Anna Kwiatkowska-Drożdż
, Ph.D.
Head
Department for Germany and Northern Europe
Studied Arabic at the Tashkent University (Uzbekistan) and obtained a degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Vienna.
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.
From 1997, chief specialist dealing with Polish-German relations and cross-border and inter-regional co-operation at the Department for International Co-operation of the Ministry of Interior and Administration.
Between 1997 and 2001, executive secretary of the Polish-German Intergovernmental Commission for Regional and Cross-border Co-operation and the Joint Polish-Flemish Commssion.
Since 2005, at the Centre for Eastern Studies as the founder and head of the Germany Team.
Expertise:
foreign and internal policy of Germany and the German politics of memory
Major publications:
- "Germany in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: a political or a humanitarian mission?", OSW Commentary, 18.02.2015
- „Germany on Russia. Yes to links, no to rapprochement”, OSW Point of View, 03.03.2014
- „The expensive energy revolution in Germany. The implementation of the Energiewende is behind schedule”, OSW Commentary, 10.05.2012
- „Forerunners or scaremongers? Germany to abandon nuclear power”, OSW Commentary, 21.07.2011
- „Gemischte Bilanz 20 Jahre Nachbarschaftsvertrag”, "Osteuropa" 5-6 2011 Denkfabrik Polen;
- „The natural resources deficit: the implications for German politics”, OSW Commentary, 8.02.2011
- „II Wojna Światowa w niemieckiej prasie - wybrane przykłady z rocznicowego roku 2005”, OSW Report, June 2005;
- „Niemiecka prezydencja sukcesem RFN”;
- „Doradztwo w polityce zagranicznej RFN - inspiracje dla Polski”, OSW Report, December 2008;
- „It’s not (only) about Erika Steinbach. Three myths in the German discourse on the resettlements”, Policy Briefs, August 2010.