Counterbalancing, accommodation, and hedging: NATO Eastern flank countries’ political strategies towards Russia

Przeciwwaga, akomodacja i zabezpieczanie: polityczne strategie krajów wschodniej flanki NATO wobec Rosji

Abstrakt: Celem artykułu jest zdiagnozowanie zróżnicowania politycznych strategii krajów wschodniej flanki NATO wobec Rosji. Autor wyróżnia trzy główne podejścia: przeciwwagę, która może przyjąć formę powstrzymywania, akomodację oraz zabezpieczanie. Analizując oficjalne strategie bezpieczeństwa i działania rządowe, artykuł ukazuje różnice pomiędzy każdym z tych podejść i rozważa ich ostateczne konsekwencje. Struktura pracy jest następująca: po pierwsze, wyjaśnienie istoty każdej strategii politycznej oraz rozważenie ich konsekwencji jako kategorii w polityce międzynarodowej. Po drugie, artykuł ilustruje każde podejście poprzez konkretne przykłady: przeciwwaga w Polsce, akomodacja na Węgrzech oraz zabezpieczanie w Bułgarii. Artykuł kończy się analizą krajowych i zagranicznych uwarunkowań tych strategii, ich kosztów oraz skuteczności.

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