The main theme of the 9th edition of the conference:

Redefinition of state security in the context of changes in the strategic security environment

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE:

The war in Ukraine caused by the Russian Federation has triggered a multifaceted crisis of regional and, in some areas, even global reach. Escalation of russian agression in eastern Europe has destabilised peace, as well as national security
and international security. This applies to all areas of functioning of states and societies, with particular emphasis on political, economic and social. This determines the democratic international community to verify national and international systemic solutions that guarantee efficient functioning and development. An example of this may be the legislative changes taking place in the Republic of Poland in the areas of state defence, such as the implementation of the Act on the Defence of the Homeland, or the procedure of the Act on Civil Protection and States of Natural Disaster. The new legal solutions are to become the foundation to undertaking major organizational and functional changes in the state security system. These changes include, among others, increasing the number of the Polish Armed Forces (including the restoration of personal reserves), introducing new states of state functioning (threat and alert), delegating powers to introduce restrictions on civil rights and freedoms on the basis of regulations, expanding the list of entities entitled to the so-called „mandate proceedings”, etc.

Therefore, according to the organizers of the conference, it seems reasonable to project changes in the security environment, redefine the factors affecting the security of the state, verify the currently applicable legal and organizational solutions and search for systemic solutions leading to an increase in the level of security.

We are convinced that your active participation in our conference will contribute to giving it a high scientific level, and the results of this discussion can be used in solving many important problems in the field of broadly understood security.

• Integration of the scientific community in the face of the problems of the present and the future;
• Searching for areas and topics of cooperation;
• Exchange of research experience;
• Stimulating an interdisciplinary debate on the contemporary and future complex security environment in the areas of: international, political, military, economic, socio-cultural and environmental security, conditioned by the changes caused by the political-military conflict in Ukraine.

Tegoroczna Konferencja obejmie następujące obszary tematyczne (agenda):

This year’s Conference will cover the following thematic areas (agenda):

• The impact of the political-military conflict in Ukraine on the security of the state
  and region (main panel).

The aim of the panel is to find answers to questions related to the likely development of the political-military conflict and its possible transfer outside Ukraine. Are we at risk of escalation and, if so, to what extent? Will Russia admit that it is at war, and if so, is NATO already a party to the war? What impact could this have on the security of Poland and the region? Is there a threat of non-kinetic attacks?

• The political-military dimension of national and international security (panel 1.).

The war in Ukraine has verified the state of the army of the Russian Federation, which has so far been perceived by experts as the second military power of the world. The Ukrainian experience shows the need for a systemic approach to conducting possible military operations. This applies both to the preparation of personnel reserves, ensuring the smooth functioning of logistics processes, functioning in the information sphere, as well as investing in modern weapons.

• Changes in the economic environment in reference to state security (panel 2.).

Despite the seemingly local character, the Russian-Ukrainian war affects world economies. The energy crisis in Europe, large fluctuations in financial markets, the threat of food problems are just a few economic problems that directly affect the level of security of countries, including those outside the region. So, are we in danger of a global economic crisis?

• Socio-cultural threats to national security (panel 3.).

Political and military crises, climate change, mass migration movements, demographic decline in the countries of Old Europe, the renewal of separatist movements, the seizure of power by radical political parties, are we in danger of a socio-cultural crisis? Do we perceive new threats, and do we know how to prevent them?

• Changes in the administrative and legal area and their impact on the level of state security – (panel 4.)

Practice has shown that there is no one good solution when it comes to broadly understood state security. In the face of new (old) threats, current systemic solutions may not be sufficient. One of the reasons may be inadequate legal solutions. The aim of the panel is to present selected administrative and legal changes and their possible impact on the functioning of the state(s) in the face of anticipated threats.

• Security threats in a global dimenstion (panel 5.)

