„Strategiczne partnerstwo” Amerykańska próba układania się z Rosją w latach 90. XX wieku

A stable and democratic Russia that cooperated with the West after the collapse of the Soviet Union, was seen by the United States as a key component of the new European order and a strategic challenge to American policy. The article provides a historical analysis of the 1990s Russian policy of the Clinton administration. The study’s main focus is on American efforts to make Russia a strategic partner in international affairs. The major objective of the research is to find answers to questions about the determinants, assumptions and goals of the „strategic partnership” policy. The main purpose is to evaluate the US administration’s too positive and optimistic stance. The reasons why the Americans abandoned the idea of forming a „strategic partnership” in favor of a „two-track” policy are also explained. According to the general consensus at the time, the latter was a contributing factor to the NATO membership of the first countries from Central and Eastern Europe. The main research method used in developing this topic is a critical and comparative analysis of documents, speeches of politicians and diplomats, literature on the subject, contemporary press and online resources.