Instytut Sobieskiego (the Sobieski Institute) is a

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founded in Poland in 2004, known for its political advocacy of the

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conservative political movement.

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's social conservative party

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, which governed Poland from 2005 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2023, was inspired by many ideas and projects proposed by the Sobieski Institute. It is committed to a

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state, with strong focus on free market and new technologies, Polish strong presence within the

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and is an advocate of economic freedom. The main areas of interest of its experts and analysts are

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and

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and

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. It publishes reports and comment on economy, law proposals and innovation strategies of

and

. Used to publish journal ''Międzynarodowy Przęgląd Polityczny'' (''The International Political Review''), which reports on the latest developments in political thought from major

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political centres in Europe and United States. Former presidents of the Sobieski Institute play important role in Polish public life.

Marek Dietl Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The tit ...

was the CEO of

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Paweł Soloch Paweł Krzysztof Soloch (born 3 February 1962, Szczecin) is a Polish politician and official. Since August 2023 he represents Poland as the Ambassador to Romania. Prior to that, he was the Head of the National Security Bureau (2015–2022). Li ...

is the ambassador to

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and was the chief of the National Security Office and

Paweł Szałamacha Paweł Włodzimierz Szałamacha (born 24 January 1969, in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland) is a Polish politician, member of the National Bank of Poland Management Board, and a former Minister of Finance. He was a deputy minister at the Ministry of ...

is the board member of the National Bank of Poland (

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). Instytut Sobieskiego is a member of the Stockholm Network.

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''Międzynarodowy Przegląd Polityczny''
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