Analyses

Nonproliferation/Disarmament

Contact person: Lukasz Kulesa

PISM conducts research in the field of nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (with a special emphasis on nuclear weapons), the operation of the nonproliferation regimes, missile defence, disarmament, and activities of NATO and EU in this field.

Major publications and activities:

• Strategic Nuclear Arms Control Regime in the Policy of Russian Federation in 2000-2009, PISM Research Papers, Nr 13, December 2009, by Robert Śmigielski

• Extended Deterrence and Assurance in Central Europe, report prepared in the framework of the project of the Fondation pour la  Recherche Strategique (Paris, November 2009) by Lukasz Kulesa

• Missile Defense Program: Obama Administration's New Approach, PISM Bulletin, No. 52, 18 September, 2009, by Beata Górka-Winter

• China's Position with Regard to North Korea's Nuclear Test, PISM Bulletin, No. 40, 8 July 2009, by Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar

• U.S.-Russian Negotiations on START I Replacement, PISM Bulletin, No. 32, 9 June 2009, by Robert Śmigielski

• The Consequences of the Nuclear Test in North Korea, PISM Bulletin, No. 29, 27 May, 2009, by Łukasz Kulesa, Marek Madej

• Nuclear deterrence and burden-sharing in NATO, paper prepared for the workshop "NATO's Deterrence Challenges", Vilnius, 11-12 May, 2009, by Marek Madej
• Reduce US Nukes in Europe to Zero, and Keep NATO Strong (and Nuclear). A View from Poland.  PISM Strategic Files No. 7, March 2009, by Lukasz Kulesa
• Arms Control Revisited: Non-proliferation and Denuclearization. Report of the Warsaw Reflection Group, PISM 2009
• International Conference Arms Control Revisited: Non-proliferation and Denuclearization Warsaw, 20-21 November, 2008
• Nuclear disarmament in accordance with Article VI and the principle of undiminished security for all, "Europe and Nuclear Weapons: Deterrence, Disarmament, (Non-) Proliferation", Bruylant Editions 2008, by Lukasz Kulesa
• So stítom, alebo bez stítu? O tazkých vyjednávaniach Polska so Spojenými Statymi [With of without the missile shield? Polish-US negotiations], "Panoráma. Mapping security discourse 2007-2008", Bratislava 2008, by Beata Górka-Winter
• Meeting with Barry Kellman, Warsaw, 27 March, 2008

Eastern Europe/Eurasia

"Eastern Europe/Eurasia" programme of PISM Research Office delivers studies on foreign, security and energy policies of the former Soviet republics. The latters' relations with the European Union, NATO and regional cooperation within the Commonwealth of Independent States area belong to priorities of the expertise.

Bilateral relations and subregional cooperation in Europe

Coordinator: Łukasz Adamski

Within the scope of this programme we prepare analyses, expert reports and papers on Polish bilateral relations with European countries. We conduct both interdisciplinary and comparative research studies on bilateral relations in Europe, Polish foreign policy and foreign policies of other European countries. As part of PISM charter duties, highly qualified experts of the Research Office monitor current developments in foreign policies of all Polish neighbour states that are also EU-members. Subregional cooperation in Central Europe is of great interest to analysts in this programme. We collaborate with partner institutions from the Visegrad Group countries on a permanent basis.

European Union

Coordinator: Leszek Jesień

Within the framework of this programme our research portfolio concerns mainly European policies of the EU member states. We are mostly interested in domestic application and implementation of European policies by the EU member states as well as in the positions they take while working within the EU institutions. In particular our research focuses on: the Lisbon Strategy, problems of EU institutions and the institutional reform, acquis communautaire including its part on agriculture and rural areas as well as the EU enlargement process and its consequences.