The Monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula in Poland’s Cultural Diplomacy
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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.100.14Keywords:
cultural diplomacy, Poland, monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the GulfAbstract
Recently, Poland’s relations with the monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – gain new dynamics. Relations with some of these states are strategically important and demonstrate the potential to develop, whereas with the others they are rather limited, yet pragmatic. These differences are reflected in Poland’s cultural diplomacy towards each of them. The study aims at discussing and analysing the type and range of activities performed within the scope of Poland’s cultural diplomacy towards the six monarchies of the Gulf in the last six years (from January 2020 to April 2025). The paper discusses the role of state institutions as creators of Poland’s cultural diplomacy and, by presenting selected examples of cultural diplomacy activities, it explores the potential of Polish culture in terms of cultural diplomacy.
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