{"id":34401,"date":"2025-10-23T15:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/komentarz\/ku-suwerennosci-i-polskiemu-soft-power-kilka-uwag-po-przemowieniu-prezydenta-karola-nawrockiego-na-forum-onz\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:54:51","slug":"toward-sovereignty-and-polish-soft-power-a-few-remarks-after-president-karol-nawrockis-speech-at-the-un","status":"publish","type":"komentarze","link":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/comments\/toward-sovereignty-and-polish-soft-power-a-few-remarks-after-president-karol-nawrockis-speech-at-the-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Toward sovereignty and Polish soft power. A few remarks after President Karol\u00a0Nawrocki\u2019s\u00a0speech at the UN\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1350px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id34401_2c7a09-cc alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column34401_5dce73-5f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Although President Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;speech at the UN, delivered on September 23 of this year, drew some reaction from the Polish media, it needs, in my view, deeper understanding and analysis. This interest was rather superficial and was prompted, first, by current issues that are at the center of public attention in our country, and second \u2014 at times in a somewhat sensational tone \u2014 by President&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;raising of the issue of the disregard for the right to life of all people from conception to natural death. This problem affects&nbsp;virtually all&nbsp;countries worldwide. Abortion is the most egregious, scandalous, and globally widespread violation of the human rights that the United Nations and its members should safeguard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_20724c-81\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_20724c-81\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_20724c-81\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading34401_20724c-81 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_20724c-81\"><strong>Poland, or Anti-Russia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The current, vital issue for Poland was, of course, Russian aggression, which is beginning to spill over beyond the war the Kremlin is waging in Ukraine. The Russian drone attack on Poland had to be met with a response from the Polish authorities \u2014 not only at the bilateral level, but also at the international level.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;what&nbsp;happened&nbsp;too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Russia has not abandoned its centuries-old tradition of conquests, wars, partitions, deportations, rapes, and crimes,&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prezydent.pl\/aktualnosci\/wypowiedzi-prezydenta-rp\/wystapienia\/wystapienie-prezydenta-rp-podczas-debaty-generalnej-80sesji-zgromadzenia-ogolnego-onz,107709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;President&nbsp;Nawrocki&nbsp;during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. &#8220;Russia invokes an imperial vision that treats entire nations as colonial property, regularly denies them agency by claiming that they are artificial constructs, and justifies the invasion as a&nbsp;\u2018historical correction\u2019&#8221; \u2014 the president continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this matter, representatives of the Polish authorities spoke with one voice. Both the president, who&nbsp;seeks&nbsp;to be the leader of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/cywilizacja\/potrzebna-jest-szeroka-konfederacja-w-obronie-ojczyzny\/\">confederated opposition forces<\/a>&nbsp;representing&nbsp;the traditions of the Republic of Poland\u2019s political and moral sovereignty, and the foreign minister, who is a representative of the government of &#8220;militant democracy&#8221;. This is, after all, just another name for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/cywilizacja\/tomasz-rowinski-czego-nalezy-oczekiwac-od-prezydenta-karola-nawrockiego\/\">liberal revolution<\/a>&nbsp;that the left-wing faction of the anti-communist opposition, together with the post-communists, began implementing in Poland from 1989 onward.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eTo the representatives of Russia, I will only say this: we know that you do not care about international law and are incapable of living in peace with your neighbors. \u201cYour deranged nationalism contains a lust for domination that will not relent until you realize that the age of empires has passed and your empire will never be rebuilt,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/attachment\/68f79b06-4a1d-4673-8d9b-c8ebfd71ceaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0Poland\u2019s foreign minister,\u00a0Rados\u0142aw\u00a0Sikorski, who was taking part in an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eI have one request for the Russian government: if another missile or&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;enters our airspace without authorization and is shot down, and the wreckage falls on NATO territory, then please&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;come to us to complain. &#8220;You\u2019ve been warned,&#8221; Sikorski told the Russian representative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are not, after all, the first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dorzeczy.pl\/swiat\/665392\/sikorski-do-rosji-nie-dajemy-sie-nabrac-nagranie-z-obwe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">harsh words<\/a>&nbsp;from our country\u2019s representatives addressed to Russia at the UN. One can certainly say today that many politicians around the world view Poland primarily as a country that, for specific political and historical reasons, is consistently critical toward Moscow.