Determinanty polityki zagranicznej Republiki Słowackiej
Determinants of the foreign policy of the Slovak Republic

Summary/Abstract: This article concerns the concept of determinants of the state’s foreign policy and their presentation in the context of the influence on the foreign policy of the Slovak Republic. The author decided on determinants, which in his opinion had a key impact on the shape of Slovakia’s foreign policy: geographical environment, historical factors, population factor, foreign service and diplomacy, as well as external conditions. The period of the beginning of the Slovak Republic’s existence was analyzed. The following research hypotheses have been critically verified: among the determinants of Slovakia’s foreign policy, historical factors seemed decisive, especially in the context of relations with Hungary. The second decisive determinant was the deficit in the staff of foreign service and diplomacy, which was important in the context of creating foreign policy from scratch. Finally, the third decisive factor was the multinational nature of this state

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