Started in February this year by the authorities of the Russian Federation, the conflict in Ukraine has cast a long shadow on security considerations in the national and
international aspects. The escalation of violence and the brutality of warfare meant that the idea of the existing security structure in Europe, built painstakingly for many decades, was ruined. The hybridity of the conflict in Ukraine caused that the aggressor party is able to create situations in which the international community was forced to counteract the effects of the crises caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in its various phases in various fields. In practice, it turned out that the authorities of the Russian Federation are able to use the existing global problems to effectively achieve their goals and will not hesitate to destabilize other regions of the world, regardless of the humanitarian expense of their actions and contrary to previously signed declarations and international agreements. Considering the above, it seems reasonable to reflect on selected global problems and trends characterizing them from the point of view of the third decade of the 21st century. through the prism of such issues as: proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism, armed conflicts, progress in the field of military technologies or access to energy.

• Information and its impact on state security (panel 6 – student).

The world is as people perceive it is. An example of this is the information policy pursued by the Russian Federation. Limiting access to open and independent sources of information, using all available media to conduct rhetoric convenient for them, and using intrusive propaganda result in still strong support for Putin’s regime. In the era of the global village, millions of citizens of the Russian Federation believe in the government’s message and support the aggression against Ukraine. The aggressor persuaded the nation that they had been attacked and was conducting a defensive operation. How can information influence the course of history?

DATE OF THE CONFERENCE: 04-06.12.2022

PLACE: WDW REWITA „DOLPHIN” JURATA-HEL (in case of tightening of sanitary restrictions – online form).

Organisers:

• National Security Faculty of War Studies University in Warsaw;
• Institute of Security Sciences of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
• Department of Command and Maritime Operations of the Polish Naval Academy
• Military Institute of Armament Technology in Zielonka
• Defence Communities Movement Association
• Consortium of Uniformed Universities KONSMUND
• The Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague
• Henri Coanda Air Force Academy of the Romania
• The College of European and Regional Studies of the Czech Republic

PUBLICATION

• WSU publishing house

DEADLINES

• a scan of signed and printed application for participation sent to the e-mail address of the organizers – by 20.11.2022
• payment of the conference fee to the account of the Defence Communities Movement Association

ACCOUNT: ING Bank Śląski 89 1050 1025 1000 0022 7545 6594 (the date of payment of the fee by 30.11.2022, the organizers reserve the right to remove from the list of participants in the event of failure to meet the above deadline). Address for submitting applications for participation in the conference and financial matters: k.klimczyk@srwo.org.pl.

• sending to the organizers’ e-mail address – k.sala@akademia.mil.pl a text file with a publication prepared in accordance with the editorial requirements – by 31.01.2023

COSTS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE:

• active participation with the possibility of publishing the chapter in the scored monograph, certificate of participation, two overnight stays, refreshments at coffee breaks, two dinners (including one festive dinner), two breakfasts and lunch and conference materials – PLN 950 (200€) / in the event of tightening epidemic regulations, the implementation of the conference remotely (online) – PLN 400 (85€).
• active participation for students along with the possibility of publishing a chapter in the scored monograph, certificate of participation, two overnight stays, refreshments at coffee breaks, two dinners, two breakfasts and lunch and conference materials (students and doctoral students) – PLN 650 (128€).
• publication of the chapter in the scored monograph without participation in the conference (after qualifying the material for publication) –  PLN 200 (45€).

