Geopolitical strategy of smaller state: the case study of Poland’s presence in the EU

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyse strategic choices made in international
relations by a smaller state that does not have the status of a great power and
is included within the structures of European integration. In the theoretical
part of this article a survey of selected academic approaches that focus on
international order is presented, with special reference to regional integration.
The aim of the analysis is to show how the selected theories present the role
of smaller states and their basic geopolitical strategic choices. In the empirical
part Poland’s geopolitical strategy is analysed, with particular significance of
the role of regional integration in that strategy.