Book review: Przemysław Grudziński, “Intelligent State: Poland in Search of an International Role”, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2008, pp. 180

The new book by an experienced historian and a diplomat Przemysław Grudzinski, who in this moment is the vice minister of Polish Foreign Affairs, is an interesting effort to answer the key question - what foreign policy is needed by Poles at the beginning of 21th century. The book can be divided into three main parts. First, the author, based on a theory of international relations and history, and his own diplomatic and scholarly experience, tries to find a solution for the Polish foreign policy. Secondly, the theoretical foundation shows the place of Poland in history and an international system since modern era until today. Thirdly, such an approach allows him to consider what kind of policy is needed for Warsaw today.