National Security of the Republic of Poland: Strategic Aspects

Abstract

The article presents basic conditions and conclusions of the first in the
history of Poland Strategic Review of National Security, which aimed at finding
answers to the questions about the overall national security of Poland,
formulating a forecast of changes in its conditions in the perspective of
20 years’ time and strategic directions of developing the security of Poland
resulting from them. The Strategic Review of National Security was a pioneering initiative.
It started a new quality in the development of the Polish strategic culture and
attracted a lot of attention at home and abroad. Its success is that it has triggered
a widespread debate about security. The success will be complete if the
review results in transformational activities aimed at creating an integrated
system of national security.