Między Waszyngtonem a Brukselą-możliwe kierunki rozwoju polskiej polityki zagranicznej

Abstract

The article deals with a very important issue for Polish national interests: that of the need to make a strategic choice of the main course in Poland’s foreign policy in the context of relations with our principal allies: the United States and the European Union. The Author observes there has been a consensus as regards this area among Polish political circles and society, in the form of a deeply-rooted belief in the priority of close relations with the USA, regarded as the main guarantor of our security upon the international scene. This is, however, not the only
option for Polish foreign and security policy. Then two principal models of Polish policy are analysed: the Atlantic one, basing on close links with the United States and NATO, as well as European one, founded upon closer relations with the European Union. The Author concludes that – considering geo-political factors, choosing close political and military co-operation with the EU (without abandoning that with NATO, of course) may protect our national interest much better.