The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM, ) is a Polish think tank based in Warsaw which carries out research and training in international relations. In this field, it ranks as one of the most influential think tanks not just in Central and Eastern Europe but in the European Union as a whole.McGann, James G. (2014) 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index, Report, University of Pennsylvania
History of PISM PISM was established by the Parliament of the Republic of Poland in 1947.Sołtysiak, Grzegorz (2008) Historia Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych w latach 1947-1993 - pierwsze przybliżenie, Polski Przegląd Dyplomatyczny, nr 2, s. 93-124. In 1972, the institute gained the right to confer doctoral degrees, of which the first recipient was Jerzy Robert Nowak. In 1993, the institute was closed and an “Office of International Studies – Institute of International Affairs” was created under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1996 the institute was reactivated, this time under the name Polish Institute of International Affairs. PISM is funded principally from the Polish state budget and it works closely with the Polish foreign and defense ministries.
Activities of PISM With a permanent research staff of thirty-five, PISM is prolific in the fields of European and European Union affairs, European Neighbourhood Policy with a particular emphasis on Ukraine, EU security policy, arms control and energy. The institute has produced notable reports not least on the question of missile defense,Piotrowski, Marcin (ed.) (2013) Regional Approaches to the Role of Missile Defence, PISM Report British efforts to renegotiate the EU treatiesGostynska, Agata et al. (2013) The Renegotiation Delusion, PISM Report and the future of the EU,Parkes, Roderick (ed.) (2014) Is this the Future of Europe? PISM Report as well as being part of the international drafting committee for projects on a Euro-Atlantic/Eurasian Security CommunityKulesa, Lukasz et al. (2011) Towards a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security Community, Report prepared for the ministers of foreign affairs of France, Germany, Poland and the Russian Federation and a European Global Strategy.Fagersten, Bjorn et al.(2013) Towards a European Global Strategy, Report prepared for the foreign ministers of Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden PISM is one of the twenty-six members of the global Council of Councils, the think-tank counterpart to the G-20 major economies.Council of Foreign Relations, Member Roster - Council of Councils Besides its core tasks of research and analysis, PISM organizes regular discussions with international dignitaries and has played host to personalities such as Henry Kissinger as well as then US presidential candidate Mitt Romney.PISM website, Public Speech by Mitt Romney in Warsaw
Directors 1947 – Marion Mushkat 1947–1948 – Aleksander Weryka 1949–1951 – Marian Muszkat 1951–1957 – Julian Katz-Suchy 1957–1960 – Julian Hochfeld 1960–1964 – Ostap Dłuski 1964–1968 – Adam Kruczkowski 1968–1971 – Ryszard Frelek 1971–1980 – Marian Dobrosielski 1980–1987 – Janusz Symonides 1987–1991 – Maciej Perczyński 1991–1993 – Antoni Kamiński 1994–1996 – PISM as MFA unit 1999–2004 – Ryszard Stemplowski 2004–2005 – Jacek Foks (acting director) 2005–2007 – Roman Kuźniar 2007–2010 – Sławomir Dębski 2010–2015 – Marcin Zaborowski 2015–2016 – Anna Zielińska-Rakowicz (acting director) 2016–2024 – Sławomir Dębski 2024–present – Jarosław Ćwiek-Karpowicz
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External links Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) Profile Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Head of the Energy Programme Profile Patrycja Sasnal, Head of Middle East Project Profile Marcin Terlikowski, Head of the European Security and Defence Economics Project