Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, political scientist, since 2011 Deputy Director of the Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding, formerly Head of International Economy and Energy Security Programme (2009-2011) and Senior Research Fellow at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Managing Editor of “Evropa” Russian-language quarterly on European affairs (2003-2009), lecturer on energy security and political economy of oil and gas at Collegium Civitas (Warsaw), author, co-author and editor of books, articles and reports on EU energy and climate policy, Russian energy policy and energy security, inter alia: Geopolitics of Pipelines. Energy Interdependence and Inter-State Relations in the Post-Soviet Area (Warsaw 2009), Energy Security and Climate Change. Double Challenge for Policymakers (Warsaw 2009), Path to Prosperity or Road to Ruin? Shale Gas Under Political Scrutiny (Warsaw 2011).