Relationship dossier
Australia
Poland
Relationship assessment
Australia and Poland cooperate through a strategic partnership and bilateral agreements.
Australia toward Poland
+35The Australian government entered a strategic partnership with Poland in 2012 and has used the bilateral framework for political and security cooperation. Australia and Poland also maintain a social security agreement.
Poland toward Australia
+35The Polish government entered a strategic partnership with Australia in 2012, providing a framework for political and security cooperation. Poland and Australia also maintain a social security agreement.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is underpinned by a strategic partnership and bilateral agreements that support practical cooperation. These durable arrangements indicate a broadly cooperative relationship, although the scope and intensity of implementation are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Australia and Poland maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a 2012 strategic partnership and bilateral arrangements including a social security agreement. The partnership provides a basis for political and security cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of specific joint initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Australia and Poland established a strategic partnership.
A bilateral social security agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral security cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent joint initiatives under the strategic partnership is uncertain.