Poland in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance between several North American and European states created after the second world war.
Poland joined NATO in 1999.
You will know what the support of Polish participation in NATO and NATO troops presencepresence in Poland is.
You will understand the most important rules of the alliance.
You will be able to discuss the pros and cons of Polish participation in the alliance.
According to an opinion pollopinion poll to achieve (2014) the majority of Poles (57%) believes, that troopstroops of other NATO member states should stationstation in our country. This is the highest support for a permanent alliance military presence in history.
61% of Poles is certain, that NATO troops would come to our defence. In Polish history it has not always been the case that our allies kept their promises and observed the treatiesobserved the treaties and agreements they had signed. In September 1939, when Poland was attacked by Germany and Soviet Union, our allies declared wardeclared war on them, but never came with their troops to help us fight. Poland was left alone. This is why Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty is so important to all member states. Listen to it carefully, and then solve the exercise.
Article 5 of the North Atlantic TreatyThe Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self‑defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Source: Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Listen to article number 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and choose a rule that NATO member states apply in their mutual relations.
- All for one, one for all.
- We protect our best friends.
- Everyone for themselves.
- The weak should fear the strong.
Our membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization gives hope for effective help in case of danger towards the security of the state. In March 2014 62% of Poles were in favourin favour of the Polish presence in the organisation, and after the Russian annexationannexation of the Crimea and the beginning of the war in Eastern Ukraine the support quickly grew to 81% (CBOS, 2014).
When did Poland become a NATO member state?
- 1997
- 1999
- 2009
Listen to the abstract recording to review the material and new vocabulary. Then do the vocabulary exercise. Match the pairs: English and Polish words.
obecność, aneksja, włączenie, być za (czymś), popierać (coś), stacjonować (o oddziałach wojsk), oddziały, wypowiedzieć wojnę, badanie opinii publicznej, przestrzegać umów międzynarodowych
| opinion poll | |
| to station | |
| to observe the treaties | |
| to declare war | |
| troops | |
| presence | |
| to be in favour | |
| annexation |
Keywords
military alliance, opinion poll, security of the state, Article 5
Glossary
badanie opinii publicznej
stacjonować (o oddziałach wojsk)
przestrzegać umów międzynarodowych
wypowiedzieć wojnę
oddziały
obecność
być za (czymś), popierać (coś)
aneksja, włączenie