Spot on Poland’s security policy at Copenhagen International Threat Conference 2020
16.01.2020
Threat perceptions in the Baltic Sea region and beyond were discussed during the International Threat Conference 2020 in Copenhagen, an yearly event organized by the Danish Atlantic Council.
The Copenhagen conference gathered as key-note speakers i.a. the chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee and Denmark’s former Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard, Ambassador Henryka Mościcka-Dendys of Poland, prof. Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen of the University of Copenhagen as well as analysts and business representatives. The discussions focused on hybrid threats, including cybersecurity not least in its economic dimension. Martin Næsby, head of Oil & Gas Denmark, highlighted the energy security challenges in the context of global transformation of energy generation.
Ambassador H. Mościcka-Dendys focused on Poland’s security policy, contribution to EU and NATO missions, as well as threat perceptions including hybrid warfare. She emphasized the deteriorated security context in the Baltic region and Eastern flank in general as a result of Russian actions. Moreover, she dwelled upon Poland’s efforts as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2018-2019) to seek special protection for groups particularly vulnerable to persecution as a result of armed conflict, including religious minorities.