THE WORLD, CONNECTED
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Poland → United States

This score represents Poland's relationship toward United States. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

POL → USA+56Partner95% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
USA → POL+56PartnerSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security+100

3 documented factors produce the +100 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +60Continuing NATO collective-defence obligation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Poland and the United States remained bound by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

  2. +22.3Continuous presence and missile-defence integration
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The bilateral programme combined a continuous U.S. aviation presence, missile defence, special operations, exercises and capability development.

  3. +20Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
    Active event · 2020

    The agreement created infrastructure and legal arrangements for a larger enduring U.S. rotational presence and advanced headquarters and combat capabilities in Poland.

The displayed value is limited to the model’s −100 to +100 component range.

Diplomacy+41

2 documented factors produce the +41 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +31.3Security alliance grounded in shared history and values
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official bilateral record describes a comprehensive relationship spanning defence, economic and democratic cooperation.

  2. +10Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
    Active event · 2020

    The agreement created infrastructure and legal arrangements for a larger enduring U.S. rotational presence and advanced headquarters and combat capabilities in Poland.

Economic+33

2 documented factors produce the +33 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +13.4Standing innovation and commercial cooperation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Government, business, research and energy channels produced an active bilateral economic agenda.

  2. +20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment+50

2 documented factors produce the +50 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +44.6Aligned transatlantic security posture
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The governments documented aligned action on NATO collective defence, regional security and Ukraine.

  2. +5Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
    Active event · 2020

    The agreement created infrastructure and legal arrangements for a larger enduring U.S. rotational presence and advanced headquarters and combat capabilities in Poland.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: Historical links are documented, but the reviewed pre-2015 record does not independently establish the frozen exceptional-exchange threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+44 in 2015 → +56 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+9

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

The agreement created infrastructure and legal arrangements for a larger enduring U.S. rotational presence and advanced headquarters and combat capabilities in Poland.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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