Contents

Contents
STUDIES
9
Why is the West Going to War? The Motives behind Western
Military Interventions after the Cold War in Light of Official
Statements Delivered by Western Leaders
Marek Madej
29
Western Liberal Interventionism after the Cold War – Determinants
and Consequences
Roman Ku ź niar
45
Prevention of Mass Atrocities as the Implementation of the Concept
of ‘Responsibility to Protect’
Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala
61
The Place of Military Intervention in the Concept of Responsibility
to Protect (R2P)
Patrycja Grzebyk
79
Energy Security and Western Post-Cold-War Military Interventions
Kamila Pronińska
99
Public Opinion vis-à-vis ‘Western Wars’: A Case Study of the Gulf War,
Bosnia and Kosovo
Anna Wojciuk, Maciej Michałek
123
Germany’s Approach to Military Interventions between 1998 and 2013:
A Continuation or a Change?
Karolina Libront
145
Revolution in Military Affairs – Lessons from the Conflicts in Afghanistan
and Iraq
Anna Pochylska
159
Political and Military Dimensions of the Israel-Iran Conflict
Robert Czulda
181
Why Does Europe Need American Nuclear Weapons? Polish Position
on NATO Nuclear Deterrence from the Perspective of Selected Theories
of International Relations
Katarzyna Kubiak
203
Securitization of Environmental Problems in the Mediterranean Sea Basin
Katarzyna Stachurska-Szczesiak
223
Between Autonomy and Power – The Latin American Interpretation
of Neorealism in the Cold War Era
Marcin Florian Gawrycki
245
Eurosceptical Parties’ Attitudes towards the Conflict in Ukraine:
Implications for the EU’s External Actions
Filip Tereszkiewicz
267
The Oil Market in the 21st Century. The Role of Saudi Arabia and OPEC
in Shaping Oil Prices
Rafał Ulatowski
REPORTS
285
Report on the 4th Minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski Symposium
“Strong Germany in Weak Europe. Between Opportunity and Concern”,
Warsaw, 11 March 2015
Karolina Libront
289
Report on the jubilee academic conference on the 20th anniversary
of “Rocznik Strategiczny”: “The Use of Force in a Post-Western
International Order: New and Old Challenges to Security Studies”,
Warsaw, 22 May 2015
Agnieszka Ignaciuk
REVIEWS
297
Jacek Czaputowicz, Kamil Ławniczak, Anna Wojciuk, Nauka o stosunkach
międzynarodowych i studia europejskie w Polsce [International Relations
and European Studies in Poland]
Jan Zielonka
301
Ryszard Zięba, Stanisław Bieleń, Justyna Zając (ed.), Teorie i podejścia
badawcze w nauce o stosunkach międzynarodowych [Theories and Research
Approaches in International Relations]
Paweł Frankowski
306
Jacek Czaputowicz, Suwerenność [Sovereignty]
Irena Popiuk-Rysińska
319
John Kaag, Sarah Kreps, Drone Warfare
Anna Walkowiak
324
Piotr A. Świtalski, Emocje, interesy, wartości. Przemiany paradygmatów
polityki międzynarodowej [Emotions, Interests, Values. Changing Paradigms
of International Policy]
Weronik a Garbacz
332
A reply to the review by Prof. Edward Haliżak of the book titled
EU in the Mediterranean. An International Roles Theory Approach
Justyna Zając