Poland

OVERVIEW

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Poland's primary aim was to integrate itself in Europe's economic and security pillars (the European Union and NATO). Poland was admitted into the NATO alliance on March 13, 1999, and followed this with accession into the EU on May 1, 2004.  The country has no transnational or territorial disputes with its neighbors and is a contributor to multinational peacekeeping activities under the auspices of NATO, the EU, and the...