The first monograph about the Polish foreign policy after 1989.
Roman Kuźniar focuses on the main challenges of the period in question:
regaining sovereignty and establishing a solid foundation for Poland’s security as well
as economic and civilisational development. The successes in these areas made Poland
regain the freedom to operate in the international arena. The author combined a regular
lecture on foreign policy with his critical commentary.
This book is concerned with the real foreign policy, i.e. the one that Poland has actually
been pursuing (the “positive” policy rather than the postulated one). What this is
not, then, is a study of accompanying concepts, options, criticisms or debate. While
always interesting and at times fascinating, these threads are only referred to
intermittently here (Roman Kuźniar).
Roman Kuźniar, Professor of the University of Warsaw, works at the
University’s Institute of International Relations. In the past twice head of the policy
planning in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Polish Institute of
International Affairs (2005–2007). Since 1995, he has been the editor-in-chief of the
Strategic Yearbook. His books include: Prawa człowieka: prawo, instytucje, stosunki
międzynarodowe [Humana Rights: Law, institutions, international relations] (2000);
Polands Security Policy (2001) , Polityka i siła [Politics and Power] (2005).
375 pages, Hardcover