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9 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]
Whatever you might think about Trump, it is obvious that him being president is very harmful and potentially fatal for Poland's interest. It is a fact that he has no knowledge about Eastern Europe, or a deeper understanding of perhaps Poland's greatest foreign political concern, the crisis in the Ukraine.
businessinsider.de/the-white-house-called-this-trump-angela-merkel-exchange-humiliating-2017-12?r=US&IR=T
Not to mention his dubious ties with Putin and Russia. It is also apparant that those who cheer for this guy have (just like him) no understanding of how the EU works and why leaving the EU would catastrophic for Poland. Even disregarding the tremendous economic fall-out of this decision, what exactly would Poland gain by this? It would be left isolated against the influence of Russia, with no strong alliance to counter it. Nato will lose significance as the American pivot to Asia continues and European defence agreements within the EU intensify.
I mean sure, if Poland suddenly decides that it wants to be subservient to Russia than this might work out, but otherwise Polexit would be utter stupidity.
Whatever you might think about Trump, it is obvious that him being president is very harmful and potentially fatal for Poland's interest. It is a fact that he has no knowledge about Eastern Europe, or a deeper understanding of perhaps Poland's greatest foreign political concern, the crisis in the Ukraine.
businessinsider.de/the-white-house-called-this-trump-angela-merkel-exchange-humiliating-2017-12?r=US&IR=T
During one of Trump and Merkel's first phone calls, Merkel reportedly had to explain the history of Ukraine to Trump, who was said to be unaware of the country's importance in trans-Atlantic relations.
Not to mention his dubious ties with Putin and Russia. It is also apparant that those who cheer for this guy have (just like him) no understanding of how the EU works and why leaving the EU would catastrophic for Poland. Even disregarding the tremendous economic fall-out of this decision, what exactly would Poland gain by this? It would be left isolated against the influence of Russia, with no strong alliance to counter it. Nato will lose significance as the American pivot to Asia continues and European defence agreements within the EU intensify.
I mean sure, if Poland suddenly decides that it wants to be subservient to Russia than this might work out, but otherwise Polexit would be utter stupidity.