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;not a bad identification; you could say it serves our regional interests today. The fact that&nbsp;Nawrocki&nbsp;and Sikorski speak with one voice reassures the capitals of NATO\u2019s eastern flank that the Republic of Poland \u2014 despite strong internal conflicts \u2014&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;political unity on international issues. Undoubtedly, such a clear stance by Poland toward the Russian empire boosts its visibility on the international stage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This position may be viewed differently, because many countries continue to cooperate with Moscow in the hope of\u00a0possible benefits\u00a0arising from it. No doubt, to many capitals\u2014especially those farther from us geographically\u2014we are a loudly barking bull terrier\u2014or a miniature pinscher\u2014of Washington, Brussels, the wealthy North, or, as Russians like to say, the &#8220;collective West&#8221;. This reputation would\u00a0likely have\u00a0been strengthened this time as\u00a0well,\u00a0had we been represented at the UN only by the liberals from <a href=\"http:\/\/MEPs Met With Victims of Donald Tusk\u2019s \u201cMilitant Democracy\u201d at Ordo Iuris Headquarters in Warsaw\">the &#8220;militant democracy&#8221; coalition<\/a>. As is well known, they are incapable of political autonomy even to a limited extent and constantly see Poland merely as a junior partner that must conform to the will of the Western European political oligarchy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, the current anti-Moscow stance of Donald Tusk\u2019s government should also be regarded more as the result of a political situation that Poland had, in part, brought upon itself in previous years. There would have been no harsh statements by Sikorski against Moscow if Warsaw had not persuaded Western countries inclined toward pro-Russianism&nbsp;to get involved on Ukraine\u2019s side in 2022. One need only recall how the &#8220;militant democracy&#8221; liberals, who were in opposition a year before the Russian invasion, sabotaged the Polish government\u2019s measures designed to protect us from hybrid aggression on our eastern border, orchestrated from Minsk and Moscow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9912e6-9f\"><strong>Poland: Another Europe<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>However, President\u00a0Nawrocki\u00a0did not stop at this\u00a0fairly well-established\u00a0but,\u00a0in the long run, globally unappealing view of Poland as the anti-Russia. In his speech, he also criticized European Union policy, thereby showing countries around the world that the Republic of Poland has a better grasp of geopolitical affairs than the European powers. Even if Poland\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0yet have their capabilities. The lecture on this matter was simple and clear: we are the world\u2019s twentieth-largest economy, even though after 1989 we started\u00a0almost from\u00a0scratch; despite participation in the European political project, we\u00a0maintain\u00a0our distinct outlook on the world and our sovereignty as regards political reality. It is no coincidence that, just a moment earlier, President\u00a0Nawrocki\u00a0had acknowledged the growing role of Asian countries as well as the &#8220;efforts of proud African nations.&#8221; The President also recalled that the Republic of Poland was not historically a colonizer, unlike many other European countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to say openly, as the President of Poland, among you, in the international community, that we are also deeply concerned and we are also aware of the mistakes made by our Western partners, friends, and neighbors. Yes, I agree with President Donald Trump that in recent years \u2014 which we, as Poles, warned against, and the same warning also came from Central and Eastern Europe \u2014 Europe has plunged into an ideological frenzy that led to bad decisions on migration, to green madness, and to the Green Deal, which is destroying economic and commercial markets, including agricultural markets. Yes, that same Europe\u2014our friends and partners with whom we want to build a common EU\u2014subsidized the Russian Federation for many years by buying cheap Russian gas,\u201d the president said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wasn\u2019t this part of the speech directed at our stronger allies, who are still trying to keep Poland in the position of an outsider? Partly,&nbsp;probably yes, but\u2014if it was meant seriously\u2014it should also be addressed to various countries around the world that, because of their own goals, may be interested in the emergence of a new assertive player in Europe. A player that would enable them to reorient their policy in dealings with European countries. The reasons