Strategic Posture Review: Poland

Laura Chappell | World Politics Review | 2009-08-25

Since gaining its independence from the Soviet Union, Poland has looked to play an active role in the regional security environment. Two interrelated foreign policy spheres preoccupy Polish policymakers. First is the country's Atlanticism, incorporating NATO membership and a close relationship with the United States. Second is the country's European Union membership. Since having successfully acceded to NATO (1999) and the EU (2004), Poland has been expected to take up its share of the security and defense burden. In consideration of its new security responsibilities, the Polish armed forces as well as Polish security thinking are in need of transformation. Laura Chappell looks at Poland's strategic posture.

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