Poland’s Foreign Policy Transformation in the Post-Cold War Era
Journal: ASIA MINOR STUDIES
Year: 2026

This article examines Poland’s post-Cold War foreign policy transformation through the lens of neoclassical realism, focusing on its integration into Western institutions and the strategic recalibration driven by evolving global dynamics. In this context, this article hypothesizes that Poland’s post-Cold War foreign policy has been shaped not only-as the previous decades-by systemic pressures favouring Western integration, but also by domestic political dynamics which, particularly under the Law