The Geopolitics of US-Poland Relations Under President Trump

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PhD Scholar, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

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The article analyzes the contemporary factors that contributed to US-Poland relations under President Trump. Both the United States and Poland had their fair share of troubles with the EU. For Poland, issues range with compliance over the rule of law, adherence to common EU values and the refugee resettlement and migration policy. For the US, issues with the EU under the Trump presidency formed a larger part of the changing US policy towards the transatlantic alliance. The article argues that while both the United States and Poland find common interests in defense, energy security and their estranged relationship with Germany, Poland’s economic engagement with the EU, in particular with Germany, forces Warsaw at best to find a balance between its main economic partner the EU and its security ally the United States. For the US, its relationship with Poland under the Trump presidency, falls in line with its policy of prioritizing bi-lateral relationships in the EU, thereby undermining the EU-NATO multilateral dynamics.

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Geopolitics Quarterly
Volume 17, Issue 64
January 2022
Pages 186-205

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  • Receive Date: 01 September 2020
  • Revise Date: 08 August 2021
  • Accept Date: 12 July 2021

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