Professor Ryszard Michal CZARNY, expert in Scandinavian issues, lawyer and political scientist researching political and economic conditions of the cooperation among the North European States. Full Professor of long standing at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (Poland) and, since 2012, Professor of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovakia). Author and editor of many monographs and major works on Scandinavian countries, including: Regionalism in International Relations, Sweden in the European Union: Political and Legal Analysis, Sweden – Poland – The European Union, In the New Europe: Glossary of Terms, Energy Dilemmas of the Nordic Region Countries, EU Northern Dimension: Development Study, The Northern Spaces: Contemporary Issues – ed., The Arctic and Nordic Countries in the World of Economy and Politics – ed., The High North: Between Geography and Politics, Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015, A ModernNordic Saga: Politics, Economy and Society, Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 2017, Sweden: From Neutrality to International Solidarity, Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 2018, and numerous articles and essays on contemporary international relations.