The Development and Implications of Polish-U.S. Missile Defense Negotiations Cover Image

Průběh a důsledky vyjednávání Polska se Spojenými státy americkými o protiraketové obraně
The Development and Implications of Polish-U.S. Missile Defense Negotiations

Author(s): Břetislav Dančák, Vendula Vespalcová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Poland; USA; missile defense; Bilateral relations

Summary/Abstract: During the G. W. Bush administrations Poland was supposed to become a host country for a part of the American missile defense system. This article analyses the course of the bilateral U.S.-Polish negotiations,identifies the initial Polish motives for cooperating, and analyses the Polish negotiating strategy. The article also follows Polish reaction to the reconsideration of the project by Barack Obama and assesses the impact of the issue on Polish relations with the USA.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2012
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 337-355
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Czech