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.
Marek Chodakiewicz publishes book on the Polish National Democracy and Polish nationalism
Prof. Marek Chodakiewicz has just published a new book in Poland, co-authored with Jolanta Mysiakowska-Muszyńska and Wojciech J. Muszyński. Polska dla Polaków! Kim byli i są polscy narodowcy [Poland for the Poles! On Polish nationalism] discusses the history and nature of Polish Christian nationalism.
Read More ›Dr. Chodakiewicz speaks about property restitution in Poland
On Thursday, October 8, Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz – the current holder of the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies – delivered a lectureentitled “Property Restitution: The Case of Poland After the Nazis and Communists.”
Read More ›Marek Chodakiewicz discusses Poland’s anti-communist insurgency, 1944-1963
During this year’s annual Gen. Walter Jajko Kosciuszko Chair Military Lecture, Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz discussed the various ways in which the underground anti-communist insurgency in Poland fought against Communist forces in the wake of the Second World War, and in later years against the Nazi Germans and Soviet Communists.
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Dr. Chodakiewicz lectures throughout Europe
At the end of August, Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz returned from a lecture circuit in Europe, which has become an annual Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies tradition.
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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 ›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.
Read More ›About Poland and the Poles
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 ›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 ›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 ›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.”
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