Střední Evropa a USA: opuštěna nejvěrnějším spojencem?
Central Europe and the US: abandoned by the most loyal ally?

Author(s): Jiří Skoupý
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Summary/Abstract: The following analysis aims to find the causes of this relatively dismal state and propose a constructive outlook for the future. The first part is therefore devoted to the key factors that played a role in the construction of the narrative of American "withdrawal" and "disinterest" in Central Europe. The second part then identifies the scope for a more realistic approach on the part of Central Europe to relations with the USA. Here it should be kept in mind that the intensity of the investigated narrative in the individual V4 countries is different. While the Czech Republic and Poland, thanks to their participation in the anti-missile defense project, have much more intense relations with the USA, Slovakia's degree of orientation towards the United States depends to a large extent on the composition of the government, and Hungary has been paying more and more attention to domestic issues in recent years. However, the underlying principles and causes of the investigated narrative are valid for all four countries.

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