Contents

ARTICLES * STUDIES

Margarita Mathiopoulos
PMC's and PSC's in the Global Military Bazaar (p. 5)

Bogusław Winid
Poland's Participation in the Stabilization Mission in Afghanistan (p. 29)

Antoni Z. Kamiński
World Order: The Mechanics of Threats (Central European Perspective) (p. 42)

Andrzej Szeptycki
Russian Policy towards Ukraine: Tools of Influence (p. 68)

Mateusz Gniazdowski
Losses Inflicted on Poland by Germany during World War II. Assessments and Estimates­-an Outline (p. 94)

DIPLOMATIC FILE

Krzysztof Strzałka
Polish-Italian Contacts in Lisbon in 1941-1943 (p. 127)

REVIEWS * NOTES

Jan Rowiński (ed.): Polski Październik w polityce światowej (The Polish October of 1956 in World Politics) (Krzysztof Ruchniewicz) (p. 149)

Rocznik Strategiczny 2005/2006 (Strategic Yearbook 2005/2006) (Andrzej Karkoszka) (p. 154)

Jerzy Menkes (ed.): Prawo międzynarodowe-wyzwania i problemy. Księga pamiątkowa Profesor Renaty Sonnenfeld-Tomporek (International Law-Challenges and Problems: Essays in Honour of Professor Renata Sonnenfeld-Tomporek) (Barbara Mikołajczyk) (p. 158)

Jan Sandorski: Opieka dyplomatyczna a międzynarodowa ochrona praw człowieka. Zagadnienia wybrane (Diplomatic Protection and International Law: Selected Issues) (Elżbieta Dynia) (p. 162)

Notes (p. 166)

INTERNATIONAL CHRONOLOGY (Aleksandra Zieleniec) (p. 174)