THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

The Management Board is responsible for the operational activity of the Institute, internal communication between its various bodies, and external communication.

ŁUKASZ KOBIERSKI

President of the Management Board

Scholarship holder at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington and an expert in the field of international relations. Graduate of the University of Warsaw and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. During studies he was a trainee at the Department of International Security Policy of the Ministry of National Defense and the Department of Strategic Analyzes of the National Security Bureau, among others.

THE PROGRAMME BOARD

The Programme Board is a statutory body responsible for the direction of the Institute’s activities. It represents the official position of the INE and constitutes high-level substantive support for the Institute. The Programme Board covers 2 thematic areas: public policy (economy, innovation) and international relations.

DR AGNIESZKA BRYC

Member of the Programme Board

Doctor of Humanities in the field of Political Science specializing in International Relations. Her research interests focus on the issues concerning post-Soviet countries, as well as the security of the Middle East.

ROBERT KROPLEWSKI

Member of the Programme Board

Lawyer, Director of the Legal Department at the PGZ Group, former Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Digital Affairs for information society (2020-2023). AI Policy and Ethical expert for Gov of Poland, EC, OECD, UNESCO, Council of Europe, GPAI.

DR HAB. WIESŁAW LIZAK

Member of the Programme Board

Habilitated doctor in Social Sciences, author of numerous publications and organizer of scientific conferences covering topics related to Africa and the Middle East.

MAREK OKULARCZYK

Member of the Programme Board

Manager in a technology company. Smart City expert and author of articles and compilations in this field. Postgraduate student at the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

DR AGNIESZKA ROGOZIŃSKA

Member of the Programme Board

Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of Political Science. Editorial secretary of the magazines Polityka i Bezpieczeństwo and Niepodległość: czasopismo poświęcone najnowszej historii Polski. Her research interests focus on security issues.

DARIUSZ WERSCHNER

Member of the Programme Board

Chairman of the Polish Chamber of Unmanned Systems. He represents the drone industry by cooperating with numerous public institutions. Moderator and ambassador of Polish technical thought abroad.

DR KATARZYNA OBŁĄKOWSKA

Member of the Programme Board

PhD in social sciences in the discipline of political science and administration (Warsaw School of Economics) and sociologist (University of Warsaw). Expert in public policy and social research, with particular expertise in the areas of cultural heritage, tourism, identity, trust and socioeconomic development.

EXPERTS

Experts and analysts of the Institute of New Europe specialises in various fields, including national and international security, economics, public diplomacy, and international relations. The results of their work are analyses, articles, and reports available in the ‘Publications’ tab, as well as promoted on Institute’s social media.

PROF. LIUBOV V. ZHAROVA

Ph.D. in economics, associate professor and head of the Department of International Economic Relations, Business and Management at Concordia Ukrainian-American University (Kyiv). She currently teaches at the University of Economics and Humanities in Bielsko-Biala. She conducts research on macroeconomic aspects of security and environmental policy.

DR HAB. MARTA GĘBSKA

Research and teaching fellow at the War Studies University, Faculty of National Security. Head of the Department of International Security and Diplomacy and postgraduate studies in International Military Relations. Her research interests include: international aspects of economic policy and economic security. Author of three books, including scientific editing of more than a dozen monographs, author of more than 80 articles and book chapters, co-author and editor of two textbooks on international security.

DR JOANNA SIEKIERA

International lawyer, Doctor of Social Sciences, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway. She was awarded a scholarship by the Government of New Zealand to study at Victoria University of Wellington, the German Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, the French Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques. She has received certificates from the Russian School of Humanitarian Law, the UN CIMIC Training School and the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence.

DR TOMASZ PAWŁUSZKO

He is engaged in the area of International Relations with particular emphasis on the issues of Central and Eastern Europe. Professionally, he is currently affiliated with the University of Opole, and previously with the Military University of Land Forces. Author of several books and dozens of scientific analyses and articles, published at home and abroad. Within the Institute, he is involved in the problematic of the Three Seas Initiative.

JULITA WILCZEK

Main research focus: international politics, particularly the influence of the US, Russia, and China on the security of Central and Eastern Europe. Graduate of Jagiellonian University (BA in American Studies), University of St Andrews (MLitt in International Security Studies), and Warsaw University (MA in Eastern Studies). She worked for the Sobieski Institute, the Ministry of Economic Development, and the Polish Development Bank. Author of the first detailed study of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (Collegium Interethnicum, 2021).

