Although China and Poland represent different scales, cultures and socio-political backgrounds, the experiences of the Polish transformation can be of use to China – said dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of Centre for International Relations, during a meeting with representatives of Chinese universities and think tanks. The Chinese academics came to Poland to look at the changes that took place here over the last 25 years and to examine how to take advantage of the Polish lesson for the sake of their own country, as well as to find out how NGOs and civil society contributed to the decision making processes in this part of the world.

We are launching a "Go India" programme – announced the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Janusz Piechocinski, during his January visit to Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat – one of the twenty-nine states of the Indian Union. A Polish delegation, including Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of the Centre for International Relations and partner in THINKTANK Centre for dialogue and analysis, took part in a 7th international conference Vibrant Gujarat Summit, called an "Asian Davos". The conference was initiated by Narendra Modi, who served for ten years as the Chief Minister of Gujarat state and since May 2014 has been Prime Minister of India.

On the occasion of the 70^th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and the creation of NATO, the 20^th anniversary of Poland’s membership in the Alliance, as well as 15^th anniversary of Lithuania’s membership, the Centre for International Relations carried workshops for Polish and Lithuanian students of the Secondary School named after Darius and Girenas in Puńsk, as well as the High School named after March 11 in Puńsk, Poland. The subject concerned the importance of NATO for the security of Poland, Lithuania and the whole region, countering disinformation and how to be resilient to fake news. The special guest was Izolda Bričkovskiene from Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Sejny.