Born in 1967, Artur Bilski is a graduate of the Polish Naval Academy in Gydnia and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. A former press officer for the Nato headquarters in Belgium, he now works as an independent security analyst. He is also the author of Widok na Sarajewo (From Sarajevo) and Polska Armia na Posyłki (The Polish army Running Errands).