The Center for Intermarium Studies is an academic hub that focuses on the geographic region between the Baltic, the Black, and the Adriatic Seas, formerly dominated by the Soviet Union. The Kościuszko Chair, which is part of the Center for Intermarium Studies, serves as a center for Polish Studies.

Foreign policy of Polish President Andrzej Duda echoes lessons from Kosciuszko Chair conference
Polish President Andrzej Duda, who faces a considerable challenge in regards to foreign policy as he takes office, is working to implement policy ideas that were shared at IWP’s Kosciuszko Chair Spring Symposium this past April.
Read More from Foreign policy of Polish President Andrzej Duda echoes lessons from Kosciuszko Chair conference ›Pawel Rybicki discusses social media and the Warsaw Uprising
On July 31st, The Institute of World Politics welcomed speaker Pawel Rybicki for a lecture titled “Social Media and the Warsaw Uprising.” Mr. Rybicki described the importance of social media activity in raising awareness of the history and survivors of the Warsaw Uprising.
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Zdzisław (Richard) Zakrzewski (1919 – 2013) was a Polish-American optical engineer, philanthropist, banker, a veteran of Poland’s defensive struggle in September 1939 and the Battle of Narvik, and a social and political activist – a true polymath and hero.
Read More from About Poland and the Poles ›Dr. Chodakiewicz’s letter to The New York Times on Poland’s presidential election
On Sunday, May 24, the second round of the presidential elections in Poland saw the victory of Andrzej Duda, the candidate of the largest opposition party (Law and Justice, or “PiS”) in the country, over the liberal post-communist incumbent, Bronisław Komorowski.
Read More from Dr. Chodakiewicz’s letter to The New York Times on Poland’s presidential election ›Dr. Chodakiewicz speaks at SAIS about “the political uses of WWII”
On the morning of Thursday, May 7, Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz participated in a panel discussion at a conference on “History’s War: The Political Uses of WWII.” The event was organized by the “realist” Center on Global Interests and co-sponsored by JHU – SAIS and Georgetown University.
Read More from Dr. Chodakiewicz speaks at SAIS about “the political uses of WWII” ›Between Russia and NATO: Security Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
On Saturday, April 25, the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies hosted its Fifth Annual Spring Symposium: “Between Russia and NATO: Security Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe.”
Read More from Between Russia and NATO: Security Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe ›Dr. Chodakiewicz speaks about Katyn and Smolensk at the Second Polonia Forum
On Saturday, April 18, Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz took part in the Second Polonia Forum, a Polish-American conference held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Doylestown, PA, and was sponsored by the Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee.
Read More from Dr. Chodakiewicz speaks about Katyn and Smolensk at the Second Polonia Forum ›Former Kosciuszko Chair intern interviewed on Catholic TV in Poland
Ms. Karolina Dobrowolska, a former intern of the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies (Fall 2013), was interviewed by the Polish Catholic TV station, TV Trwam [Perseverance].
Read More from Former Kosciuszko Chair intern interviewed on Catholic TV in Poland ›Dr. Chodakiewicz interviewed about Russia by PHC’s Intelligencer
Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz – the current holder of the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies and IWP professor of history – has been interviewed by Patrick Henry College’s Intelligencer journal (Spring 2015).
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Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz – who is the current holder of the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies, and a recognized expert on Central and Eastern Europe (i.e. the Intermarium region) – participated in a two-day (March 23 and 24, 2015) Asymmetric Operations Working Group (AOWP) collaborative analysis at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel,…
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