The New Atlanticist
Poland's Foreign and Security Policy Priorities
Chatham House Papers
1. Edition January 2007
128 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-2646-5
John Wiley & Sons
This book is an authoritative account of Poland's emerging foreign
and security policies and will contribute to an understanding of
the foreign policy preferences of an enlarged EU.
* * Evaluation of Poland as by far the largest and most vocal of
all the countries joining the EU
* Exploration of Poland's strong support for US policy over Iraq,
its military potential, its proven capacity to use armed force and
its de facto role as a regional leader
* Argues that Poland will have a defining influence not only on
the nature of transatlantic relations, but also on the EU's
emerging international identity
1. Introduction.
2. The past as prologue: the culture of Polish foreign and
security policy.
3. The emergence of an Atlanticist: the strategic orientation of
Polish security policy after 1989.
4. The EU as a security actor: the Polish perspective.
5. Eastern policy - Poland's specialism.
6. Poland in the enlarged EU.
7. Conclusion.
2. The past as prologue: the culture of Polish foreign and
security policy.
3. The emergence of an Atlanticist: the strategic orientation of
Polish security policy after 1989.
4. The EU as a security actor: the Polish perspective.
5. Eastern policy - Poland's specialism.
6. Poland in the enlarged EU.
7. Conclusion.
'Indispensable for all those who are either professionally or
academically interested in the foreign and security policy of
Poland. It combines thorough analysis and brilliant presentation
with a critical evaluation of Poland - the most vocal and
most self-confident new Atlanticist in the new Europe."
Professor Adam Rotfeld, former Foreign Minister of Poland
(2005)
academically interested in the foreign and security policy of
Poland. It combines thorough analysis and brilliant presentation
with a critical evaluation of Poland - the most vocal and
most self-confident new Atlanticist in the new Europe."
Professor Adam Rotfeld, former Foreign Minister of Poland
(2005)
Dr Kerry Longhurst is Senior Lecturer in European
Security at the European Research Institute at the University of
Birmingham, UK. She has published in the areas of German security
policy, Polish foreign policy and transatlantic security.
Dr Marcin Zaborowski is a Lecturer in European Politics
at Aston University in the UK and is currently seconded as a Senior
Research Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security
Studies in Paris. He has published widely in the areas of European
and transatlantic security, and the Common Foreign and Security
Policy.
Security at the European Research Institute at the University of
Birmingham, UK. She has published in the areas of German security
policy, Polish foreign policy and transatlantic security.
Dr Marcin Zaborowski is a Lecturer in European Politics
at Aston University in the UK and is currently seconded as a Senior
Research Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security
Studies in Paris. He has published widely in the areas of European
and transatlantic security, and the Common Foreign and Security
Policy.