Brig. Gen. Jarosław Kraszewski started his military carrier in 1988 joining the Academy of Field Artillery in Torun. His first assigment was a platoon leader in 23 FA Brigade in Zgorzelec. In this unit, he also occupied positions as a baterry commander, FA battalion executive officer, and FA battalion commanding officer. Between 1998-2000 he was studing at the National Defence Academy in Warsaw. In 2000 he was assigned as a staff officer in the Polish Land Forces HQ dealing with the NATO training and exercises. Beween 2002-2003 he was studying at the US Army Command and General Staff College. In 2003, he became a branch chief, training and exercise (G-3 Ops, POL Land Forces HQ). Between 2006-2008 he was working as a deputy director, Armed Forces Departmnet at the Polish National Security Bureau (Warsaw). 2008-2009 he served as an assistant of the Chief of Training, POL LF HQ. Starting from January 2010 he has been the commanding officer of 23 FA Brigade in Boleslawiec. Brig. Gen. Kraszewski has taken part in many NATO and mutinational exercises, courses as well as in operations abroad. In 2012 he finalized his PhD study of effects based approach to operations. Between 2012-13 he was assigned as a commanding officer of the multinational brigade in Lublin. Starting from March of 2013, Brig. Gen. Kraszewski had been serving as a chief of the Polish Field Artillery, Polish Army HQ. His current assigment is a director of Armed Forces Department at National Security Bureau (from 16 November 2015).
Garry KASPAROV,
Chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist
Mr. Garry Kasparov is a Russian pro-democracy leader, global human-rights activist, business speaker and author, and former world chess champion.
In 2005 he formed the United Civil Front, of which he is still the chairman, and co-led The Other Russia coalition that focused on uniting the Russian opposition to Putin under the banner of free and fair elections. In 2012 he became the chairman of the NY-based Human Rights Foundation, which is dedicated to protecting dissidents and individual freedom around the world. His latest book is “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World must be Stopped.”
Mr. Kasparov also turned his energy to writing and public speaking. His keynote lectures and seminars on strategic thinking, achieving peak performance, and tech innovation have been acclaimed in dozens of countries. His 2007 book on decision-making, “How Life Imitates Chess” was translated into over 20 languages.
The Kasparov Chess Foundation was launched in New York City in 2002 with the purpose of bringing chess into the educational system in the USA and worldwide. Kasparov has long promoted the many benefits of chess for schoolchildren KCF’s program is now used in thousands of schools. KCF formed branches in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America and will continue rapid expansion. Kasparov has traveled to dozens countries to promote scholastic chess programs.
Yauheni PREIHERMAN,
Policy Director at Center for Analytical Initiatives PA Discussion and Analytical Society Liberal Club
Mr. Yauheni Preiherman is a foreign policy and security analyst based in Belarus. He is the Policy Director of the Discussion and Analytical Society Liberal Club which is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization for research and educational projects, based in Minsk. Mr. Preiherman holds a BA in International Relations from the Belarusian State University. He also completed an MA in European Politics from Sussex University in the United Kingdom. He is also a PhD candidate in international relations at the University of Warwick (UK). Mr. Preiherman hosts informational and analytical programs in an audio business portal PRIMUS.BY
Col. (Ret) Samuel GARDINER,
Retired United States Air Force Colonel, Military Strategist
Col. Samuel Gardiner is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who has taught strategy and military operations at the National War College, Air War College, and Naval War College. He was recently a visiting scholar at the Swedish Defence College. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he was a regular on CNN, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, BBC radio and television, and National Public Radio. One of the war games Col. Gardiner was organized by the Atlantic Monthly to gauge how an American president might respond, militarily or otherwise, to Iran’s rapid progress toward developing nuclear weapons. He also has conducted war games on North Korea.
Tomas JERMALAVICIUS,
Head of Studies / Research Fellow, International Centre for Defence and security
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