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Geopolityczna Gra MocarstwThe Geopolitical Game of Great Powers

Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw (the Geopolitical Game of Great Powers) is a series of expert conferences on geopolitics, security and the international economy that I created and ran from 2016 to 2021: three in-person editions at the University of Gdańsk in Gdańsk and Sopot, and a three-day online edition. I was responsible for all of it – the concept, partners and speakers, promotion and production.
Thematic paths Speakers

The series in figures

2016–2021

3 in-person editions

participants

900+

talks

20

partners

25

1 online edition

views

75,000+

talks

48

debates

12

partners

24

Total project reach

people reached

1.9M

4 editions25+ partners50+ speakers75,000+ YouTube views

organiser's data

01Editions

Four conference editions, 2016–2021

From a one-day conference at the University of Gdańsk in 2016, through two editions at the UG Faculty of Economics in Sopot, to a three-day online edition with twelve debates in 2021. Each card leads to the full programme, participants, partners and recordings of the edition.

  1. Iin person24 November 2016Opportunities and Threats of the 21st Century in the International ArenaGdańsk · University of Gdańsk4 speakers4 talks200+ attendees
  2. IIin person24 April 2018Poland as a Regional Power · The Middle East as the Key to the New International OrderSopot · UG Faculty of Economics11 speakers5 talks2 panels17 patrons and partners
  3. IIIin person10 April 2019Building a Coherent European Security SystemSopot · UG Faculty of Economics4 speakers4 talks1 panel14 patrons and partners
  4. IVonline, 3 days19–21 November 2021Challenges for the New Global Economic OrderOnline · YouTube and Facebook46 speakers12 debates24 patrons and partners

The editions in figures

Speakers in the final programme

Speakers in the final programme
Edition I (2016)4 people
Edition II (2018)11 people
Edition III (2019)4 people
Edition IV (2021, online)46 people

Edition archive data; views as of 20 October 2026. The sources list no patrons or recordings for the 1st edition.

The archive in figures

Current state of the site archive; figures computed from the source data.

profiles
67
people with confirmed participation in editions I–IV
55
interviewees
14
debates and panels
16
talks
18
interviews
14
events beyond the conference
5
recordings
40
patrons and partners
61

02Recordings

The most-watched conference recordings

Six recordings from the conference editions with the most views. A recording re-published on another channel counts once – I show the version with more views.

views as of 20 October 2026

03Patrons and partners

Institutions that supported the conference

Honorary, substantive and media patronage and partners of editions II–IV; the sources list no patrons for the 1st edition. Each institution appears once per category, marked with the editions it supported.

Organisers

2 organisations

  • Historyczny ambasadorEditions: II · III · IV
  • Koło Naukowe Handlu Zagranicznego „HaZet” UGEditions: II · III · IV

Honorary patronage

17 organisations

  • Wydział Ekonomiczny Uniwersytetu GdańskiegoEditions: II · III · IV
  • Prezydent Miasta GdańskaEditions: II · IV
  • Prezydent Miasta GdyniEditions: II · IV
  • Nieskończenie Niepodległa – program Ośrodka KARTAEditions: II
  • Ośrodek KARTAEditions: II
  • Geopolityka.netEditions: II · III
  • Fundacja im. Kazimierza PułaskiegoEditions: II · III
  • Parlament Europejski (Przewodniczący PE Antonio Tajani)Editions: III
  • Program Polska 3.0Editions: III
  • Akademia Kadr EuropejskichEditions: III
  • Marszałek Województwa PomorskiegoEditions: IV
  • Rektor Uniwersytetu GdańskiegoEditions: IV
  • Centrum Myśli StrategicznychEditions: IV
  • Instytut Dyplomacji GospodarczejEditions: IV
  • Polskie Towarzystwo GeopolityczneEditions: IV
  • United Nations Association PolandEditions: IV
  • Warsaw InstituteEditions: IV