JAKUB BIELAMOWICZ

Graduated in Law & International Business, studied also in Vienna. Jakub interned for parliamentary (European Parliament, US Congress) and diplomatic (Polish Mission to UN in Vienna, US Consulate in Krakow) institutions. In 2016-2019, he worked as Assistant to Swiss Ambassador in Poland for Political & Economic Affairs. At INE, he researches Central European and Balkan countries.

MICHAŁ BANASIAK

He specializes in relationship of sports and politics. Author of analysis, comments and interviews in the field of sports diplomacy and international politics. Former Polsat News and Polish Television’s foreign desk journalist.
michal.banasiak@ine.org.pl

MIESZKO RAJKIEWICZ

PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. Sport’s politicization and globalization specialist. Analyzes cases related to the sports diplomacy, “sportswashing” and meaning of sporting “soft power” in contemporary international relations.

PATRYK SZCZOTKA

B.A. of Far East Philology with a specialisation in Chinese at the University of Wrocław and M.Sc. in China and International Relations at Aalborg University and the University of International Relations (国际 关系 学院) in Beijing. His research interests include political and economic relations between the European Union, China and the countries of Southeast Asia.

MACIEJ PAWŁOWSKI

Expert on migration, economics and politics of Mediterranean countries. In the period of 2018-2020 PISM Analyst on Southern Europe. Author of various articles in Polish and foreign press about Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt and Maghreb countries. Since September 2020 lives in North Africa (Egypt, Algeria) and writes PhD thesis about the impact of the Catholic Church on lives of South Sudaneese migrants living in Egypt.

NATALIA MATIASZCZYK

Graduate of International Relations at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz. She is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Lodz. Author of publications on historical and territorial disputes in East Asia. Her main areas of research interest include Central Europe, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

Photo: The University of Lodz

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JAKUB GRACA

MA in international relations at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków; he also majored in Arab studies. He was an analyst on US affairs for the Centre for International Initiatives (CIM). At the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) he was a NATO Research Fellow with the “Security and Defense” department (2023-2024). At INE, he analyzes primarily US foreign policy and international security.

PIOTR SOSNOWSKI

PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw, Erasmus scholarship holder at Helmut Schmidt Universitat Bundeswehr in Hamburg, also took part in a course at the EGE University Izmir. Previously he worked for the Ministry of National Defence. Organiser of scientific conferences and author of publications focused on international security.

JAKUB KLEPEK

Extremism & OSINT analyst. MA Government Graduate at Reichman University, Israel. InterPol and Intelligence Studies alumni at Aberystwyth University, UK. Former intern at NATO LANDCOM in Izmir. His research interests are counterterrorism, P/CVE, international security, as well as the Middle East.

MARTA KĄKOL

Marta specializes in EU politics, particularly in the context of international relations, as well as energy, social and migration policy. She holds a Master’s degree in Politics Research from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Utrecht University. Professionally, she has worked extensively in political and business consulting and published journalistic aricles. She is the co-author of the report “Financing the Future. How to attract more foreign investors to the Three Seas Region”

KRZYSZTOF KARWOWSKI

A graduate in Asian and African intercultural relations and technical studies. He was awarded a Belt and Road scholarship at the South China Technical University in Guangzhou, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Chinese innovation policy at the Warsaw School of Economics. His research interests include the development of space technology, social changes resulting from technological progress, and the politics and culture of Sinosphere countries.

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TOMASZ SAŃPRUCH

President of the World Business Bridge Foundation, publisher and chief-editor of capital24.tv. Expert in international trade, media, as well as digital and content marketing. Economic journalist and producer of TV programmes.

THE INSTITUTE’S TEAM

Members of the INE team are responsible for the day-to-day running of the Institute; they write their own analyses as well as support experts by providing research and searching for relevant information. They also collect data for maps produced by the Institute and take an active part in ongoing projects.

JAN STAROSTA

Head of Project Management Office

Graduate of quantitative methods in economics and information systems at the Warsaw School of Economics. Member of the Society of Polish Economists and the Forum of Young Diplomats. Winner of the Young Experts Day competition in 2024. His research interests include: arms diplomacy and military, international security and public finance.

