Prezydentura Trumpa i układ transatlantycki
Trump Presidency and Transatlantic Relations

Contributor(s): Jadwiga Kiwerska (Editor)
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Instytut Zachodni im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego
Keywords: Donald Trump; POTUS; transatlantic relations
Summary/Abstract: The six-month presidency of Donald Trump, whose election victory caused considerable concern in Europe due to his critical rhetoric towards transatlantic cooperation, questioning the sense of NATO's existence and his hostile attitude towards the European Union, and above all his announcement of improving relations with Russia, has not dispelled these uncertainties. The future of the transatlantic system is still in a certain turmoil, which is largely due to the unpredictability of the president himself, his style of behaviour and the way he makes decisions. The controversial changes in high positions in the Trump administration, the opinions of some high officials contradicting his statements, also result in a sense of chaos, making it difficult to define the shape and strategy of American foreign policy. Based on previous experience, one can conclude that complications will occur from time to time on the Europe-USA line in many more or less serious matters, and the paradigm of close transatlantic relations that has been in force for decades will change. For European countries, given the scale and nature of threats in the world, this is a considerable challenge, but at the same time an impulse to make decisions that deepen integration in many areas.

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