A Partnership between Poland and Turkey: Filling the EU Gap?

Bulletin PISM, No. 54 (507)  21 May 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs

Pinar Elman *

In 2014, on the 600th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Poland and Turkey are preparing to translate their good mutual relations into a deeper strategic partnership in areas of common long-term interest such as energy, defence and space. Yet, if they continue to forge this relationship via the simple bilateral track or within the NATO framework, there is a risk that such closer relations will prove unsustainable. The pair must work to cement Turkey’s EU prospects.

* Pinar Elman is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs.

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