Abstract

After the accession to NATO, Polish military should have adapted to new realities but the process coincided with changes of the security environment and NATO strategic reorientation. In order to meet expectations and contribute to Allied requirements, Polish Armed Forces faced the dilemma of keeping balance between transformation, the forces numerical decrease and modernization of the inventory. Due to the choice of direction with the focus on the capability problems, the change has not brought expected effect until now. Applying existing terminology and notions, the article examines discrepancy between perceptions of the NATO accession and the state of the military effectiveness in the face of deepening Polish - American military strategic partnership.

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