Discussions about foreign propaganda, disinformation and misinformation remain at the heart of the political debate in the European Union (EU) and across the transatlantic area. In the context of on-going disinformation campaigns targeting our democratic societies, National Endowment for Democracy, in collaboration with the Beacon Project of the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Centre for Propaganda and Disinformation Analysis and the Casimir Pulaski Foundation held a conference dedicated to strengthening a networked response, addressing disinformation and its causes on both the transatlantic and the national level. The conference was a side event of the Warsaw Security Forum 2018. The conference started with a panel entitled “A Networked response to Disinformation” […]

At the Warsaw Security Forum 2018 the Casimir Pulaski Foundation presented three new reports: „European offensive in defense sphere – EDF, PESCO and CARD”, „From Newport to Brussels – NATO adaptation to the Russian threat” and „Balance Sheet of U.S. Allies and Implication for Alliance Policy”. All reports are available on the Pulaski Foundations websites. „European offensive in defense sphere – EDF, PESCO and CARD” report is an analysis of three programs (EDF, PESCO and CARD) of the new EU defense package. Since the initiatives that are now coming into force are closely related, they should undergo joint assessment. The report indicates the connection between the European Defense Fund, Permanent […]

State of the transatlantic relations, future of NATO, place of Central and Eastern Europe within the global security architecture – are just a few of issues touched upon during this year’s Warsaw Security Forum, which took place on October 24 and 25, 2018. Participating in the Conference were over 20 former and current heads of states, prime ministers and ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence from around the world, as well as over 1200 experts, representatives of governments, armed forces and high level representatives of business and industry. This year’s Warsaw Security Forum was organized with three numbers in mind – 5, 15 and 100, with each underscoring an overarching […]

In October 2018 Warsaw will once again host most prominent heads of states, military representatives and experts in the fields of foreign policy, security and defence. This year the Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) will be held on 24 – 25 October, for the 5th consecutive year. Warsaw Security Forum is organised by the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. The upcoming edition of WSF just like in previous years will focus on fundamental challenges to be addressed by NATO, the European Union and Eastern Partnership as well as both organiations’ member states. The scope of topics will encompass international relations and cooperation between states as well as security issues putting pressure on security […]

APPLY FOR CASIMIR PULASKI FOUNDATION’S SCHOLARSHIPS! CLICK HERE The Casimir Pulaski Foundation offers fully funded scholarship covering the Academy of Young Diplomats #AYD – annual diplomatic program for emerging global leaders founded by the European Academy of Diplomacy. The Academy of Young Diplomats (AYD) is an annual diplomatic program for emerging young global leaders, preparing future diplomats, civil servants and social entrepreneurs for international careers in a spirit of responsibility for the surrounding world. Addressed to senior students and young graduates, the program offers, among others, 70-hours of hands-on diplomatic training, a special workshop session, study visits and one study-session outside of Warsaw. Since 2004 over 2800 participants from 60 countries have graduated from the Academy of […]

The presentation of the report “Organized crime and Terrorism in Poland – Threats and Convergence” took place in Warsaw, Poland on the 24th of July. The meeting was a result of cooperation between the Collegium Civitas University Centre for Research on Terrorism and the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. The seminar served as a starting point for the discussion on the preliminary report investigating the links between terrorism and organised crime in Poland, the risks posed by this conflation, and just as importantly developing a series of recommendations for mitigating those threats. The report is a part of the Crime and Terror Nexus project, which will produce a series of 28 such […]

On July 2nd, a roundtable meeting “Strategy for the energy crisis communication” was held at the office of Hennadii Udovenko of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. It was the third workshop of the “Energy security and effective strategic communication the civil and governmental actors: V4+Ukraine” project, sponsored by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is a collaborative effort of think tanks based in Visegrad 4 countries and Ukraine based: Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland (www.pulaski.pl) Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Slovakia (www.sfpa.sk) KNO Czech, the Czech Republic (www.kno.cz) Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI, Ukraine (www.geostrategy.org.ua) Center for Fair Political Analysis, Hungary (www.meltanyossag.hu) During the event experts from Casimir Pulaski […]

It is our pleasure to announce the Roundtable discussion “Strategies for the energy crisis communication” that will take place in Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine in Kiev on 2nd of July 2018. During the event Dr. Natalia Slobodian will introduce the report “Making crisis simulation matters” focusing on the results of deep interview with stakeholders from Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland. Crisis simulations can be an effective tool for risk management, but for it to be properly done, it requires scrupulous preparation. An effective crisis simulation puts the organization to a stringent test, whether or not the scenario represents the worst case. It demands numerous responses to one question. Additionally, Dr. Natalia Slobodian will […]

On June 26th 2018, the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, in cooperation with the National Security Bureau of the Republic of Poland and Międzynarodowe Targi Gdanskie (International Gdansk Expo) organised a computer assisted wargame. The simulation took place during the Balt Military Expo 2018. Participating in the simulation were representatives of the National Security Bureau, led by the deputy head of the Bureau, Minister Dariusz Gwizdała, Head of the Armed Forces Supervision Department brig. Gen Jarosław Kraszewski, Chairman of the Parliamentary Defence Commission Michał Jach, MP Bartosz Kownacki, staff from the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla, Navy Inspectorate, Polish Naval Academy, as well as experts from the Casimir Pulaski Foundation and other analytical […]

On June 8th and 9th, an inaugural edition of the Global Leader.PL Polish International Experts Congress took place in Warsaw, Poland. The Congress has amassed an audience of over 250 professionals with a background in international organisations, business, academia and civil society, as well as more than 50 experts working in the EU institutions in Brussels, and 20 current and former Polish ambassadors. Also present during the Congress were the guests of honor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Jacek Czaputowicz, deputy-minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin, the Polish ombudsman Adam Bodnar, and Marek Prawda, Head of the European Commisson Representation in Poland. The guests […]

The roundtable meeting “Energy crisis management: decision-makers and civil society” was held on May 24, 2018 in the office of International Visegrad Fund. It was the second workshop in the project “Energy security and effective strategic communication the civil and governmental actors: V4+Ukraine” supported by International Visegrad Fund. The project constitutes cooperation between Visegrad and Ukrainian think tanks: Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland (www.pulaski.pl) Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Slovakia (www.sfpa.sk) KNO Czech, the Czech Republic (www.kno.cz) Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI, Ukraine (www.geostrategy.org.ua) Center for Fair Political Analysis, Hungary (www.meltanyossag.hu) During the event experts from Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland presented the cross-country evaluation […]

We are pleased to announce, that the Casimir Pulaski Foundaion, and the Kielce Expo have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the cooperation between Warsaw Security Forum – one of Central and Eastern Europe’s most prominent conferences devoted to issues of international security – and the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) – one of three largest European defence industry exhibitions. “We are very proud that the two largest of its kind events in Poland have kick-started their official cooperation” – said Zbigniew Pisarski, Chairman of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. “Metaphorically speaking, the spirit of this cooperation can be best surmised by the “from a contact to a contract” formula” - […]