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Aus polnischer Sicht

Die bei den polnischen Parlamentswahlen im September 1993 erfolgreichen Linksparteien haben eine Neuregelung der Kompetenzen im außenpolitischen Entscheidungsprozeß gefordert, die den Einfluß des polnischen Präsidenten schwächen würde. Hinsichtlich der zukünftigen Politik Polens gegenüber dem Westen und den osteuropäischen Nachbarstaaten ist kurzfristig kein größerer Wandel zu erwarten. Trotz der wiederholten Betonung der Linksparteien hinsichtlich der von ihnen angestrebten Stabilität und Kontinuität der außenpolitischen Linie Polens bedeutet der Wahlsieg der Linken jedoch einen generellen Unsicherheitsfaktor für die polnische Außenpolitik, der durch die Auswirkungen der politischen Krise in Rußland auf die Politik des Westens und der NATO gegenüber den osteuropäischen Staaten noch verstärkt wird. (BIOst-Srt)

Poland interests and her policy are strongly determined by her geopolitical conditions. More than 40 years of people democracy under USSR domination brings in whole region civilization and economic backwardness. After 1989 Poland attempts to "catch up" the Old Europe. Initiative of Three Seas is one of such attempt. Increasing relations with central and southern Europe especially in case of diversification of raw materials – like gas – can bring to region an independence from Russian supplies. Three Seas goes back to conception of Intermarium, and redefine her on amended conditions of modern world. In this article the Authors will present short history of conception Intermarium, main assumptions of polish foreign policy and will try to answer the question is this conception is still present in polish foreign policy, even if in changed form of Three Seas.

Poland interests and her policy are strongly determined by her geopolitical conditions. More than 40 years of people democracy under USSR domination brings in whole region civilization and economic backwardness. After 1989 Poland attempts to "catch up" the Old Europe. Initiative of Three Seas is one of such attempt. Increasing relations with central and southern Europe especially in case of diversification of raw materials – like gas – can bring to region an independence from Russian supplies. Three Seas goes back to conception of Intermarium, and redefine her on amended conditions of modern world. In this article the Authors will present short history of conception Intermarium, main assumptions of polish foreign policy and will try to answer the question is this conception is still present in polish foreign policy, even if in changed form of Three Seas.

The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, crises in the European Union (EU), and armed conflicts in the EU neighbourhood have influenced the prospects of future development in eastern and central Europe. A search for new security architecture on the margins of the EU and regional collaborations that prevail across formal EU borders have forced national elites in Poland and Ukraine to redefine their efforts regarding regional and security co-operation. Rationales for joining an Intermarium (a regional, transnational project involving successor states of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth countries) are based on the perception of a threat coming from Russia. This article analyzes the Intermarium concept, first, from the perspective of "geopolitical imaginary" with emphasis on periphery-centre relations and, second, in the light of regional "security dilemma" as it appears in attempt of "smaller" states to counteract Russian threats.