Jan Starosta
International Security Analyst

Former head of the project office at the Institute of New Europe. He finished undergraduate studies in Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). He graduated in International Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Warsaw (MA). Finished Erasmus+ program at the university of Coimbra in Portugal. He is a member of the Polish Economic Society and the Polish Young Diplomats Forum. In 2024, he was awarded first place in the Young Experts Day competition. He gained professional experience through working as a junior economist in the Institute of Public Finances and in an internship at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). He was also a recipient of a scholarship from The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), under which he completed an internship in Washington, D.C., at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and attended academic courses at George Mason University. His research interests focus on international security, NATO–Russia relations, military affairs, and the economics of defense and armaments.
Jan Starosta
International Security Analyst

Former head of the project office at the Institute of New Europe. He finished undergraduate studies in Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). He graduated in International Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Warsaw (MA). Finished Erasmus+ program at the university of Coimbra in Portugal. He is a member of the Polish Economic Society and the Polish Young Diplomats Forum. In 2024, he was awarded first place in the Young Experts Day competition. He gained professional experience through working as a junior economist in the Institute of Public Finances and in an internship at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). He was also a recipient of a scholarship from The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), under which he completed an internship in Washington, D.C., at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and attended academic courses at George Mason University. His research interests focus on international security, NATO–Russia relations, military affairs, and the economics of defense and armaments.
