Poland’s Policy Regarding the United States
Poland’s Policy Regarding the United States

Summary/Abstract: For many years, one of the most important influencing factors for Polish-American relations has been cooperation on security and the strategic partnership proclaimed by both countries. Since 2001, Poland has been providing continued political support to the United States in its war on terror and has participated in the key—from the American viewpoint—military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. The cooperation is greatly facilitated by the fact that both countries, despite an extremely different geopolitical position, different potentials, and often different short term interests, hold similar views on threats to international security, among which they see terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and regional conflicts. They also share values such as an attachment to a democratic order, the protection of human rights, the ideals of liberty and justice, and common historical experiences.

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