Poland foreign affairs are weird because they are essentially two different bodies. The regular diplomatic corps is actually competent (very slowly losing it after 1989), able to maintain proper relations with everyone they want, though of course some ambassadors from political nomination are shitty, but i can't even remember any really serious incidents caused by them.
The Foreign Ministry though, are usually (both in case of PiS and PO) horde of drunken hogs with snouts surgically attached to USA boot and ass, which notoriously end up in spectacular failures like the infamous Iran conferency. Only reason we are as of yet be able to still maintain most relations is that the Foreign Ministry is usually treated as political loot to place the most incompetent and lazy bastards in winning parties so for the most of the time they do nothing but embezzle money and leave the mundane work to the professionals. And all important decisions are made in Washington for them anyway.
Poland foreign affairs are weird because they are essentially two different bodies. The regular diplomatic corps is actually competent (very slowly losing it after 1989), able to maintain proper relations with everyone they want, though of course some ambassadors from political nomination are shitty, but i can't even remember any really serious incidents caused by them.
The Foreign Ministry though, are usually (both in case of PiS and PO) horde of drunken hogs with snouts surgically attached to USA boot and ass, which notoriously end up in spectacular failures like the infamous Iran conferency. Only reason we are as of yet be able to still maintain most relations is that the Foreign Ministry is usually treated as political loot to place the most incompetent and lazy bastards in winning parties so for the most of the time they do nothing but embezzle money and leave the mundane work to the professionals. And all important decisions are made in Washington for them anyway.
Thank you for the lesson, that’s really cool how the diplomats have a certain degree of independence in their actions.