The fate of Brexit was decided by members of the older generations and their sentiments towards good old England that doesn’t exist anymore. The United Kingdom is constantly changing. Even the campaign that preceded the referendum was very unusual; instead of the traditional keep calm and carry on slogans, it was dominated by arguments and very strong emotions. – said Małgorzata Bonikowska Ph.D., the President of CIR, during a debate entitled British referendum: the day after organized in cooperation with the Casimir Pulaski Foundation and the Academy of Finance and Business Vistula in Warsaw Trade Tower. The debate was moderated by Zbigniew Pisarski - Director of Casimir Pulaski Foundation.

"The statements about the fall of the West are premature. Pax Americana will not be replaced by any alternative world order in years to come, because so far, there is no country that could take the place of the USA" – said prof. Salvatore Babones from the University of Sydney. His lecture was the core part of the debate “World 2050: The Rest and the West” organised on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Centre for International relations and 7th anniversary of THINKTANK – Centre for Dialogue and Analysis, in the frame of the discussion series “World: Inspirations”.

Crisis is a Greek word that accompany us from the ancient times. On the other hand, there is a Polish proverb saying: 'What won’t kill you, will strengthen you'. Continous crises in Europe may help in redefining its new role and way of functioning. Managing crises might become a permanent element of our reality. – said dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, the President of CIR, during a discussion on the future of the EU at the YPIN meeting in Kraków. The meeting was moderated by Karolina Zbytniewska, editor in chief of Euractiv.pl. Bogusław Sonik, an MP and Marcin Żyła, deputy editor in chief of Tygodnik Powszechny also took part in the discussion.