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Authors

Krzysztof Strzałka
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/9788383684000.09

Synopsis

ITALY AND POLAND AS MIDDLE POWERS: ACOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ACCORDING TO THE THEORY OF REALISM

Adopting a neoclassical realist perspective, the article examines the behavior of Poland and Italy as middle powers operating in two complementary strategic areas of NATO and the EU: the eastern and southern ones. Poland, a ‘new and rising’ middle power in Central and Eastern Europe, focuses on security, deterring Russia, and strengthening its strategic position through the modernization of its armed forces and a close alliance with the US. Italy, a ‘classic and estab-lished’ middle power in the Mediterranean region, focuses on stabilization, migration control, and energ y security, using diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, and selective military presence. Both countries show different faces of the agency of middle powers in the emerging multipolar order of Europe

Author Biography

Krzysztof Strzałka, Jagiellonian University

PhD, political scientist, historian, and professional diplomat (graduate of history and studied law at the Jagiellonian University). He also graduated with distinction in international relations from La Sapienza University in Rome. Assistant professor at the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University and Minister Plenipotentiary in the Department of Strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Author of a monograph and several academic articles on Polish-Italian relations as well as Italian foreign, European, and security policies, and international relations of the Holy See. He also carries out analyses of foreign policy, contemporary diplomacy, and EU policy in the Mediterranean basin and Africa.

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Volume

Idea Risorgimento w refleksji polsko-włoskiej = L’idea di risorgimento nella riflessione italo-polacca

Published

19 December 2025

Categories

Copyright (c) 2025 Małgorzata Kiwior-Filo (Volume editor), Mirela Marta Banach (Volume editor)

How to Cite

Strzałka, Krzysztof. 2025. “Italia E Polonia Come Medie Potenze. Analisi Comparativa Secondo La Teoria Del Realismo . 209”. In Idea Risorgimento W Refleksji Polsko-włoskiej = L’idea Di Risorgimento Nella Riflessione Italo-Polacca, edited by Małgorzata Kiwior-Filo and Mirela Marta Banach. Poland: Księgarnia Akademicka Publishing. https://doi.org/10.12797/9788383684000.09.