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Mariusz Rukat
Mariusz Rukat – speaker, panelist and moderator in the archive of the Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw conference (editions III and IV, 2019–2021).
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Position at the time
2019: lecturer at Collegium Civitas (since 2014) and Lazarski University (since autumn 2018), PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ISP PAN); in 2008–2012 deputy defence attaché at the Polish Embassy in Beijing, in 2000–2008 analyst at the Department of Foreign Military Affairs of the Ministry of National Defence. 2021: analyst and expert in international politics and security, university lecturer, PhD candidate at ISP PAN.
As of 10 April 2019, according to the talk video description; as of 21 November 2021, according to the speaker bio of 26 August 2021. Discrepancies: the 2019 poster and descriptions use the rank “colonel”, the speaker bios – “lieutenant colonel (reserve)”; the bio of 7 March 2019 places his doctoral studies at the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, the video description – at ISP PAN.
A reserve officer and sinologist, graduate of the Higher Officers' School in Wrocław, of Chinese language and literature studies in China (1997–2000) and of strategic planning courses at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He specialises in the policies of China and the USA, the Asia-Pacific security architecture, the policies of the BRICS states and the political aspects of cybersecurity. At GGM he gave a talk on the durability of alliances (2019), and in 2021 he moderated the debate on geostrategic challenges for Poland.
Edition / Role
10 April 2019
Edition III (2019)Are Alliances Forever? Revising the Foreign Policies of EU/NATO States
Talks of the 3rd edition (10:40–11:20)
He discussed Poland as a “security importer”, the future of NATO and the revision of allies' policies; he argued that the cyber domain supports operations and that the notion of “war in cyberspace” is sometimes overused.
10 April 2019
Edition III (2019)Plenary forum “Building a Coherent European Security System”
Participant in the discussion on Poland's single-vector and multi-vector security policy and its strategy towards Asia.
21 November 2021
Edition IV (2021, online)Debate “Geostrategic Challenges for Poland”
He asked the panelists for a catalogue of Poland's external strategic challenges – with regard to allies, partners and adversaries – leaving domestic affairs aside.
Sources (4)
- YouTube – kanał Historyczny Ambasador, „Czy Sojusze są wieczne? Rewizja polityki zagranicznej państw UE/NATO – Pułkownik Mariusz Rukat” (opens in a new tab)
- Historyczny ambasador (blog Igora Miasnikowa), „Prelegenci: Wyzwania dla budowy spójnego europejskiego systemu bezpieczeństwa (7.03.2019)” (opens in a new tab)
- Historyczny ambasador (blog Igora Miasnikowa), „Wystąpienia prelegentów: Budowa spójnego europejskiego systemu bezpieczeństwa (28.04.2019)” (opens in a new tab)
- Historyczny ambasador (blog Igora Miasnikowa), „Biogram prelegenta IV edycji: Ppłk Mariusz Rukat” (opens in a new tab)
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