for&nbsp;such a&nbsp;reorientation may vary. In both the ideological and the more material spheres, the Republic of Poland should have its own proposal for the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After gaining momentum in the unrealized third term, the prime minister of a government from the United Right camp could\u00a0probably have\u00a0presented such a stance toward the UN. The foreign policy of this political formation between 2015 and 2023 was\u00a0largely based\u00a0on attempts to restore dignity and secure restitution of property with respect to states that had acted to Poland\u2019s detriment in the past. Anti-establishment slogans were also part of the political rhetoric of the governments of Beata\u00a0Szyd\u0142o\u00a0and Mateusz\u00a0Morawiecki, though they fared much worse when it came to putting them into effect. But could such verbal nonconformity really redirect political attention toward Poland? Basically, no, because without a positive proposal it would be perceived merely as a maneuver for intra-European political purposes. Besides, the slogan of &#8220;getting up from our knees&#8221; promoted by politicians of Law and Justice (PiS), especially in the\u00a0early period\u00a0of their eight-year rule,\u00a0essentially conveyed\u00a0to the world little more about Poland than the liberals\u2019\u00a0&#8220;return to Europe&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;And indeed,\u00a0PiS\u2019s\u00a0goals are short-term, hard to specify in the medium term, which seems politically the most important. We see short-term goals and an overall modernization goal couched in the slogan\u00a0\u2018getting up off our knees\u2019.\u00a0This, however, is\u00a0rather a\u00a0distinct\u00a0 expression\u00a0of the Hegelian struggle for recognition,&#8221; I wrote in my 2018 book\u00a0<em>A Kingdom Not of This World. On the Principles of Catholic Poland Based on More Recent and Earlier Events.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0It can be assumed that\u00a0Jaros\u0142aw\u00a0Kaczy\u0144ski\u00a0and his circle have never managed to break free from the political ruts imposed on Poland, in which modernization means imitating the Germans, the French, or the Americans, and into which ever more effort and national energy are poured.\u00a0The United\u00a0Right forgot that you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0win a game against someone who controls the rules of the game itself. The undeniable development success achieved by the United Right did not translate into political success for Poland.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we want to catch up with the European core and become an equal country, we must withstand pressure from the EU; if we don\u2019t, we will become a peripheral country of the Community.&#8221; &#8220;This is a difficult situation, but we need to be clear: if we want to secure full independence, if we want, within a relatively short time, e.g., one generation, to catch up with the European core, become an equal partner, and equalize not only the level of GDP but also the level of wealth, then we must be aware that we have to withstand pressure, and even tougher action [against us],&#8221; \u2014 said\u00a0Jaros\u0142aw\u00a0Kaczy\u0144ski\u00a0in an interview with the weekly &#8220;Sieci&#8221; in 2017.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, although material development is necessary to strengthen the power of the state, true\u00a0independence\u00a0and sovereignty\u2014and even more so international influence\u2014cannot develop without intellectual, political, and moral distinctiveness. This, in turn, is contained in the traditions of historical nations that have developed their own voice in their outlook on the world. Both the liberals, who were unwilling, and the center-right that\u00a0emerged\u00a0from the Round Table political settlement (the settlement between the communist regime and the opposition that led to the democratic, free-market transition of Poland in 1989-90) who were unable,\u00a0failed to\u00a0offer a positive vision of Poland\u2019s mission in the world. They\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0understand that Poland must begin to play its own original game,\u00a0insofar as\u00a0possible. This kind of game\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0come about alongside the expansion of road infrastructure, new airports, or nuclear power plants. Resources only serve to achieve goals that are beyond the ability to manage effectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is precisely why it is worth paying closer attention to Karol\u00a0Nawrocki\u2019s\u00a0speech at the UN, because President Nawrocki managed, at least verbally, to overcome the narrative paralysis of our representatives that had separated Poland from serious thinking about sovereignty on the international stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9792af-49\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9792af-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9792af-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading34401_9792af-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_9792af-49\"><strong>A Polish proposal for the world<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;proposal for the global community was clearly grounded in the Polish experience of a Christian republic that existed for many centuries. It is worth citing the most important passages of the president\u2019s speech.