This article presents the impact of the changing world order on the situation of Central and Eastern Europe, paying particular attention to Poland. It looks at the geopolitical and economic conditions during the regional superpower rivalry between the United States, China, Russia, and the European Union within the emerging multipolar order, which is manifested in the 17 + 1 format and the Three Seas Initiative. Poland, trying to get out of the peripheral status resulting from the neoliberal shock doctrine, is currently losing its ability to balance between China and the United States, is antagonizing Russia in the process, and weakening ties within the European Union. Changing its peripheral dependence requires a reevaluation of its stance toward Eurasian integration and its openness to China.
The European Union in a Changing World Order: Interdisciplinary European Studies, edited by A.Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, N.Bremberg, A.Michalski and L.Oxelheim (Cham: Springer, 2019, ISBN 9783030180003); xiii+280pp., €108.99 hb./€58,84 e‐book.
