Poland’s defense preparations in the context of allied obligations Legal, institutional, and instrumental aspects
Poland’s defense preparations in the context of allied obligations Legal, institutional, and instrumental aspects

Summary/Abstract: Poland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1999 was oneSubmited: 16 March 2020 of the most critical events in the Third Republic history. The integration pro-Accepted: 08 June 2020cess with NATO’s political and military structures is long-term and requires thePublished: 15 December 2020constant commitment of all state structures and institutions. Participation inthe joint creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Member States’defense force means, under Article 3 of the Treaty, the states’ maintenanceand development of individual and joint capacity to counter armed attack.Thereby Poland is also obliged to conduct defense preparations in the nationaldimension. It requires providing formal, legal, and organizational conditionsfor the country’s functioning in the event of increasing the national defensereadiness. Such conditions are necessary to perform tasks as part of nation-al defense carried out on its territory and the territory of other states – theMembers of the Alliance.The content presented in this article attempts to present legal, institutional,and instrumental aspects of defense preparations in Poland in the contextof allied obligations. They concern the need for all NATO Member States tomaintain and develop individual and joint capabilities to counter an armedattack. Given the nature of the problem, it should be remembered that Po-land’s integration with NATO takes place both in the defense sphere and ineconomic, social, legal, and political matters.

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