A Comparative Discursive Analysis of the Polish Foreign Ministers’ Speeches Regarding Poland’s Security Policy and Its Cooperation with Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Russian Federation in the Period 2011-2019
A Comparative Discursive Analysis of the Polish Foreign Ministers’ Speeches Regarding Poland’s Security Policy and Its Cooperation with Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Russian Federation in the Period 2011-2019

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to illustrate the differences and similarities in the concepts of Poland’s foreign policy referring to the security-related issues as well as to the cooperation with the nonEuropean neighboring countries – that is Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Russian Federation – observed on the basis of the content of annual presentations given by Polish ministers of foreign affairs in the period of 2011-2019. Since they both summarize the previous year’s foreign policy and outline the main objectives for the forthcoming year, the speeches delivered by Poland’s ministers of foreign affairs provide an excellent basis for comparative studies and reflect the changes in foreign policy depending on which political party is in power. This article uses a comparative content analysis approach which focuses on configurations of similarities and differences observed within a limited number of cases. So far, there have been no attempts made to analyze the conception of Polish foreign policy by juxtaposing it with the neorealist and neoliberal theory of international relations. The research allows for a better understanding of the differences in Poland’s foreign policy conducted during the period 2011-2015, when a liberal center-right government was in office in Poland, and 2015-2019, when a conservative right government was in power.

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