A Test of Strength: Polish Atlanticism in the Face of Geopolitical Uncertainty

The emerging changes in the current Polish foreign policy and the changing role of the United States in Europe are a subject of particular scientific and practical interest in the context of the challenges and threats to the security of the Russian Federation. Polish Atlanticism, which has shaped Warsaw's international identity over the past decades, united the largest political forces in their approach to ensuring the country's defense capability, and found a response in public sentiment, is undergoing a strength test. The rapprochement between Warsaw and London, which is illustrated in the article using Polish doctrinal documents and bilateral agreements as an example, does not replace the usual Polish Atlanticism and does not cancel it, at the same time two distinct vectors of foreign policy efforts of the Polish establishment are emerging. With a formal Euro-Atlantic consensus of the elites, the president and his administration are inclined to strengthen cooperation with Washington, while demonstrating loyalty to the new American president. The prime minister and members of the government are making attempts to continue closer interaction with individual European countries (primarily with Britain), whose policies towards Russia and Ukraine diverge from the turbulent course of D. Trump.

Poland, USA, Great Britain, NATO, Ukraine, Ukrainian crisis, Polish-British tandem, Trump, Duda, Tusk