Substantive patronage

3 organisations

  • Fundacja im. Kazimierza PułaskiegoEditions: IV
  • Polski Instytut EkonomicznyEditions: IV
  • Strategy&FutureEditions: IV

Media patronage

20 organisations

  • Nowa KonfederacjaEditions: II · III · IV
  • Konflikty.plEditions: II
  • Radio GdańskEditions: II · III
  • Dziennik BałtyckiEditions: II
  • Naszemiasto.plEditions: II
  • Fundacja El-KaramaEditions: II
  • Radio MORSEditions: II · IV
  • Pozytywny Portal Pomorzanie.infoEditions: II
  • Historykon.plEditions: III
  • Geopoliti.org (Biuletyn Geopolityczny, Fundacja Pantarey)Editions: III
  • Euractiv.plEditions: III · IV
  • Studenci dla RzeczypospolitejEditions: III
  • Forbes PolskaEditions: IV
  • RzeczpospolitaEditions: IV
  • Akademia Kadr EuropejskichEditions: IV
  • Instytut Bezpieczeństwa i Rozwoju MiędzynarodowegoEditions: IV
  • Instytut Nowej EuropyEditions: IV
  • Instytut Spraw ObywatelskichEditions: IV
  • Portal Gdansk.plEditions: IV
  • Układ SiłEditions: IV

Partners

3 organisations

  • Study in GdańskEditions: II
  • Grafika PatriotycznaEditions: II
  • Hotel Rezydent***** SopotEditions: III

The archive holds 61 patron and partner entries across all editions. The media patronage board of the 3rd edition also shows one logo that could not be identified.

04Speakers

Speakers, panelists and interviewees

A selection of the more than 50 speakers and panelists of the four editions – with the position they held on the day. A portrait opens the personnel card.

All speakers

Photo authors and licences – on the personnel cards and on the Sources and licences page.

05Thematic paths

Nine thematic paths

Talks, debates and interviews arranged into topics with a suggested viewing order – from Polish security and NATO to finance and fiscal rules.

All paths
  1. 01Poland's Security and NATO14 items
  2. 02Russia and Eurasia10 items
  3. 03The Sea8 items
  4. 04The Middle East5 items
  5. 05Energy and Geo-economics7 items
  6. 06International Order9 items
  7. 07Intelligence and Information6 items
  8. 08Poland as a Regional Power8 items
  9. 09Finance and Banking5 items

06FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the conference

01.

What is Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw?

Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw (the Geopolitical Game of Great Powers) is a series of expert conferences on geopolitics, security and the international economy that Igor Miasnikow created and organised from 2016 to 2021. There were four editions: three in person at the University of Gdańsk (2016, 2018, 2019) and one online (2021).

02.

Who organised the conference?

Igor Miasnikow conceived and organised every edition. He ran the 1st edition as coordinator of the FORUM project of the Independent Students' Association at the University of Gdańsk, and the following ones as Historyczny Ambasador together with the HaZet Foreign Trade Student Society of the UG Faculty of Economics.

03.

When and where did the editions take place?

Edition I: 24 November 2016, Gdańsk (University of Gdańsk); Edition II: 24 April 2018, Sopot (UG Faculty of Economics); Edition III: 10 April 2019, Sopot (UG Faculty of Economics); Edition IV: 19–21 November 2021, Online (YouTube and Facebook).

04.

Who spoke at the conference?

More than 50 speakers and panelists took part in the four editions, including Gen. Stanisław Koziej, Tomasz Siemoniak, Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak, Dr Leszek Sykulski, Dr Jacek Bartosiak and Prof. Witold Orłowski. The archive holds 67 profiles with the position held on the day of each appearance.

05.

Where can I watch the recordings?

Recordings of the talks and debates are available on the Historyczny Ambasador YouTube channel; the site archive holds 40 recordings, including companion events. The most-watched is “Military mobility of states on NATO's eastern flank” – 63,141 views (as of 20 October 2026).

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