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Analysis of the consequences of power balance disturbance in the Central-Eastern Europe after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and regaining sovereignty by states remaining under the dominance of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics after World War II leads to recognizing Poland’s accession to NATO as Poland’s indisputable diplomatic success providing it with a new instrument serving to implement its raison d’état and strengthen its independence. The membership determines the long-range perspective of Poland’s perception as a stable state on the international stage.