18th November 2019
Joint event with the Polish think tank Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies
Presentation of the publication:
NATO: 1949 – 1999 – 2019. The 20 years of Poland in the 70 years of the Alliance
(click to download the report in pdf format)
The 70th anniversary of NATO establishment, happening alongside the 20th anniversary of Polish membership in the Alliance, will be a an opportunity to talk about the great changes that both the Polish Army and NATO itself underwent, in particular considering how much its mission changed following the collapse of the Iron Curtain. The role played by NATO in providing security in Europe is unquestionable, therefore the project will also consist of a series of debates focusing on the changes in structure and goals that the Alliance will have to go through in the foreseeable future.
Programme
17: 00 Opening Remarks:
His Excellency Arkady Rzegocki
Ambassador of Poland to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Poland
17: 10 Introduction to Project:
Michal Oleksiejuk
Coordinator for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, Institute for Eastern Studies, Poland
17:20 Panel Presentation and Discussion:
Moderator: Brendan Donnelly, Director, Federal Trust for Education and Research, United Kindgom
Rt. Col. Ray Wojcik
Former US Defence Attache to Poland; Director, CEPA Warsaw
Liudas Zdanavicius
Lecturer, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Professor Richard Whitman
University of Kent, United Kingdom
19:00 Reception and Networking
