Overview

Overview
Force Structures
Programs

Country Info

Background

In 1989, after nearly a decade of labor unrest, strikes led by the Solidarity trade union movement, and various government shakeups aimed at keeping the communists in power, the communist government and Solidarity's electoral wing negotiated a peaceful transfer of power. The country was renamed the Republic of Poland the same year. Since that time, Poland has joined both the NATO Alliance (1999) and the European Union (2004).

Political and Security Environment

Executive. Poland is a parliamentary republic...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days