Relation Summaries
Something I've been working on on-and-off for the last few days. They're just quick notes for me to look back on but I'd like to make some of them ore detailed. \o/ If any of you have anything else to add, just tell me~
America
Holy Roman Empire
Italy
America
- Due to being partitioned around the time America was established as a nation, the two countries never established relations. It should be noted that Poles contributed to the American victory in the Revolution though. Both countries fought on the same side in WWII and diplomatic relations were soon established afterward. When Poland was forced to adopt a communist government, as satellite of the USSR, America was quick to drop all relations. This was known as the Western Betrayal. After overthrowing communism, relations began to improve dramatically. Poland is very pro-American and as such, has been very consistent when it comes to supporting the US in things such as military campaigns. After the Russian invasion of Georgia, Poaland and the US signed an agreement that would allow the US to install a missile defense shield interceptor in Poland. Recently, Poland has pulled troops out of the US due to a struggling economy.
- Not much. They each have embassies within each other's countries and relations seem to very good. There are a large number of Poles living in Australia.
- Once again, not much which is pretty surprising. Austria was one of the three nations to partition it in the 18th century. Austria participated in the first and third partition but not the second. Austria-mun sums up the Austria side [and even the Polish] very well right here. Even if the Austrians did allow Poles more freedom, the Poles were not pleased to have lost their nation and fought many rebellions-- which all failed. In earlier years, Poland saved Austria from the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Vienna. BTW, Chopin > All of Austria's composers
- Russia's crazy psycho sister who's always breaking Liet's fingers, omg, what does Liet see in her? Relations are pretty good... at times. Poland was one of the first nations to recognize Belarus after it gained it's independence and Poland avidly supports Belarus joining the EU. However, Belarus is strongly anti-American which causes problems for Poland.
- There are embassies. That's it for now. Belgium looks like a nice girl though.
- There are embassies. I don't think they talk much...
- America's twin brother-- relations should be good, right? Canada doesn't forget Poland so Poland doesn't forget Canada, and that's the deal. The nations work closely in NATO and they trade heavily.
- Close, Catholic ties.
- The two nations were very close during the Cold War but after Poland got rid of communism, it's been focusing on more democratic ties. A breed of pig shares their names. Very unpopular according to this strip.
- Nope, nope, sorry, Feliks doesn't like dealing with commies so little information shows up. Cuba beat Poland's volleyball team in the Olympics.
- Moderate relations. The two nations work together, along with Germany, in the NATO. The two nations seem to get along pretty well until you bring up the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea belongs to POLAND. Russia is watching this very carefully because he wants to build an oil line within the disputed boarders.
- There are embassies....
- Used to live in his house but lost him to Russia and had joint custody with Sweden. Poland recognized Estonia independence and re-recognized it again. They are in several clubs together, like the Council of Baltic Sea states, the EU, and NATO.
- Council of Baltic Sea States and NATO members. Is the wife of that loser, Sweden.
- Favorable relations according to this strip. They're known each other for years but they didn't truly begin to pay attention to each other until Napoleon came around. A French king once sat on the Polish throne [for less than a year before retiring] and a Polish King married French princess. Both went through revolutions about the same time and did not help each other because the French saw the Polish revolution to be Jacobin-influened. A Polish-French alliance has never, officially existed and at times, the French have purposely gone out of their way to NOT ally themselves with the Poles-- one example being during the partitions. When Napoleon came to power, he established the Duchy of Warsaw which gave the Poles hope for reestablishing their nation but Napoleon only used the Poles for his military campaigns and did not think highly of them. Under Napoleon, many Poles were sent on suicide missions but they avidly supported him, especially in his invasion of Russia. THe Poles trusted Napoleon who promised a better future for them. After Napoleon's defeat, Poland was once again torn apart for supporting him. In WWI and WWII, the Poles and French fought along side each other and after their respective nations fell, they still continued to fight however, as time passed, the French proved to be unwilling to fight along side Poles and relations further soured during the Western Betrayal. After the Cold War, relations greatly improved (albeit a bit of a spat when France refused to help America in the War on Terror) and today, France is one of Poland's most powerful and influential allies. So. Yeah. France was a bit of a bastard but I guess they're cool now.
- Very unpopular, but things are better then they were. It seems like for centuries, these two have gotten along like cats and dogs. When Poland was establishing itself as a Kingdom, the Germanic Kingdom was always a thorn in it's side and they fought over the rich land of Silesia. Germany's brother, Prussia, would invade and partition Poland and years later, Germany would invade each time in WWI and WWII. When Russia and Germany couldn't get along, they used Poland as a buffer and it took some damage. During the Cold War, Poland got along with East Germany but not West. After the fall of communism, the reunited Germany and Poland worked together to better relations. Today, relations are good but still strained because of their past. German cars are the most stolen cars in Poland and Poland has criticized Germany's constitution but there are still signs that things are improving.They are both in the EU and NATO.
