preneurship by increasing the competitiveness and innovation level of national business entities. The growth of economic potential translates into constant increase in the activity of our enterprises in international trade and increases the attractiveness of Poland for foreign investors. Despite the observed global economic slowdown, Poland maintains a high rate of economic growth. In the face of the progressing globalisation, the Polish economy has to face up to an increasingly strong competition on foreign markets. In order to meet this challenge, economic and structural policy activities are conducted, focused on innovation, identification of niches, adaptation and development of new technologies and building global brands. The strength of the Polish economy translates into the strength of the state’s defence potential. Actions are constantly being taken to increase the resilience of the state and its society to contemporary threats. In parallel, Poland also strives to beef up the external pillars of its security, e.g. through its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union, the strategic partnership with the United States of America, as well as regional cooperation for security. The process of strategic adaptation of NATO has led to the strengthening of the allied policy of deterrence and defence, including through the presence of allied forces in Polish territory. Poland’s security is also shored up through the development of cooperation with the United States of America in the fields of security and defence, energy, trade, investment as well as research and development. The factor which heightens the defence potential is the strengthening of political, military and industrial-defence cooperation with major European partners in a bilateral format, as well as within the framework of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy, inter alia, through involvement in selected projects developed as part of the EU`s Permanent Structured Cooperation and participation of Polish entities in projects financed from the European Defence Fund. Poland also attaches great importance to the development of regional cooperation, e.g. within the framework of the Bucharest Nine, the Visegrad Group, the Weimar Triangle, the Three Seas Initiative and collaboration with the countries of the Baltic Sea region. Another vital instrument is Poland’s involvement in missions and operations led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, as well as those carried out as part of coalitions. 10