ABSTRACT

The following article shows the Polish authorities’ perspective towards the United States’ actions undertaken during the crises in Iran and examines the manner in which Warsaw flexibly responded to political tensions between Washington and Teheran in the last years of the Cold War (1979–88): the Islamic Revolution; the Iranian Hostage Crisis; and the Iran-Iraq War. The Polish government pragmatically manoeuvered between Iran and the superpowers for economic gain and yet carefully maintained the veneer of neutrality for both political and economic ends, in spite of Moscow’s noose ever tightening on Warsaw’s neck. The article demonstrates how and why smaller, isolated nations in the late Cold War era were able to build relationships regardless of the challenges and obstacles they faced.

摘要

下一篇文章显示了波兰当局对美国在伊朗危机期间采取的行动的看法，并探讨了华沙在冷战的最后几年（1979-88年）灵活应对华盛顿和德黑兰之间政治紧张局势的方式。 ：伊斯兰革命；伊朗人质危机；以及伊伊拉克战争。波兰政府务实地在伊朗和超级大国之间进行机动，以获取经济利益，尽管莫斯科的绞索一直在华沙的脖子上收紧，但波兰仍谨慎地保持中立的政治和经济目的。这篇文章说明了冷战后期较小的孤立国家如何以及为什么能够建立关系，而不管它们所面临的挑战和障碍如何。