The Authors\u2019 Zone<\/strong> is an integral part of this year\u2019s Holistic Talk conference of ideas. For several hours, the foyer of Cavatina Hall will become a meeting place for authors. Participants will be able to speak with them in person, ask questions, collect autographs, and buy their books. The program also includes a series of short conversations led by Holistic News<\/em> editors on the small stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The diversity of the meetings reflects the line-up of the Authors\u2019 Zone itself.<\/strong> Fantasy literature, reportage, music, social psychology, astronomy, and geopolitics will appear side by side. Each invited author deals with a different fragment of reality, allowing the program to move between subjects and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of them is<\/strong> Dariusz Jaro\u0144, a journalist and reporter whose books tell the stories of people who take on extreme challenges. He is the author of, among others, Polscy himalai\u015bci<\/em> and Skoczkowie. Przerwany lot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another perspective comes from<\/strong> Szymon P\u0119kala, creator of the project \u201cWojna Idei,\u201d who analyzes social mechanisms and the ways people form and change their beliefs. Meanwhile<\/strong>, Jacek Piekara, one of Poland\u2019s most popular fantasy writers, is best known for his Inquisitor Cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The invited creators also include<\/strong> Andrzej Kucyba\u0142a, a conductor and educator, co-author of the monograph Jan Smeterlin. Zapomniany wirtuoz fortepianu<\/em>. Alongside authors representing literature, reportage, and music, the program will also feature guests who work on security and Eastern policy. This thread leads directly to Wojciech Kozio\u0142 and the geopolitical part of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wojciech Kozio\u0142 is an editor at Defence24 and a political scientist specializing in the geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe<\/strong>. He co-authored Wojna, kt\u00f3rej nie chcemy<\/em>, a book devoted to the defensive condition of the state and society. During Holistic Talk, visitors will be able to meet him in the Authors\u2019 Zone and talk about Poland\u2019s security, the situation in the region, and changes taking place in the European security order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This subject has changed its place in public debate significantly in recent years. Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, the strengthening of NATO\u2019s eastern flank, the policies of Russia and Belarus, and cooperation among Central and Eastern European states have made questions about regional security part of everyday conversations about Europe\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The very meaning of security is also changing. Alongside military capability, state resilience, protection of critical infrastructure, energy security, cybersecurity<\/strong>, and society\u2019s preparedness for crisis situations are becoming increasingly important.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWojciech Kozio\u0142 on geopolitics and security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n