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The foreign policy of Poland and the Kaliningrad region in 1989-2012
Vneshnjaja politika Pol'shi i Kaliningradskaja oblast' v 1989—2012 godah
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Abstract This article sets out to analyse the role of the Kaliningrad region in the Polish foreign policy after 1989. The analysis focuses on the political and regional determinants, which had the greatest impact on the Poland-Kaliningrad region relations. The methodology used in the article is not unusual f... view more
This article sets out to analyse the role of the Kaliningrad region in the Polish foreign policy after 1989. The analysis focuses on the political and regional determinants, which had the greatest impact on the Poland-Kaliningrad region relations. The methodology used in the article is not unusual for political science and is based on analysing original (documents) and secondary (scholarly publications, press articles) sources. The authors also use the system and decision analysis methods. The analysis covers the period after 1989, when the geopolitical changes brought about by the collapse of the Yalta-Potsdam order resulted in Poland redefine the priorities of its foreign policy. One of the most important challenges for the Polish diplomacy after 1989 was the development of economic and political relations with the Russian Federation. Cross-border cooperation between Poland and the Kaliningrad Region is conducted, inter alia, through euroregional structures functioning in the border areas. The analysis of this issue is vital for further cooperation in the Polish-Russian borderland, especially after the conclusion of the local border traffic agreement in 2012. The authors come to a conclusion that the implementation of the local border traffic agreement can improve cross-border relations but it will not significantly change the role of the Kaliningrad region in the Polish foreign policy.... view less
Keywords
bilateral relations; political factors; cross-border cooperation; foreign policy; regional factors; political change; Russia; Poland; economic relations; political relations; diplomacy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Kaliningrad region
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 52-58
Journal
Baltic Region (2012) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2012-4-6
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed