The aim of the state’s foreign policy may be to anchor it in a wider system of cooperation, making use of supranational institutions, equipped with powers to impose obligations on member states, taking over some…
Development aid is a recognized practice of international cooperation and an instrument of foreign policy. It is provided by rich countries for the benefit of poor countries. It is not an international legal norm, but…
On the first days of his tenure in office, President Biden announced that he would make the issue of democracy one of the leading topics of his foreign policy. This is not surprising, as the…
In his inaugural speech in January 1977, US President Jimmy Carter pledged his unwavering dedication of the new Administration to the cause of human rights. Throughout his term of office (though only one), he tried…
In the 1990s, Europe boasted the most extensive network of disarmament and confidence-building agreements. However, they did not prevent Russia from unleashing in 2022 the most devastating war on the European continent since World War…
For over a hundred years, the doctrine of collective security has been circulating in diplomatic corridors. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2022 dealt a severe blow to the concept. The collective security mechanisms included in…
We continue to review doctrines, the essence of which is submissive response to the behaviour of more powerful partners. Today about satelliteism, which also made its mark in the history of Polish foreign policy. Satelliteism…
Bandwagoning is a term coined by the eminent American political scientist Quincy Wright in the early 1940s and popularized by Kenneth Waltz in his “Theory of International Relations”. It denotes a phenomenon of domestic politics,…
Russia’s defeat in Ukraine, its political, military and economic prostration would create an opportunity for a fundamental reconstruction of geopolitical parameters in the post-Soviet space, including in the South Caucasus. For this to happen, it…
Today, we continue the review of foreign policy doctrines which consist in responding to the behaviour of other countries through the use of restrictive measures. The American boycott of Cuba is a good example of…
