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This chapter analyses Poland's initial support of the Bush Doctrine & comparatively summarizes some of the similarities between Poland's & other Central European country's foreign policy with the United States. The article also explores the limited domestic discussions in Poland regarding the Bush Doctrine & notes a change of tone in 2004 with stronger criticisms emerging from politicians against the Bush Doctrine. Tables. D. Miller

This article focuses on the difficulties encountered after 1989 in taking forward the idea of European economic integration, probing the boundaries of "Europe" in the sense of economics, economic performance, & EU enlargement. It summarizes some of the main features & legacies of integration in the postwar period in west & east. The 1990s, the first decade of postcommunist transformation, is discussed & some of the dimensions of economic performance that help locate countries in the new economic orbits they have followed since 1989 are explored. While some countries (especially Hungary, Estonia, & Slovenia) could easily be quickly "mapped" into an enlarged EU, we concur with the widely held view that the politics of the enlargement process clearly dominates the economics. Finally, some comments are offered on the EU accession process, highlighting well-known barriers to enlargement, & pointing to some new dangers & hopes for the future. 4 Tables, 12 References. Adapted from the source document.

Der Verfasser diskutiert Perspektiven des EU-Beitritts Polens aus polnischer Sicht. Er stellt zunächst die wirtschaftliche Sonderstellung Polens in Mitteleuropa dar und diskutiert vor diesem Hintergrund die Entwicklung der polnischen Wirtschaft in den neunziger Jahren sowie die polnische Politikvariante der marktorientierten Transformation. Triebkräfte und Barrieren des gesellschaftlichen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Wandels werden herausgearbeitet. Auf dieser Basis präsentiert der Verfasser drei Szenarien, die den Verlauf der Beitrittsverhandlungen zur EU in unterschiedliche zeitliche Dimensionen fassen: (1) zügige Beitrittsverhandlungen und schneller EU-Beitritt bis 2003, (2) schleppende Verhandlungen und verzögerter Beitritt und (3) politische Auseinandersetzungen in Polen, EU-Beitritt scheitert vorerst. (BIOst-Wpt)