The Eastern Flank as NATO’s Geopolitical Code: A Conceptualisation (2014–2023)

Jakub Bornio; Marcin Adamczyk

doi:10.35757/SM.2026.79.2.06

Tom 79 Nr 2 (2026): Sekurytyzacja stosunków międzynarodowych

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The Eastern Flank as NATO’s Geopolitical Code: A Conceptualisation (2014–2023)

Jakub Bornio⁺⁻
Marcin Adamczyk⁺⁻

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35757/SM.2026.79.2.06
Przesłane: 15 września 2025
Opublikowane: 8 października 2026

Abstrakt

Artykuł koncentruje się na problematyce wschodniej flanki NATO. Podejmuje zidentyfikowaną w literaturze przedmiotu lukę badawczą dotyczącą niewystarczającej konceptualizacji pojęcia wschodniej flanki NATO. Autorzy stawiają dwa zasadnicze pytania badawcze: jaki obszar geograficzny obejmuje wschodnia flanka NATO oraz które państwa członkowskie należy uznać za jej część? Analiza została przeprowadzona z perspektywy geopolitycznej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem koncepcji kodów geopolitycznych. W tym kontekście artykuł odpowiada również na pytanie, czy organizacje międzynarodowe są zdolne do definiowania kodów geopolitycznych. Tym samym wnosi wkład do rozwoju teorii poprzez zaproponowanie ram analitycznych służących badaniu kodów geopolitycznych tworzonych przez organizacje międzynarodowe.

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Bornio, J., & Adamczyk, M. (2026). The Eastern Flank as NATO’s Geopolitical Code: A Conceptualisation (2014–2023). Sprawy Międzynarodowe, 79(2), 149–184. https://doi.org/10.35757/SM.2026.79.2.06

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