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Andrzej MAKOWSKI – Department of Command and Maritime Operations of the Polish Naval Academy
• Marian KOZUB – Institute of Security Sciences Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
• Liliana MIRON, Air Force Academy Henri Coanda, Brasov, Romania
• Zoran ČEKEREVAC – Faculty of Business and Law, University „Union – Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Jerzy JASKIERNIA – Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
• Waldemar KITLER – Director Institute of State Security of the National Security Faculty War Studies University
• Krzysztof KUBIAK – Institute of Security Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
• Jiří DUŠEK, Eng – Vice-Rector for Science, Research and Development, University of European and Regional Studies in České Budějovice
• Col Assoc. Prof. Eng. Andrzej SOBOŃ – Dean of the National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• (N) Assoc. Prof. Bartlomiej PĄCZEK – Dean of the Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations of Polish Naval Academy
• Col Assoc. Prof. Eng. Grzegorz PILARSKI – National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Prof. Jarosław TESKA – Vice-Rector for Education and Students Affairs of Polish Naval Academy
• Prof. Jarosław SOLARZ – Vice-Dean for Scientific Affairs of the National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Prof. Rafał BAZELA – Professor of the Military Institute of Armament Technology
• Prof. Ryszard NIEDŹWIECKI – Institute of Security Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
• Prof. Marek LESZCZYŃSKI – Director of the Institute of Security Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
• Lt Col Assoc. Prof. Cătălin CIOACĂ, “Henri Coanda” Air Force Academy, Brasov, Romania
• Col Paweł SWEKLEJ, PhD – Director of the Military Institute of Armament Technology
• (N) Wojciech SOKOŁOWSKI, PhD – Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations of the Polish Naval Academy
• Gen. (ret.) Andrzej PAWLIKOWSKI – Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Col Anna OSOWSKA– REMBECKA, PhD – Defence Communities Movement Association
• Lt Col Jacek STEMPIEŃ, PhD – Director of the Institute of Security Theory, National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Lt Col Mariusz KOZIOŁ, PhD – National Security Faculty of the War Studies University
• Anna ZAGÓRSKA, PhD – Institute of Security Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
• Anna MRÓZ-JAGIEŁO, PhD – Institute of Strategic Studies NSF War Studies University
• Dariusz NOWAK, PhD – Institute of State Security NSF War Studies University
• Marzena ŻAKOWSKA, PhD – National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Witold OSTATNT, PhD – National Security Faculty of War Studies University
• Col (ret) mgr. David DLOUHÝ, PhD – Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague
• Jan BAJURA, PhD – Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague
• Lukáš HABICH, PhD – Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague
• Grzegorz KLEIN, PhD – Academy of Jakub of Paradyż in Gorzów Wielkopolski
• Alicja Żukowska, PhD –  Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations of Polish Naval Academy

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Anna MRÓZ-JAGIEŁO, PhD – Chairman of organizing committee (WSU/ DCMA)
  +48 502506949, a.mroz@akademia.mil.pl (WSU/ DCMA)
• Lt Col Jacek STEMPIEŃ, PhD – +48 602464922, j.stempien@akademia.mil.pl (WSU/ DCMA) – Deputy Chairman of organizing committee
• Anna ZAGÓRSKA, PhD – +48 41 349 6564, anna.zagorska@ujk.edu.pl (JKU) – Deputy Chairman of organizing committee
• Marlena BLICHARZ, PhD – +48 261813132, m.blicharz@akademia.mil.pl (WSU)
• Rafał KOŁODZIEJCZYK, PhD – +48 41 349 6516, rafal.kolodziejczyk@ujk.edu.pl (JKU)
• Jarosław WALCZAK, PhD – walczakj@witu.mil.pl (WSU/ DCMA)
• Lt Col Katarzyna SALA – k.sala@akademia.mil.pl (WSU/ DCMA)
• Marta ADAMCZEWSKA, MA – m.adamczewska@akademia.mil.pl (WSU/ DCMA)
• Katarzyna KLIMCZYK, MA – k.klimczyk@srwo.org.pl (DCMA)
• Aldona PRZYBYLSKA-LEMIESZCZUK, MA – przybylska@witu.mil.pl (MIAT)
• Małgorzata NADULICZ, MA – naduliczm@witu.mil.pl – (MIAT/DCMA)
• Krzysztof BORYN – k.boryn@akademia.mil.pl (WSU)
• Katarzyna POPŁAWSKA-BARAN – k.poplawska@akademia.mil.pl (WSU)