The „Giedroyc’s doctrine” in the context of the European Union’s policy towards Russia Cover Image

Aktualność tzw. „doktryny Giedroycia” w kontekście polityki Unii Europejskiej wobec Rosji
The „Giedroyc’s doctrine” in the context of the European Union’s policy towards Russia

Author(s): Tomasz Kamiński, Marcin Frenkel
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Polish eastern policy; foreign policy of the EU; Jerzy Giedroyc; Juliusz Mieroszewski; ULB; international relations; European studies

Summary/Abstract: Russian intervention in Donbas and annexation of Crimea have triggered a fundamental revision ofthe EU policy towards Easter neighbourhood and Russia. The main goal of this paper is to developdiscussion about the EU strategy towards Russia by presenting political concept named “The Giedroyc doctrine”, created by Polish intellectuals on exile, when Poland was under Soviet domination.Although created a few decades ago, some elements of this doctrine are still surprisingly relevanttoday and may contribute to contemporary European debate. In particular, we argue that strengthening the prosperity, stability and security in Eastern Europe is possible only when Russia transformsitself into a prosperous and democratic state. Autocratic and neo-imperial Russia undermines anymajor pro-Western political changes in the region. Therefore, successful transformation of Russiainto stable, prosperous and democratic state should be included into the long-term vision of European politicians who intend to keep Europe secure. All political activities in the Eastern neighbourhood should be subordinated to this. It means that economic support for Ukraine and strengtheningcooperation with this country should not be a goal itself. Westernization of Ukraine ought to beperceived only as a beginning of political transformation of the whole region.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-83
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish