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Dilemmas Related to the Poland’s Participation in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
Dilemmas Related to the Poland’s Participation in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative

Author(s): Paula Tomaszewska, Artur Pohl
Subject(s): Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: the Belt and Road Initiative; BRI; China; Poland; the New Silk Road; Inicjatywa Pasa i Drogi; Chiny; Polska; Nowy Jedwabny Szlak

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to show the dilemmas related to the Poland’s participation in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The theory behind the paper is that the Belt and Road Initiative has divided the mainstream of public discourse into two main threads: an optimistic option – one that sees opportunities in the participation in the initiative – and a pessimistic one, high- lighting the threats to the security of the Polish state. The authors will answer the following research questions: how is the BRI presented in the Polish public discourse? What are the main opportunities and challenges resulting from Poland’s accession to the initiative? A desk research analysis of all types of Polish-Chinese relations will also be conducted.

  • Issue Year: IX/2019
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 161-179
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English