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Poland's Perspectives on Balancing Transatlantic and European Issues
Monday 28 April 2008 18:00 to 19:00
Location
Chatham House, London
Participants
HE Radek Sikorski, Foreign Minister, Republic of Poland
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Type: Members event
Poland's accession to both NATO and the European Union has extended the reach of both Washington and Brussels while simultaneously locking central and eastern Europe's most strategically significant country firmly into the structures of the West. At times, this has placed Poland in the awkward position of having to find a point of balance between its interests and obligations vis-à-vis the United States and its interests and obligations vis-à-vis the European Union. The speaker will consider how successful Poland has been in walking this diplomatic tightrope.
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