- Both in the EU and NATO. Have embassies.
Holy Roman Empire
- Had close ties with the Holy Roman Empire and worked for the Holy Roman Emperor on occasion.
- No Google results.
- Like, OMG BFFs <3 They've known each other since the middle ages and have had close ties ever since. For a long time, their kings and queens were related to each other in one way or another. When Austria was being a loser in the Hungarian Revolution, Poland helped out. Even in WWII, Hungary and Poland were close, despite the fact Hungary was an ally of Nazi Germany. After Germany invaded Poland, Hungary opened it's boarders for over a hundred thousand Polish refugees and opened schools within Hungary. During the Warsaw Uprising, Hungary refused to help Germany and the few Hungarians that did were said to have saved Poles, offering supplies, food, and smuggling civillians away. The favor was returned in 1956 when Hungary had another revolution and countless Poles donated so much blood, extra hospitals had to be opened to make room for them and tons of supplies were donated. March 23 is Hungarian-Polish friendship day[in Hungary] and celebrates years of friendship between the two nations. Fact: When voting for the Friendship day, there was not a single vote against it nor did anyone abstain from voting. Four days later, the Polish government announced that, in Poland, the 23 would be Polish-Hungarian friendship day. These two have a truly beauitiful relationship, even if her husband is a bit lame.
- There are lots of Poles in Iceland. A lot of Poles.
Italy
- Favorable nation. They appear to have befriended North Italy after being partitioned. During the war of the Polish Succession, battles were fought in Italy. Italy mentioned in Poland's anthem and vice versa! The late Pope John Paul the II was Polish so I imagine the two were even closer after that.
- Celebrating 90 years of foreign relations, the two nations get along well despite a bitter period in WWII. Today, the two help each other economically.
- Poland is one of the few nations in the world that can say it has business relations with BOTH Koreas. at first, it got along better with N. Korea because of their similar, communist government but after the fall of communism in Poland, it began to work on ties with South Korea-- while still maintaining ties with North Korea. Still, Poland, being very close with the US, is often one of the first nations to condemn North Korea, especially when it comes to nuclear missiles as Poland, as a nation, is concerned with nuclear nonproliferation.
- Used to live in his house before losing him to Russia. The two have embassies in each other's nations. In some countries, Latvia doesn't have it's own embassy but Poland does so the two share embassies so that Latvia can be represented.
- No Google results but they seem to both like soccer.
- Used to be partners and very close friends but past events and bosses have resulted in an indifferent feeling towards each other. The two once formed a single nation together but it fell apart. Lithuania went to live with Russia and Poland was passed around. From that point on, relations embittered despite the fact they went through very similar if not the same struggles. When Poland was revived as a nation, it tried to recreate the commonwealth days but when Lithuania disagreed, Poland, instead, took Lithuanian land by force and resulted in the Polish-Lithuanian war. After the fall of communism, relations began to improve. In Lithuania, there is a very strong dislike for Poles and in Poland, there is nothing but indifference towards the Lithuanians. In the series, the two seem to be very close regardless though-- perhaps their friendship is unaffected by their nations' animosity towards each other?
- Excellent relations, according to this article. The two nations seem to support and get along with each other nicely.
- They get along like cats and dogs. Did you know Prussia can trace it's origins in Poland? Don't ask why, their history is weird but Poland helped Prussia get started and how does it repay it? PARTITIONING IT AND HELPING GERMANY INVADE IT. Maybe if Prussia was nicer, Poland would have given him phoenix lessons. If you support the theory that Prussia = East Germany then you could say that Prussia and Poland got along okay-ish but only 'cos Russia made them. After the wall fell, Poland was more friendly with the Western half.
- Most hated nation. Since the middle ages, they've been fighting over anything they can. When Poland and Lithuania were together, Russia tried to be it's friend but the two shot down any attempts. When the commonwealth fell, Russia went in for the kill, took a nice chunk of Polish land, and set out to assimilate the Polish culture into Russian. There would be a number of rebellions against Russia but all would be struck down and harsher rules would be put in place to control the Poles. After regaining it's independence in 1918, Russia tried to invade and Poland soundly defeated the Red Army in Warsaw and from that day on, Poland was viewed as an enemy of the USSR. The USSR, angry, formed an alliance with Nazi Germany, invaded Poland, massacred thousands of Polish officers, and mistreated all that remained. Resentment from this time still lives on in the present. Adopting democracy, Poland went as far away as it possibly could from Russia and communism and re-established relations old allies and forged new relations with others. Poland, being heavily involved in Eastern/Central Europe and having significant influence, constantly thwarts Russia. When Russia invaded Georgia, Poland became an international leader, condemning Russia, and siding with Georgia. Poland in response, signed an agreement with the US to establish a US missile defense shield in Poland which Russia viewed as an explicit threat. Russia declared Poland "an enemy" and threatened to attack Poland. Still, Poland signed the agreement and Russia, in response is making plans to set missiles in neighboring Kaliningrad.
