Director of the East European Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Formerly a senior research analyst for Radio Free Europe in Munich, Janusz Bugajski has worked as a consultant on East European affairs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Defense, the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Free Trade Union Institute (AFL-CIO), the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), and BBC television in London. Bugajski's most recent publications include: Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era (M.E. Sharpe, 2002), Toward an Understanding of Russia: New European Perspectives (Editor) (New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 2002) Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe: A Guide to Nationality, Policies, Organizations, and Parties (M.E. Sharpe, 1994) and Nations in Turmoil: Conflict and Cooperation in Eastern Europe (Westview, 1992 and 1995). The later was selected by Choice as an outstanding academic book. He has published articles in numerous journals including Orbis and the National Interest and also contributes to various domestic and foreign newspapers. In 1994, he was selected for inclusion by Gale Research in Contemporary Authors, and in 1998, he received a Distinguished Public Service Award from the U.S. Department of State, USAID, USIA, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in recognition of his contribution to international affairs. He chairs the South Central Europe (Balkans) Area Studies program for U.S. Foreign Service Officers at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, and has testified before various Congressional committees, including the Helsinki Commission, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Defense Appropriations Committee. Bugajski holds an M. Phil. in social anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.