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Romania, NATO and the Black Sea’s Geopolitics – IEŚ Policy Papers 4/2021

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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MFA Statement on the recognition of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” by the Russian Federation

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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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? – The Yearbook of the IEŚW 4/2021

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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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

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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We present the report: State and prospects of the Strategic Partnership between Poland and Ukraine. Point of view of Poland and Ukraine

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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The newest Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe: The Baltic Sea Region: States, Societies, and Future Development. Editors: Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik and Peteris F. Timofejevs

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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Three years of the Institute of Central Europe

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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Dr habil. Tomasz Stępniewski took part in the conference: Ukraine in the Context of Thirty Years of Identity-Building in Post-Communist Europe

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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Newest IEŚ Policy Papers 5/2021: Security dilemma in the Black Sea region in light of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

We cordially invite you to read our newest IEŚ Policy Papers 5/2021: Security dilemma in the Black Sea region in light of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Edited by: Oleksii Polegkyi i Tomasz Stępniewski. Oleksii Polegkyi, Tomasz Stępniewski, Security dilemma in the Black Sea region in light of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: Introduction.  Stephen Blank, Russia’s War in...

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The Lublin Triangle vis-a-vis Belarus – a panel within the Cross-Border Cooperation Congress Lublin 2021

We invite you to watch the panel The Lublin Triangle vis-a-vis Belarus, which took place on October 5, 2021 at the Ibis Styles Lublin hotel. The event was a part of the 10th-anniversary edition of the Cross-Border Cooperation Congress Lublin 2021 Moderator:prof. Beata Surmacz – director of the Central Europe Institute (Poland) Panel members:Eduardas Borisovas – Ambassador of...

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Newest „IEŚ Policy Papers” 3/2021: Serbia Twenty Years After the Fall of Slobodan Milošević: Success, Evolution, or Continuation?

We cordially invite you to read the newest „IEŚ Policy Papers” 3/2021: Serbia Twenty Years After the Fall of Slobodan Milošević: Success, Evolution, or Continuation? Agata Domachowska, A landmark event? Disappointment? Lost hope? Memories of October 5, 2000 in Serbia twenty years later Jacek Wojnicki, The evolution of the social and political situation in the Republic...

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Zbigniew Rokita receives Nike Literary Award

We would like to congratulate Zbigniew Rokita who won the Nike 2021 literary award for his book Kajs. We are glad that he is co-editor – together with Tomasz stępniewski – of the series “Europa Środkowa”. The full texts are available on our website: Europa Środkowa. Rozmowy o (nie)pamięci, red. Tomasz Stępniewski, Lublin 2020 Sojuz ruszymyj. Związek...

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Dr. Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik and Marlena Gołębiowska during the celebration of the centenary of establishing Polish-Estonian diplomatic relations

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of establishing Estonian-Polish diplomatic relations and the 30th anniversary of their restoration, the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Warsaw organized a seminar “Estonia and Poland: Common Past and Future”. The event took place on October 7, 2021 at the Palace on the Isle at the Royal Łazienki Museum. Its first part was...

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„Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine: informational and semantic dimensions”

Diana Kupar, PhD (Uzhhorod National University) will deliver a lecture „Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine: informational and semantic dimensions”. Date: Monday, 4 October 2021Time: 11.30-12.30 amPlace: Institute of Central Europe Diana Kupar, PhD is a lecturer at Uzhhorod National University (Ukraine). Her research includes Russian foreign policy in Central Europe,...

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“The state and perspectives of a partnership between Poland and Ukraine” – presentation of the report at the Economic Forum in Karpacz

As part of the 30th edition of the “Europe of the Carpathians” conference, the report “The state and prospects of a partnership between Poland and Ukraine” was presented, prepared by the Institute of Political Sciences and Administration of UMCS, the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin and the T. Shevchenko Institute of International Relations KUN. During...

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