ERNEST SZYMALA

Director of the Analysis Office

Graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Warsaw University and the Warsaw School of Economics. Scholarship recipient of The Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC. Multiple award winner including the best student of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw, or the Head of the Internal Security Agency competition for the best master’s thesis on security in Poland. He has held internships at renowned research centres including The Institute of World Politics in the United States. Selected for the American Chamber of Commerce’s 30 Under 30 Programme in 2024, which aims to develop young leaders under the age of 30. Author of numerous publications and speaker at national conferences. Academy Fellow of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. His research interests include security issues of the People’s Republic of China, as well as simulations and forecasting of the balance of power in international relations.

SANDRA KRAWCZYSZYN

Communications and Promotions Coordinator

Graduate of sinology at the University of Wroclaw, currently a master’s student in Contemporary China Studies at Renmin University of China. Author of texts on Chinese society, host of the podcast on East Asian culture and art. Academically interested in Chinese photography and the impact of visual arts on social issues.

MARIA PIĄTEK

Graduate of BA in European Studies at the European Centre of the University of Warsaw, currently a fifth year law student at the Faculty of Law and Administration and second year student of master’s degree in international relations, specialisation in Regional and Global Studies. Her research interests include socio-political situation in South America and ethical issues related to the development of new technologies.

JAN SOBIERAJ

Graduate of political science at the Jagiellonian University and international relations at the University of Warsaw. During his studies, he was involved in student and non-governmental organizations. Research interests are divided between the countries of Eastern Europe, especially the socio-political situation in Russia, Poland’s internal and foreign eastern policy. He currently conducts his research on Russia’s energy sector and its relations with the EU.

JĘDRZEJ BŁASZCZAK

Co-founder of the Three Seas Initiative Research Center at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has acquired practical experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Polish diplomatic missions in Tehran and Tbilisi. His research contributions extend to non-governmental organizations, including the European Foundation of Human Rights in Vilnius and the Center for the Study of Democracy in Sofia, focusing on foreign policy of the Central European states, regional cooperation, and international formats.

His educational background includes a graduation from law studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice. He is a scholarship recipient of the European Academy of Diplomacy, specializing in Polish foreign service and Foreign Policy Studies at PISM. Additionally, he has participated in various training courses on Central Europe organized by esteemed institutions such as the Prague Security Studies Institute, the Antall József Knowledge Centre, and the Economic Policy Institute.

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MACIEJ TARASKA

Digital Marketing & Social Media Specialist

Graduate of the University of Wroclaw, earning a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. He is currently a student at Solent University in Manchester, where he is studying computer science. He uses his knowledge and experience to advise various entities in achieving success through effective digital marketing strategy and professional media image management.

ALEKSY BORÓWKA

PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Wroclaw, the President of the Polish National Associations of PhD Candidates in 2020. The author of dozen of scientific papers, concerning security studies, political science, administration, international relations. Laureate of the I, II and III International Geopolitical Olympiad. Director of the Security Programme.

SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION

The Supervisory Board of the Foundation is a statutory body tasked with overseeing financial and other types of activities of the Institute, including approving of the Board’s reports on Institute’s activities.

MICHAŁ TOMASZ MASIOR

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Lawyer, member of the Centre for Legislative Process Research at the Lazarski University, graduate of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics with a degree in economics.

MICHAŁ GAŁAGUS

Member of the Supervisory Board

Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics. He is involved in implementing innovations in the insurance sector and conducting consulting projects in the field of process and management improvement.

AREAS OF INE’S ACTIVITIES

Innovations

  • The future of public administration
  • Effective cooperation between various government departments
  • Innovation policy
  • Industrial policy
  • Digitalisation of the country
  • Improving citizens’ economic knowledge
  • Smart City

International relations and security

  • Geopolitics
  • European affairs
  • Three Seas Initiative
  • Middle East
  • Former territory of the USSR
  • Strengthening the security of Poland

Law, taxes, and society

  • Tax system
  • Economic regulations
  • Analysis of legislation and monitoring of public life
  • Promotion of sustainable development
  • Supporting the cultural development of the country
  • Actions for the family