- Poland was re-established after WWII. Sealand was established after WWII. There might be more similarities but right now, Feliks can't find it on his map.
- I think they just know each other through France 'cos Google fails.
- They both seem to work together on things like alternative energy and trying to establish peace in the middle east along with Italy.
- Surprisingly turbulent relations. Srsly, google Polish-Swedish relations and the first link is a list of wars these two have fought. If you look at the list, you'll also see truces though. These two nations seem to be pretty chill until you get them on a topic they just don't agree on.
- He's that one neutral guy that's always way angry and needs to relax more but otherwise, he's pretty cool.
- Not a lot, but Taiwan's boss hopes that the two can become closer?
- Cool guy. Nice vacation place.
- Europe says, "TIbet isn't our problem" but Feliks says, "FREE TIBET, YEAH!"
- Historically and surprisingly strong. Minus that pretty amazing battle called Vienna, the two nations have gotten along for a very long time. In the Commonwealth days, Poland was very welcoming towards the Ottomans because it was religiously tolerant towards them, unlike other nations. On Turkey's side, it never acknowledge the partitioning of Poland and was the last nation to maintain an ambassador to Poland. In return, Polish soldiers fought along side the Ottomans in the November Uprising, January Uprising, and the Crimean War. Today, Poland avidly argues for Turkey joining the EU. Historically, the Ottoman also traded horses with the Commonwealth and we all know how Poland feels about ponies.
- Has an embassy in Cyprus and shares it with Latvia. The last time Turkey's boss visited Poland, the two briefly spoke about TRNC. Very briefly. So briefly, any attempts to google it simply says, "we want to find a solution to the Cyprus issue" and that's it. The end. I'll keep trying, srsly, 'cos this is annoying me.
- Aside from Lithuania, Poland has established a special relation with Ukraine in an attempt to anchor it more in Western Europe. In the past, these two had a rocky relationship as Poland forced many changes onto Ukraine when it became part of the Commonwealth. In time, Poland did, eventually, allow Ukrainians to become nobles but that was only a minority and did very little to help them. Relations were indifferent in bitter for many years afterward until the fall of communism when Poland decided he was gonna make Russia way mad and make friends with all of Russia's friends. Poland was among one of the VERY FIRST nations to acknowledge Ukraine's independence and since then, things have greatly improved. Poland is trying to get Ukraine into the EU, argues against Russia on Ukraine's behalf, and is working on Euro2012 with Ukraine (which they'll be co-hosting).
- Britain was very indifferent about the Partitions of Poland and didn't pay any attention to it until it sided with Napoleon. During the Congress of Vienna, British leaders suggested restoring Poland but ultimately decided to focus on "more important, British matters." It wasn't wasn't until the 19th century, when Russia began to act like a loser that Britain decided to spite the larger nation by talking to Poland. Through out, the people of Britain truly did side with Poland but only in words, not action. In the 1920s and 30s, the Poles faced much prejudice as the philosophy of expansionism gave Brits a superiority complex over all other ethnicities or tried to use Poland as a buffer for communism. Poland did not care much for England either, focusing more on France (and even Germany) for an alliance. When Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the views quickly changed and treaties were signed and alliances formed. England declared war on Germany after the invasion but once again, England was all bark and no bite, "If you invade Poland, you'll pay!" they basically said but no action was ever taken and Poland fell shortly after invasion. After the War, England was quick to dismiss Poland which caused the relations to hit an all time low-- Poles had contributed greatly to the war and to passed off without a second thought, many were upset. After Poland was re-established as a communist state, England remained neutral in all affairs and Poles, in turn, viewed Brits negatively as part of the west in the Western Betrayal. The island nation struggled to break Poland away from the Warsaw pact but to no avail. Today, relations are "close" with England being the only nation in Europe to give Polish workers equal rights.
- One of the least liked nations. Once again, Vietnam's communist state and Poland's desire to get away from that period in it's history is at fault but the two nations are on fair terms. They trade extensively together and Poland has recently been working to better Vietnamese sentiment in Poland.