The Canada-Poland Partnership Evolving Transatlantic Ties at a Strategic Crossroads for The Euro-Atlantic Community
The Canada-Poland Partnership Evolving Transatlantic Ties at a Strategic Crossroads for The Euro-Atlantic Community

Author(s): Balkan Devlen, Alexander Lanoszka, Paweł Markiewicz
Contributor(s): Dorota Dołęgowska (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Canada; Poland; Transatlantic Ties;
Summary/Abstract: Eight decades of relations have led to Canada and Poland forging a unique partnership that strengthens the transatlantic alliance and Euro-Atlantic community they both share. Since Poland’s peaceful transition away from the Soviet sphere of influence, bilateral relations continue to tighten as Canada broadens its political, economic, and military ties in Central and Eastern Europe - one of the European Union’s most dynamic and developing regions. Canada and Poland further bolstered their strategic partnership following Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022, which poses risks to European stability, transatlantic security, and the rules-based international order that the two allies commonly value. Poland is now Canada’s go-to partner in Central and Eastern Europe, providing conditions for deeper collaboration in such key areas as defence, energy, economic development, and regional security. Canada and Poland work together politically to address pressing global challenges and crises by promoting shared like-minded positions with respect to the rules-based international order, democratic values, and free trade. They regularly support each other in various multilateral platforms like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations (UN), the Arctic Council, and others. Polish-Canadian relations have the potential for even more growth in the medium to long term. To exploit that potential, Canada and Poland must diversify the partnership’s “toolbox” with instruments recommended in this report to push each other towards closer bilateral and transatlantic cooperation. These recommendations include: Launching and developing a Canada-Poland Strategic Partnership Framework; Poland ratifying the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada publicly supporting the Three Seas Initiative (3SI); actively cooperating with 3SI members, especially Poland, in the energy sector (including natural gas, nuclear, and hydrogen) and deepening pan-domain security and military cooperation.

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