Credibility of American Security Guarantees towards Poland in the Context of the War in Ukraine

• Authors: Łukasz Jureńczyk

Title variants

PL

Wiarygodność amerykańskich gwarancji bezpieczeństwa wobec Polski w kontekście wojny w Ukrainie

Abstracts

PL

Celem artykułu jest analiza i ocena wiarygodności amerykańskich gwarancji bezpieczeństwa militarnego dla Polski w kontekście wojny w Ukrainie. Dotyczy to działań podjętych przez Stany Zjednoczone na rzecz zwiększenia bezpieczeństwa Polski po agresji Rosji w 2014 i 2022 roku, jak również realiów użycia Sił Zbrojnych USA do obrony Polski w sytuacji ewentualnego zaatakowania jej przez Rosję. W ramach badań przeprowadzono wywiady z naukowcami i ekspertami z ośrodków badawczych z Waszyngtonu i Nowego Jorku. Mimo że Stany Zjednoczone nie spełniły wszystkich oczekiwań Polski w zakresie bezpieczeństwa, to jak dotąd wywiązują się z zobowiązań sojuszniczych. Ponadto amerykańskie władze jednoznacznie zapewniają, że będą bronić każdego cala terytorium NATO, w tym Polski, co jest zgodne ze strategicznymi interesami USA i z przeświadczeniem zdecydowanej większości amerykańskich badaczy.

EN

The aim of the paper is to analyze and assess the credibility of American military security guarantees for Poland in the context of the war in Ukraine. This applies to the actions taken by the United States to increase Poland’s security after the aggressions in 2014 and 2022, as well as the reality of using the US Armed Forces to defend Poland in the event of a possible attack by Russia. As part of the research, interviews were conducted with scientists and experts from research centers in Washington, D.C. and New York. Although the United States has not met all of Poland’s security expectations, it has so far fulfilled its allied commitments. Besides, the American authorities unequivocally ensure that they will defend every inch of NATO territory, including Poland, which is in line with the strategic interests of the USA and the belief of the vast majority of American researchers.

Keywords

EN

Poland; the United States; NATO; security guarantees; war in Ukraine

PL

Polska; Stany Zjednoczone; NATO; gwarancje bezpieczeństwa; wojna w Ukrainie

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Athenaeum. Polskie Studia Politologiczne
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 79
• Pages: 257-271

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Łukasz Jureńczyk

• Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/athena.2023.79.13

Biblioteka Nauki

22439153