The war in Ukraine refreshes the historical plan of Intermarium

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Historically Intermarium was a plan for a political alliance formed by the states caught in between the Nazi and the Soviets. After the defeat of Germany and URSS' takeover of Eastern Europe, this ceased to exist and Intermarium was turned into a collection of satelite states under Soviets' sphere of influence. However, following the war in Ukraine, the idea of a coordinated bloc of countries in Central Europe working together to counter Russia is becoming increasingly palpable. Intermarium was meant to unite the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Seas, and a modern-day political entity of the sorts (''Three Seas Initiative'') does already in fact still exist.

This video talks specifically about the idea of Poland asserting a leading role and advocating within the EU for policies favorable to Eastern Europen countries which are often being neglected in favour of their Western counterparts. It's clear from the getgo that the countries in this region (especially Poland, the Baltics) are much more invested in the Ukraine crisis than France or Germany - the two ''pillars'' on EU. An argument is that a more coordinated Intermarium might balance Germany's and France's influence within the EU. The video goes on to talk about an alternate history scenario where EU pulls out from Eastern Europe, however the core idea of more cooperation and cohesion between Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and a post-war Ukraine etc seems highly likely both on the short and long-term.

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These countries have waaaay too many differing ideologies and cultural identities for them to blend effectively. Artificial states struggle with cohesion at the best of times (see: Belgium), and thats without the pressure of existing solely as a global foreign relations buffer. 

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14 minutes ago, bionic said:

These countries have waaaay too many differing ideologies and cultural identities for them to blend effectively. Artificial states struggle with cohesion at the best of times (see: Belgium), and thats without the pressure of existing solely as a global foreign relations buffer. 

The video talks precisely about this. These countries share conservative national values and the desire to remain independent from a fully federalized Europe, wherease Western Europe looks more favorable to EU becoming an actual federal state. The idea is that Poland might form a closer alliance with Ukraine, while the others countries remain in a bigger alliance that gravitates around the 3 seas.