Od Havla do Pavla: ciągłość i zmiana w relacjach czesko‑tajwańskich w kontekście bezpieczeństwa ontologicznego
From Havel to Pavel: Continuity and Change in Czech Taiwanese Relations in the Context of Ontological Security

Summary/Abstract: For two decades after the fall of Communism, the Czech Republic’s values-basedpolicy toward Taiwan was decisively shaped by President Václav Havel’s politicalphilosophy. In contrast, after 2012, Taiwan began to be gradually marginalisedin Czech foreign policy as proponents of closer cooperation with China cameto power. However, the end of the next decade brought another turn in Czech-Taiwan relations. This article analyses continuity and change in Czech foreignpolicy through the lens of ontological security theory, pointing out that Taiwan(as well as China) has become an important element of Czech (inter)nationalidentity after 1989.

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