title: Poland in Ottoman and Turkish Grand Strategy: The Puzzle of an Enduring Alliance over Six Centuries
abstract: In previous works, I described Poland as a natural ally of Trkiye.The appearance of a stable and enduring Polish-Turkish alliance through the centuries poses an intriguing puzzle for strategic studies in particular and for international relations scholarship more generally.Given the assumption that national interests, geopolitical balance, and international norms often change in radically different directions, it is a puzzle as to how and why Polish-Turkish alliance could be sustained over the c