Marzena ŻAKOWSKA is an Associate Professor and lecturer at the Faculty of National Security at the War Studies University. She holds a Ph.D. in Security Science from the National Defence University, Warsaw, Poland.Currently, she is Director of the Global Affairs and Diplomacy Studies and Chair of War Studies Working Group at the International Society of Military Sciences. Professional associations include the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, and the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. She cooperate as the Research Fellow with the Royal Military College of Canada and US Army War College. As editor and author, she has published books and articles on armed conflict, hybrid threats, Balkan’s security, and social security issues.
Lech DRAB, Associate Professor at the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa with practical international experience in the security and defence areas. He is graduated from the NATO Defense College in Rome (Italy),
the Geneva Center for Security Policy and the Wrocław University of Technology. He completed a number of specialist courses in the Nether-lands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. Former Associate Professor of the National Security Department at War Studies University in Warsaw and Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce. Director of the Department of Military Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of National Defense, military advisor to the Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU and the Polish Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels (Belgium). As a member of the Athena training team, he lectured in Brussels, Helsinki, Potsdam, Florence and Montpellier. He chaired the Athena Special Committee during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Author and editor of monographs, book chapters and articles. He specializes in defense diplomacy, international security, NATO and EU security policy and peace operations.
Marek KLASA is a senior lecturer at War Studies University in Warsaw in the Institute of State Security. He holds a Ph.D in Security Sciences. Since 2007 volunteer in pro-defence non-governmental organizations, including Związek Strzelecki “Strzelec” Organizacja Społeczno-Wychowawcza and Jednostka Strzelecka 1313, which are referring to tradition of the polish pre-war “Strzelec” [Rifleman] movement. His research interests include a wide array of subjects including defensive preparations of the territory, security infrastructure, classic military strategy and history of warfare. Co-author of a handful of decision games scenarios.