a Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the President of Poland for outstanding services to the state, scientific achievements and social activities. Congratulations! Udostępnij
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The Visegrad Insight report “Western Balkans futures: five scenarios for 2030” has just been released. Among the authors of the publication were also IES analysts: Spasimir Domaradzki and Konrad Pawlowski. The whole report can be found here: Udostępnij
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We invite you to watch the film Balkans – from near and far, presenting the activities of the team of the Balkan Institute of Central Europe in Lublin. This is the fourth video in a series of films promoting the activities of the IEŚ’s four teams and promoting knowledge about the Central and Eastern Europe. The picture was shot at the Institute of Central Europe. The...
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Russia’s attack on Ukraine from the perspective of Ukrainians and Kiev. Conversation with Piotr Andrusieczko, 24 March 24 2022. The video is available in Polish version. Dr. Piotr Andrusieczko, Author of guest comments in the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin, correspondent from Ukraine. Journalist working with “Gazeta Wyborcza”, “Politika”,...
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, an escalation of the ongoing war since 2014. From the beginning, our experts analyze the course and causes of the conflict. Below we present the links in English version: COMMENTARIES On a regular basis we publish our opinions in a series of comments, since the beginning of the aggression all relate to the situation in...
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dr Jakub Olchowski https://anchor.fm/radiownet/episodes/Dr-Jakub-Olchowski—Instytut-Europy-rodkowejAudycja-specjalna07-03-2022-r-e1fbom0 https://centrum.fm/dr-jakub-olchowski-pelna-aneksja-ukrainy-jest-nieoplacalna?fbclid=IwAR1_SvksCJmscMiOPtcDaT4-qo_lB919UAFgl-sRYRrk5r0Y7ZHg4F6aUM8...
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On March 23, IEŚ held a meeting with the ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Poland Luc Jacobs. The Institute was represented by Prof. Beata Surmacz (Head Director), Prof. Tomasz Stępniewski (Deputy Director) and dr. Jakub Olchowski (Head of the Eastern Europe Team). The conversation was about the current geopolitical situation in the region. Udostępnij
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We invite you to watch the webinar: Southeast European Reactions to the war in Ukraine / 4 March 2022 In Central Europe the war in Ukraine is overwhelmingly percieved as a threat not only to the regional stability but also to the peace in Europe. The conflict triggers implications also for the future of NATO’s Eastern Flank. Despite the membership in the Alliance of most of the...
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We invite you to read the newest IES Policy Papers 4/2021: Romania, NATO and the geopolitics of the Black Sea Tomasz Stępniewski, Romania and the geopolitics of the Black SeaIulia-Sabina Joja, Romania’s role on NATO’s eastern flankTeodor Lucian Moga, Romania’s actions in the eastern neighbourhood (external views of Ukraine and Moldova) The whole publication is...
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At this difficult time, we stand in solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine. Udostępnij Udostępnij
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland firmly condemns the decision of president Vladimir Putin on the recognition by the Russian Federation of two self-proclaimed republics situated on the territory of Ukraine – the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic”. It amounts de facto to Russian side’s rejection of the Minsk...
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We invite you to participate in the webinar: The Demographic crisis in the Western Balkans / 17 February 2022 / Time: 12.00 CET...
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We are glad to inform you about the publications of our experts in “Studies in European Affairs”, University of Warsaw, in issue 4/2021, edited by Tomasz Stępniewski and Artur Adamczyk. Issue 4/2021 of the scientific quarterly journal “Studies in European Affairs” has just been published. This is the last of the jubilee issues on the occasion of the 30th...
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We would like to invite you to read our newest IEŚ Policy Papers 8/2021: NATO’s Eastern flank: Towards NATO 2022 Madrid Summit. Editors: Dominik P. Jankowski, Tomasz Stępniewski Dominik P. Jankowski, Tomasz Stępniewski, Introduction Tomasz Kowalik, NATO’s Eastern Flank: Towards a More Robust Defence Marcin Kozieł, NATO-Ukraine Relations on the Road to the...
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We would like to invite you to read The Yearbook of the IEŚW 4/2021: The 30. Anniversary of the Breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Post-Cold War Dissolution Processes and its Consequences in the Balkans. Where Are We Now? Editors: dr hab. Agata Domachowska and dr hab Konrad Pawłowski. PAPERS Sławomir Lucjan Szczesio, International aspects of the...
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We invite you to read the newest IEŚ Policy Papers 11/2021 – Evolution of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: three decades of regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region (1991-2021). Author: dr Damian Szacawa. The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) was established in March 1992 to ensure a regional forum for political dialogue among states from both sides of the...
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The International Research Team on Relations between Poland and Ukraine, co-founded by the Institute of Political Science and Administration, UMCS, the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and the Institute of Central Europe invite you to read the report: State and Prospects of the Strategic Partnership between...
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We invite you to read the newest volume of the Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe: The Baltic Sea Region: States, Societies, and Future Development. Editors: Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, Peteris F. TimofejevsTable of contents: Kazimierz Musiał, The integrative potential of science and research cooperation for suturing the Baltic Sea Region in the 21st...
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On December 18, 2021, the Institute of Central Europe celebrated three years of activity. It was an intense and creative time, full of hard work and new ideas. At the end of the year we will present a comprehensive summary of our work. We are glad that you have been with us for so long. In the meanwhile, we have launched a series of films promoting the activities of the...
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On 14 December 2021, Institute of Central Europe hosted a meeting with Prof. Oleksandr Shubaly, the Head of the Economics Department of the Lutsk National Technical University, who is currently a scholarship holder of the Kirkland Research Programme. The Institute was represented by director, prof. Beata Surmacz, Deputy Director, prof. Tomasz Stępniewski and Senior Analyst of the...
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The Institute was a partner of the conference: Ukraine in the Context of Thirty Years of Identity-Building in Post-Communist Europe As part of the event, Dr habil. Tomasz Stępniewski moderated the panel: Post-Communist Transition: The View from Within / 30 November 2021 CHAIR:TOMASZ STĘPNIEWSKI | Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences,...
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