Jakub M. Godzimirski

Jakub M. Godzimirski is a Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) with over 20 years of expertise in Russian foreign and security policy, focusing on energy resources in grand strategy. He has also analyzed European policy impacts on Central/Eastern Europe and Russia relations, while contributing to Arctic security studies.

• Education: Ph.D. in Social Anthropology (Polish Academy of Science and Letters, 1987); MA in Social Anthropology (Warsaw University, 1981)
• Positions: Senior Research Fellow at NUPI (since 1995); Senior Analyst at Polish Ministry of Defence (1993-1994); Research Fellow at Polish Academy of Science and Letters (1981-1987)

His research spans: Russian energy strategy, NATO defense frameworks, EU governance, hybrid threats, and Arctic cooperation. Recent works include hybrid warfare analysis in maritime infrastructure (2025), EU energy security post-Ukraine crisis (2024), and experimentalist governance models (2025).

Projects include: National Network for Competence on Russia (2025), SIDMI (2024-2025), GoodGov (2013-2016), and CANARCT (2016-2019). He frequently collaborates with institutions like the New Strategy Center (Romania) and PISM (Poland).