On 25 June 2015, the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland - Minister of National Defence, Mr Tomasz Siemoniak presented Mrs Agata Szydelko, with a Medal of Merit for National Defence (Polish: Medal Za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju). Agata is author the paper "NATO’s Cooperation with Others: A Comprehensive Challenge," published in the Winter 2011 issue of Connections: The Quarterly Journal.