The Geostrategy Nest of the College of Europe in Natolin was pleased to organise a discussion on "Geostrategy in Practice: Lessons from Policymaking, Great-Power Competition, and Alliance Management", delivered by Professor Jakub GRYGIEL, former adviser to the US Secretary of State.
Given Professor's rich experience, especially his advisory role at the U.S. Department of State and impactful work on great-power competition and alliance management, the discussion offered practical insights. Focus was placed on lessons learned from his direct involvement in policymaking and strategy formation, essentially, how theoretical geostrategy translates into real-world diplomacy, security decision-making, and alliance navigation in today’s evolving global landscape.
The discussion was moderated by Prof. Sławomir DĘBSKI, Associate Professor in the European Civilization Chair.
About the speaker:
Dr Jakub GRYGIEL is a professor of politics at the Catholic University of America and fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology. He is a senior advisor at the Marathon Initiative and a Visiting National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
In 2017-2018 he was a senior advisor to the Secretary of State in the Office of Policy Planning working on European affairs. Before joining the Department of State, he was George H. W. Bush Associate Professor at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University).
He was also a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis.
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