Poland-Mexico towards a Strategic Partnership

Anita Oberda-Monkiewicz PhD in Political Science and is an associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw. Her research interests focus on Latin American foreign policy, inter-American relations and regionalism in the Western Hemisphere.

• Introduction Historical outline of Poland’s relations with Latin America Evolution of Latin American policy after 1945 Latin American in Polish foreign policy after 1989 I Political relations History of Polish-Mexican relations Policy of the PPR towards Mexico Poland’s policy towards Mexico after 1989 Mexico’s place in Polish foreign policy Towards a strategic partnership II Polish-Mexican economic relations History of economic relations between Poland and Mexico Polish-Mexican economic relations after 1945 Bilateral cooperation after 1989 Foreign trade Mutual investments III Polish-Mexican relations in the fields of culture andscience History of cultural and scientific relations between Polandand Mexico Bilateral relations during the Cold War period Cultural cooperation after 1989 Scientific bilateral relations IV Polonia in Polish-Mexican relations First contacts The interbellum period The “Santa Rosa” refugees Issues of Polonia after 1945 State policy towards Polonia Conclusion The future of Polish-Mexican relations Annex 1. List of official visits Annex 2. List of diplomatic representatives at the head ofthe Polish embassy in Mexico Annex 3. Joint declaration “Towards a strategic partnershipbetween Poland and Mexico” List of tables Bibliography Index of names