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights are one of the three main pillars on which the United Nations system is based. We cannot speak of true peace if we do not protect the human rights of every person, without exception. &#8220;Peace is not only the absence of armed conflicts; it is also justice, equality, and respect for human dignity,&#8221; said Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki, explicitly invoking the classical understanding of peace, which goes beyond the mere absence of outward manifestations of conflict. Behind&nbsp;an apparent&nbsp;peace, covert violence or domination may lurk, and the absence of signs of conflict may be enforced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A moment later, the President of the Republic of Poland added:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must also firmly defend human rights in their most fundamental dimension \u2013 the right to life of the defenseless from conception to natural death. We protect our families as places of happiness, love, and child-rearing. We, as Poland, speak out loudly about the plight of one of the most persecuted groups in the world \u2013 Christians.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we comment on this, let us quote one last passage:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eLet me remind you that after World War II, there was no room for relativizing crimes, at least for the highest-ranking commanders who issued orders. There was Nuremberg. There was a court. There was a name, a charge, a&nbsp;sentence. It&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;just about revenge\u2014it was about principles. And today,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;also about principles.&nbsp;Here\u2019s&nbsp;to crime not being rewarded, and to the law never being replaced by force.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we must return to that spirit. Build an international system of accountability that will not hesitate to call evil by its name\u2014regardless of the flag it wears on its sleeve. We must make it clear: there are borders, human rights, and international law. And anyone who breaks them should face severe consequences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;happen on its own, of course. For the order of the world is not given&nbsp;once and for all. It depends on us \u2013 on governments, institutions, but&nbsp;above all on&nbsp;societies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates once said:&nbsp;\u2018Neutrality always helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented\u2019.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;message seems clear. In Europe, a political center is&nbsp;emerging&nbsp;that does not intend to limit its activity to&nbsp;criticism, but&nbsp;stands in solidarity with those who believe that injustice has begun to govern international relations. At the same time, this center holds that the fate of the world should be&nbsp;determined&nbsp;not by the rule of force, but by the force of principles. Of course, this concerns Poland, which does not&nbsp;seek&nbsp;to dominate anyone, but is interested in ensuring that the global common good, the principles of solidarity, the rights of nations, political and cultural sovereignty, and prosperity are enjoyed by as many states, nations, and individuals as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_84f739-b7\"><strong>Polish&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>soft power<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, one should also see President&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;elevating the issue of protecting human life to such prominence. It is a key point of reference for every political and social actor who holds the conviction that human rights cannot truly survive unless they are grounded in natural law. This, in turn,&nbsp;ultimately has&nbsp;religious and supernatural legitimacy. Thus,&nbsp;Nawrocki&nbsp;opposed both the religious indifference of the dominant actors in international politics and a reductionist conception of peace that ignores mass killing&nbsp;insofar as&nbsp;its effects are hidden from the public.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;speech&nbsp;was something&nbsp;more than moralizing. An outside observer might conclude that Poland used the United Nations forum as an open platform for putting forward proposals to other states, particularly those from the Global South, bypassing\u2014at least to some extent\u2014the views of actors in international politics who consider themselves patrons of the Republic of Poland. And it was a proposal for a strategic agreement made to all those who believe that a return to the original intent of the United Nations is necessary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, one can interpret Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki\u2019s&nbsp;advocacy on behalf of persecuted Christians. This truly&nbsp;opens up&nbsp;the possibility of building around Poland a network of Christian states and organizations that could begin to view the Republic of Poland as a Western\/Northern advocate for the rights of the faithful. Words should, of course, be followed by Polish funds and other resources, as well as cultural and economic cooperation. It cannot be ruled out that, over time, we might expect to reap political dividends thanks to such activity by our state. What would we need them for?