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[email protected] Universidad Complutense de Madrid España Ras, Maciej FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY IN THE PARTY DISCOURSE IN POLAND: MAIN FUTURES Revista UNISCI, núm. 43, enero-junio, 2017, pp. 117-141 Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76749542008 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Revista UNISCI / UNISCI Journal, Nº 43 (Enero/January 2017) FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY IN THE PARTY DISCOURSE IN POLAND: MAIN FUTURES Maciej Ra 1 Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw Abstract: The article examines the role of foreign and security policies in the Polish political parties discourse since 1989, trying to explain the positions of the most significant political parties on key aspects connected with these topics. In this regard, the article explains the debates and the evolution of the parties after 1989, as well as the consensus reached, connected with Poland’s accession to the Western institutions, in particular the debate on the European Union (the accession to and participation in the EU), and Eastern Europe. This set of debates helps to understand the significant divisions that today exist among the political parties in Poland. The final part of the article refers to the impact of the last parliamentary elections on foreign policy . Keywords: Political parties, Poland’s foreign policy, Poland’s security policy, party system in Poland Titulo en Castellano : La Política Exterior y de Seguridad en el discurso de los Partidos Políticos en Polonia: Aspectos principales.