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France and Poland have had dynamic security relations for over 100 years. Initially, the bonding element was the sense of threat posed by Germany. Therefore, in the interwar period, France and Poland were bound by the allied treaty of 1921. However, both countries lost their independence during WWII, and the alliance was not renewed after the war. During the Cold War division, convergence and divergence of security interests were evident. After the breakthrough of 1989, Poland joined NATO and the EU and, together with France, found itself in the Western security community. At that time, France represents a Eurocentric vision of security with elements of mondialisme, and Poland prefers an Atlantic option. These convergences and differences in understanding their own security interests mean that relations between France and Poland are meandering, changeable and even complicated, which can be seen in their changing dynamics throughout the post-Cold War period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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