In the 1970s and 1980s, he carried out several road journeys to Central Asia, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sittim, China (including Tibet and Xinjiang) and Mongolia.

[6] Apart from scientific publications, he has been also publishing in newspapers, e.g. Gazeta Wyborcza,[7] Rzeczpospolita,[8] Tygodnik Powszechny, National Geographic, The Guardian.

[9] Dębicki joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1993[9] and became desk officer responsible for Iran and the Persian Gulf countries.

In 1995, he was appointed Counselor in the Poland Embassy in New Delhi, managing Poland-India political relations.

In 2001, following work for the Asia and Australia Department, he was nominated ambassador to Mongolia whose purpose was to reopen the embassy.