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30 April 2025
A week-long debate on Poland’s future before the second round of the 2025 presidential election.
A week-long debate on Poland’s future before the second round of the 2025 presidential election.
Join us for the State of Poland online series, 27–29 May, 3:00 PM CEST / 9:00 AM EDT.
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Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki will face off in the second round of Poland’s 2025 presidential election. How will their presidencies shape the future of Poland’s security and economic policies? What are their chances of winning?
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Tuesday, 27 May, 3:00 PM CEST/ 9:00 AM EDT
- How do the candidates’ foreign policy priorities address Poland’s role in NATO, EU and support for Ukraine amid current geopolitical tensions?
- How do the candidates balance national sovereignty with deeper integration into EU defence frameworks?
Speakers:
- Constanze Stelzenmüller – an expert on German, European, and trans-Atlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the director of the Centre on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations at Brookings.
- Bartosz Wieliński – Marcin Król Fellow 2024 at Visegrad Insight. He joined the editorial staff of Gazeta Wyborcza in 1998 as an almost 20-year-old intern. In 2005 he became a Wyborcza’s correspondent in Germany and in 2019 was promoted to its deputy editor-in-chief. He most enjoys covering Germany, especially its history. He has published two books: “Bad Germans” and “Hitler’s War of the Doctors”.
Moderator: Magda Jakubowska – Vice President and Director of Operations at the Res Publica Foundation.
Wednesday, 28 May, 3:00 PM CEST/ 9:00 AM EDT
- How can the new president enhance Poland’s economic security within the EU’s framework?
- What strategies do the candidates propose to boost Poland’s innovation and competitiveness in international markets?
Speakers:
- Georgina Wright – a special adviser to the president and senior fellow at GMF, specializing in France, the United Kingdom and the EU. She has over a decade of experience analyzing European policy, advising governments, and shaping high-level discussions on UK-EU relations, EU foreign policy and competitiveness, and transatlantic relations.
- Bogdan Zawadewicz – the Head of Geopolitical Risk Analysis at the Polish Development Bank (BGK). He graduated from the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Warsaw. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked at the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW) and at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) in Regensburg, where he was a member of the research group “Frozen and Unfrozen Conflicts”.
Moderator: Wojciech Przybylski – Editor-in-Chief of Visegrad Insight.
Thursday, 29 May, 3:00 PM CEST/ 9:00 AM EDT\
- How will the candidates tackle social polarisation to foster greater national cohesion and trust in institutions?
- How do the candidates’ societal visions integrate migration and diversity to enhance Poland’s demographic and social resilience?
Speakers:
- Barbara Brodzińska-Mirowska – Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Journalism at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Her science interests are focused on social and political communication, political reputation, the role of new technologies in quality political communication. She is the author and co- author of books and articles related to party politics communication activities, professionalization of political communication and new media.
- Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer – Asistant Professor at Kozminski University’s MiNDS Department and Visiting Fellow at LSE’s Department of Media & Communications, she studies civic practices, news media, online politics, and news avoidance. Author of books including (Not) Kidding: Online Tabloid Politics (Brill, 2024; Haymarket, 2025).
Moderator: Tomasz Kasprowicz – Editor-in-Chief of Res Publica Nowa.
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