Polska polityka bezpieczeństwa narodowego okresu odrodzenia. Cz. 1, Czynniki zewnętrzne

The article presents primary issues concerning Polish national security policy in the Renaissance. It consist of two basic parts. The first one includes the characteristics of the most important external conditions for Poland's security in that time, such as political and military situation in Europe, wars waged by Poland (with the Teutonic Order, Russia, Sweden and Turkey) and conclusions resulted from them. The second part shows a wide spectrum of internal national security determinants like political, social and military situation, the state and organisation system of the army, and also the level and achievements of Polish war art. In the final part of the article external conditions have been listed that had a decisive influence Polish national security policy of that time, conclusions and summing up.