20 years of Poland in NATO

*This speech was held by the Polish Ambassador Karol Bachura at the AIIS conference: “20 Years of NATO, 10 Years of Albanian membership”   From 1989, long before NATO and EU membership our foreign policy pillar was an open door policy to Euroatlantic organizations.   NATO was seen as the best guarantor of Polish sovereignty and independence. NATO membership marked a breakthrough in Polish history and symbolizes the end of European divisions in place since the end of WWII. As a result, Poland became an organic part of the Euroatlantic community. Poland’s Contribution to NATO From a polish perspective, solidarity…