&nbsp;Above all, to&nbsp;reduce the instances in which Poland is a supplicant to stronger partners from the civilizational &#8220;center&#8221;. The Republic of Poland should, within its means, strive on its own to become a local &#8220;center&#8221;\u2014in Europe, within the eastern flank of the defense alliance, and globally through ties also with geographically distant Christian political and social centers. The possibility of orienting itself toward its own political network\u2014a micro-civilization\u2014rather than constantly&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;in the grip of Moscow and Berlin would make Poland a player of an entirely different category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s&nbsp;worth adding one more point here. Poland could, by leveraging its membership in the European Union as a tool to strengthen its own agency in this area\u2014acting as a global advocate for Christians and for the natural-law order, and working closely especially with the Christian South\u2014challenge Moscow, which, after all, sometimes quite effectively, claims the right to be the worldwide patron of conservatism\u2014albeit a toxic kind, Kalashnikov in hand\u2014and the defender of Christians, as was the case in Syria in the past decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading34401_173c12-c4\"><strong>Only a chance at a fresh start<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, however, it must be said that this one speech will not change much if it&nbsp;remains&nbsp;alone. It alone will not elevate Poland to a new role. Moreover, it will increase the vigilance of those who are hostile to the Republic of Poland. At the same time, its content must be recognized within the proper, broad perspective, because in its own way it is something new in Polish politics. During his presidency, Andrzej&nbsp;Duda&nbsp;did not make similar declarations. Even during what seemed, after all, to be a good&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prezydent.pl\/kancelaria\/archiwum\/andrzej-duda\/aktualnosci\/wypowiedzi-prezydenta-rp\/wystapienia\/oredzie-prezydenta-rp-przed-zgromadzeniem-narodowym-z-okazji-jubileuszu-1050-lecia-chrztu-polski,4225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speech<\/a>&nbsp;before the National Assembly on the occasion of the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland, the president referred to Christianity only as &#8220;roots,&#8221; with which we have an &#8220;indissoluble bond,&#8221; as an inspiration for creators of culture, as a heritage to which we should be faithful. It was hard to discern from President&nbsp;Duda\u2019s&nbsp;words\u2014even when he said that Christian civilization &#8220;is developing&#8221; and &#8220;is not a fossil&#8221;\u2014how it could connect with the functioning and life of today\u2019s Republic of Poland. At that time, even for the right-wing government, Catholicism was merely an identity that could still be regarded as fuel for political mobilization.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, with utter simplicity, Karol&nbsp;Nawrocki&nbsp;expressed the spirit of Christian republicanism in the Polish tradition at the United Nations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it should be said that without further work on Poland\u2019s part, nothing will come of this speech. That is why the broadly defined Right should already be thinking about a future program of effective governance for Poland and its soft power, drawing, among other things, on the work of centers such as the Ordo&nbsp;Iuris&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/komentarz\/jerzy-kwasniewski-polska-reaktywacja-przygotowalismy-program-naprawy-panstwa\/\">with a program proposal titled &#8220;Poland \u2013 Reactivation.&#8221;&nbsp;10 pillars to restore the state: a response to the national crisis (2023-2025)\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;and others. On the other hand, the&nbsp;president\u2019s very&nbsp;voice\u2014such as it is\u2014is itself a sign that the liberal revolution of 1989 is weakening. And this&nbsp;despite the fact that, in the dialectical convulsions of party democracy, it has regained some power, which, as revolutions do, it consistently uses for destruction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the same author:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/liberals-testing-militant-democracy-against-right-wing-populists-and-sovereigntists-in-donald-tusks-poland\/\">Liberals testing \u201cmilitant democracy\u201d against right-wing populists and sovereigntists in Donald Tusk\u2019s Poland<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tomasz Rowi\u0144ski \u2013 senior research fellow in the &#8220;Ordo&nbsp;Iuris&#8221; project: \u201cCivilization\u201d of the Ordo&nbsp;Iuris&nbsp;Institute, editor-in-chief of \u201cChristianitas,\u201d historian of ideas, columnist, author of books; he has published, among others, \u201cDante\u2019s Bastards.\u201d Sketches on the Disappearance and Revival of Visible Christianity\u201d,&nbsp;\u201eA Kingdom Not of This World. &#8220;On the Principles of Catholic Poland Based on More Recent and Earlier Events&#8221;, &#8220;Turbopapacy. On the Dynamics of a Certain Crisis,&#8221; &#8220;Anachronistic Modernity. 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