MARYNARKA WOJENNA JAKO ŚRODEK REALIZACJI INTERESU NARODOWEGO
NAVY AS A MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL INTEREST

Summary/Abstract: The ability to pursue national interests determines the strength and position of the state.To this end, it uses a number of instruments, depending on the nature of the interest, thespecificity of the political and economic environment and social expectations. One ofsuch instruments, focused on conducting maritime activity of the state, is the navy. Theformula of its operation, organizational structure and potential must therefore beadapted to the long-term strategic goals of the state, which are to enable the realizationof the national interest. At the same time, the vision of the use of naval forces should beopen, which will allow to achieve strategic goals in the event of a change in theinternational situation. The ability to adapt the naval forces to changes in theinternational environment and the unchanging pursuit of national interest is arequirement for proper organization of the navy. The analysis of these activities in theyears 1918-2018 allows us to formulate the thesis that interwar Poland was able tocreate and use the Navy's potential to implement the national interest, which was tomaintain the sovereignty and continuity of the state. However, today the Polish state isnot able to make full use of this instrument, mainly due to the lack of ability to definethe essence of the concept of national interest in a globalized world

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