Ewa Polak
Non-resident Fellow

She has conducted research projects in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Uzbekistan, focusing on state-building, nation-building, and political identity post-1991, as well as perceptions of politics and mechanisms of power legitimization in public discourse.
She gained her analytical experience at various research centers and public institutions, including the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation in Yerevan. Her background includes an internship at the European Parliament in the office of MEP Paweł Kowal, as well as work at the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Poland in Yerevan and Tel Aviv. She has specialized in analyzing regional political processes, EU relations with Eastern Partnership countries, Polish eastern policy, and relations with the post-Soviet space. Furthermore, she has covered Israeli domestic and foreign policy, with a particular focus on its stance toward the war in Ukraine.
She is a graduate of Ethnology and Oriental Studies (Eastern Studies) at the University of Warsaw. She also completed an international program dedicated to human rights and democratization in Eastern Partnership countries, conducted at universities in Yerevan and Kyiv.
Her work has been published in outlets such as Nowa Europa Wschodnia, and she has provided expert commentary for the Dział Zagraniczny podcast. She regularly participates in OSCE/ODIHR election observation missions across the post-Soviet region. Her research interests also extend to strategic communication, information resilience, and development cooperation as a tool of foreign policy.
In a feat of personal adventure, she and her partner traveled by motorcycle from Yerevan to Tashkent—and back again.
Ewa Polak
Non-resident Fellow

She has conducted research projects in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Uzbekistan, focusing on state-building, nation-building, and political identity post-1991, as well as perceptions of politics and mechanisms of power legitimization in public discourse.
She gained her analytical experience at various research centers and public institutions, including the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation in Yerevan. Her background includes an internship at the European Parliament in the office of MEP Paweł Kowal, as well as work at the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Poland in Yerevan and Tel Aviv. She has specialized in analyzing regional political processes, EU relations with Eastern Partnership countries, Polish eastern policy, and relations with the post-Soviet space. Furthermore, she has covered Israeli domestic and foreign policy, with a particular focus on its stance toward the war in Ukraine.
She is a graduate of Ethnology and Oriental Studies (Eastern Studies) at the University of Warsaw. She also completed an international program dedicated to human rights and democratization in Eastern Partnership countries, conducted at universities in Yerevan and Kyiv.
Her work has been published in outlets such as Nowa Europa Wschodnia, and she has provided expert commentary for the Dział Zagraniczny podcast. She regularly participates in OSCE/ODIHR election observation missions across the post-Soviet region. Her research interests also extend to strategic communication, information resilience, and development cooperation as a tool of foreign policy.
In a feat of personal adventure, she and her partner traveled by motorcycle from Yerevan to Tashkent—and back again.
