Poland's Security Policy The West, Russia, and the Changing Internat
This book examines how the changing post-Cold War order affected Poland’s security policy and particularly how the West’s weakening position and Russia’s revisionist policy reinforced the traditional view of security in Poland. It addresses the reaso
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The West, Russia, and the Changing International Order Justyna Zając
Poland’s Security Policy
Justyna Zaja ̨c
Poland’s Security Policy The West, Russia, and the Changing International Order
Justyna Zaja ̨c Institute of International Relations Faculty of Political Science and International Studies University of Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
ISBN 978-1-137-59499-0 ISBN 978-1-137-59500-3 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59500-3
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CONTENTS
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Post-Cold War Determinants of Poland’s Security Policy Geopolitical Location: Advantage or Curse? Demographic, Social and Economic Potential History and Identity in Poland’s Security Policy Strategies and Concepts of Poland’s Security Policy Notes
1 2 5 11 15 25
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‘Go West’: Poland’s Security Policy in Transition The Emergence of Western Dominance Poland’s Role in Dismantling the Eastern Bloc Poland’s Reorientation Toward the West From Favoring the CSCE to Rapprochement with the WEU and NATO Membership Poland’s Eastern Policy: Bridge or Bulwark? Notes
31 32 34 38
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Poland’s Security Policy in the Unipolar World Order US Global Hegemony, the EU’s Rising Strength, Russia’s Weakness NATO as the Main Pillar of Poland’s Security Strategic Partnership with the USA Poland’s Caution with Regard to the ESDI and the ESDP The Diminishing Importance of the OSCE in Poland’s Security Policy
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