The Dynamics of Lithuanian-Polish Strategic Partnership

Abstract

The paper aims at identifying relations between the events which influence Lithuanian-Polish strategic cooperation, defining principal aspects of cooperation dynamics, and analysing recent challenges in relations between Lithuania and Poland. For the purpose of analysis the following objectives have been set: 1) to analyse the development of strategic partnership and political dialogue in bilateral relations; 2) to evaluate the importance of security, defence policy, and economic projects in cooperation between the states; 3) to assess the aspect of ethnic minorities in the context of bilateral relations. The authors of the paper seek to review the principal internal and external factors which affect bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Poland. The following methods of analysis are used in the paper: public statements made by officials, document analysis and discourse formed by the media. The key areas of analysis are the development of political dialogue, strategic cooperation, security and defence policy, economic and energy cooperation, and questions of ethnic minorities in bilateral relations. Presently in the field there is a lack of thorough investigation of similarities and differences of strategic cooperation between Lithuania and Poland.

The U.S. Foreign Policy Towards The Baltic States: The Implications Of Ukraine Crisis

“…Though the Baltic States have become a more frequent subject of political discourse and mass media since the Ukraine crisis, still there is little scholarly literature on the subject. Since 2013 the Baltic States were examined by Jeremy W. Lamoreaux (Russia-Baltic relations) (Lamoreaux and Galbreath, 2008), Kristi Raik (EU-Russia relations and the Baltic factor) (Raik, 2016), Arunas Molis (Energy security of the Baltic States) (Molis, 2014), Ieva Karpaviciute (Lithuania-Polish relations) (Karpaviciute, 2014), Luke Coffey (the U.S.-Baltic relations in security domain) (Coffey, 2013), Diana Jurgeleviciute (the U.S.-Lithuanian relations in security domain) (Jurgeleviciute, 2015). The most significant contribution to the Baltic States' foreign policy analysis is a collective publication 'Ambicingas dešimtmetis' (Jakniunaite, 2015).…”