Jacques RUPNIK - Poland Between Europe and the United States

Pouvoirs n°118 - La Pologne - septembre 2006 - p.137-151

Among all the new members of the EU, Poland has been the most supportive of United States policies. The Iraq crisis has reinforced such a reductionist statement. The article first explains why Poland is so pro-American and then sets the limits of this attitude. Supporting American foreign policy, agreeing with the United States on a “politics of values”, does not necessarily mean agreeing with the economic and social “Anglo-Saxon” model. The time has come to give a more subtle image of Poland’s position, which is both pro-American and pro- European, and to raise a number of questions regarding the evolution of the country beyond the phase of transition it has experienced between the collapse of the Soviet system and its accession to the European Union. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jacques RUPNIK, "Poland Between Europe and the United States", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°118, 2006, p.137-151. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Poland-Between-Europe-and-the.html