Foreign Policy of Poland towards the Eastern Partnership States before 2023
Journal: Wschód Europy Studia humanistyczno-społeczne
Year: 2026

Poland has consistently displayed a strong strategic interest in Eastern Europe, shaped by a set of interrelated factors that influence how the region is perceived by Polish political elites and so ciety. The most salient determinants include perceptions of threats to national security and the politi cal climate in Poland’s relations with individual Eastern European neighbours. Poland’s eastern policy is also conditioned by the broader state of relations between Russia and the West, which affect