Centralslavia

http://www.polskapanorama.org/plightofeuropean.html
Upon reading this interesting article, a number of thoughts came to mind.

The viability of a union of Centroslavia is unlikely but closer cooperation is more likely to work. The interests of the supposed allies or partners are always a secondary priority for the major power as it has other interests and a limited attention span. From this, a Centroslav alliance would be more likely to police itself keeping its members honest and provide a large enough force to leverage honesty out of those interacting with it.

The worry is that a unified set of principles would have a lot of trouble getting agreed upon but most importantly, is there the ability to produce a coherent cultural transformation. Most simply the question is “What vision of life and the world will be held?”. The Nihilism of the Russian elites and the stupidity of Western elites discredit them. But is there a credible force to act within Centroslavia?

Germany still possesses considerable economic power and diplomatic contacts. Any such effort would be likely hampered by German influence attempting to convince the US and the West of its position as the “modernizer of Eastern Europe”. The interest of the US in it is a somewhat transient phenomenon given the number of matters a global power must deal with, the competition international concerns hold versus domestic ones, and just plain lack of an attention span.

Putting ones security needs and cultural needs (not to mention economic ones) in the hands of a senior state is unlikely to prove beneficial if the senior state shares neither a common outlook nor frequent attention in the area. This is true of all major powers as far as Eastern Europe is concerned. Russia has some interests but the failure of leadership and the focus on other concerns makes Russia unlikely to protect the interests of the nations in Centroslavia.

What countries does it refer to? It would of course include Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, the Republica Srbska (if possible), Moldova, and Bulgaria. It might be extended to include the Baltic states, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Cyprus. It would not include Albania, Bosnia, and Croatia for their support of Jihad and their war crimes.

How close a Union? Perhaps monetary union would go too far but certainly free-trade between the members would be essential. Agreement by all parties regarding tariffs outside the Union would help build mutual interests. Most importantly is that the Union would provide close diplomatic support for members in conflicts like those that ravaged Yugoslavia in the 90’s and that gave Kosovo over to Jihadists. Greek concerns with Cyprus are another case.

A cultural element is crucial to such an undertaking. There must be a common understanding about the world that differs from the West as it currently stands. This does not mean disagreement with the West’s fundamental ideas from long ago but with the fanaticism of the current leadership class. Centralslavia is not against the free-market but against the cronyism of the state support for major companies in the West. Centroslavia is not against the ideas of Free Speech and Liberty, just against Jihadist propaganda and immoral publications that degrade the humanity of people. Centroslavia is not against a secular government, just against the atheism and war against religion that poses for secularism in the West.