The speech of president Karol Nawrocki at the UN, delivered on 23 September this year, although gathering with a reaction of Polish media, needs, as I believe, a deeper knowing and analysis. This interest was alternatively superficial and was triggered, first of all, by current themes that are at the centre of public opinion in our country, secondly, sometimes in a somewhat sensational speech — by the president of Nawrock, raising the problem of disregarding the right to life of all people from conception to natural death. This problem concerns almost without exception all countries of the world. Abortion is the most exclaiming, scandalous, and widespread worldwide action against human rights, which the United Nations and its members should guard.
Poland or anti-Russia
The current topic, vital for Poland, was, of course, the issue of Russian aggression, which begins to spill beyond the war waged by Krem in Ukraine. The Russian drone attack on Poland had to meet with the reaction of Polish power factors – not only bilateral, but besides internationally. That's what happened.
“Russia has not abandoned its centuries-old tradition of conquest, wars, partitions, deportations, rapes and crimes” – said president Nawrocki during the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. “Russia refers to an imperial imagination that treats full nations as colonial property, refuses them regularly to be subject to subjectivity, claiming that they are artificial constructs, and justifies the invasion as a ‘historical correction’,” continued the president.
In this case, representatives of the Polish authorities spoke jointly. Both the President, who seeks to be a leader Confederate opposition forces representing the traditions of political and moral sovereignty of the Republic, as well as the Minister of abroad Affairs, representing the government of “a fighting democracy”. Which is just another name for Liberal RevolutionThe left-wing faction of the anti-communist opposition, together with post-communists, began to introduce in Poland since 1989.
“All I will say to Russia is that we know that you do not care about global law and that you are incapable to live in peace with your neighbors. Your demented nationalism contains a desire for dominance that will not give way until you realize that the age of empires has passed, and your empire will never be rebuilt" — said attending an extraordinary gathering of the UN safety Council, the head of the Polish Ministry of abroad Affairs Radosław Sikorski.
"I have 1 request to the Russian government: if another rocket or plane enters our airspace without approval and is shot down and the wreck falls into NATO, delight do not come to us to complain. You have been warned," said Sikorski to Russia's representative.
That's not the first. harsh words from the representatives of our country addressed to Russia at the UN. It can surely be recognised present that many politicians in the planet view Poland primarily as a state which, for certain political and historical reasons, is constantly critical of Moscow. This is not a bad identification, it can be said to service our regional interests today. The community of voice between Nawrock and Sikorski assures the capitals of the east flank of NATO that the Republic, despite strong interior conflicts, maintains political unity on global issues. Undoubtedly, Poland's position towards the Russian empire so clearly raises its global recognition.
This position can be received differently due to the fact that many countries proceed to work with Moscow hoping for possible benefits. For many capitals, especially those further geographically, we are most likely a loudly shouting bulterier — or ratler — of Washington, Brussels, a rich North or, as the Russians like to say, “collective West”. This image would most likely besides be strengthened this time, if we were represented in the UN only by liberals from the coalition of "fighting democracy". As it is known, they are not capable of political autonomy even to a limited degree and are constantly viewing Poland only as a junior who is to conform to the will of Western European political oligarchy.
Furthermore, the current anti-Moscow position of Donald Tusk's government should be seen alternatively as a consequence of the political situation, which the Republic of Poland partially developed for itself in erstwhile years. There would be no sharp speeches by Sikorski towards Moscow if Warsaw had not prompted the pro-Russianist states of the West to engage on the side of Ukraine in 2022. It is adequate to remind us how the liberals of the “fighting democracy”, 1 year before the Russian invasion in opposition, sabotaged the actions of the Polish government to defend us from hybrid aggression on our east border animated from Minsk and Moscow.
Poland or another Europe
However, president Nawrocki did not halt at this already established enough, but in the long run an unattractive global opinion presenting Poland as anti-Russia. He besides made criticisms of European Union policy in his speech, showing the countries of the planet that the Republic of Poland is simply a country with a better knowing of geopolitical issues than European powers. Even if he doesn't have their capabilities yet. The lecture on this subject was simple and clear: we are the twentieth economy of the world, although after 1989 we started almost from scratch, despite our participation with the European political project, we hold our separate view of the planet and sovereignty in the sense of political reality. The increasing function of Asian states or “the efforts of arrogant African nations” was not accidentally appreciated by the president of Nawrock. The president besides recalled that the Republic of Poland was not a colonizer in the past, like many another European countries.
"As president of Poland, I want to say openly, among you, in the global community, that we are besides profoundly afraid and are besides aware of the mistakes made by our western partners, friends and neighbours. Yes, I agree with president Donald Trump that in fresh years – as we have been observing as Poles and specified a signal has besides come from Central and east Europe – Europe has plunged into ideological frenzy, which has led to bad decisions about migration, green madness and Green Deal, which destroys economical and economical markets, including agricultural markets. Yes, the same Europe, our friends and our partners with whom we want to build a common EU for many years have subsidized the Russian Federation by buying inexpensive Russian gas," the president said.
Was this part of the speech not aimed at our stronger allies, who are inactive trying to keep Poland in the outsider position? partially so, but, if there was a serious speech, it should besides be addressed to various countries of the world, which may be curious in the emergence of a fresh strong player in Europe due to their own goals. A player who would let them to transform their policies into contacts with the Old Continent countries. The reasons for specified transformation may be different. Both worldview and more material, and in both areas the Republic of Poland should have its proposal for the world.
After gaining momentum in the close 3rd word of office, specified a position towards the UN could most likely be presented by the Prime Minister of the Government from the United Right camp. The abroad policy of this formation in 2015-2023 was mostly based on attempts at restitution of dignity and property towards countries that in the past have acted against Polish harm. The political rhetoric of Beata Szydło and Mateusz Morawiecki included anti-system slogans, although their rivalry was much worse. But could specified verbal nonconformism truly distract political interest in Poland? In fact, no, due to the fact that without a affirmative proposal it would should be perceived only as a game for the needs of intra-European politics. In fact, the slogan of “getting up from the knees” proclaimed by the politicians of Law and Justice, especially during the first period of their eight-year rule, actually spoke of Poland to the planet small more than that proclaimed by the Liberals “back to Europe”.
"And indeed, the objectives of the Law and Justice are ad hoc, hard to specify in the average term, which seems politically most important. We see short-term targets and a general modernisation mark dressed in the slogan ‘getting up from your knees’. This, in turn, is alternatively a national expression of the Hegel conflict for recognition" – I wrote in a book published in 2018 A kingdom not of this world. On the principles of Catholic Poland based on newer and earlier events. It can be assumed that Jarosław Kaczyński and his surroundings have never managed to escape the political railways imposed on Poland, in which modernization is the imitation of Germans, French or Americans, in which more and more forces and national energy are being put into. The United Right forgot that you can't win a game with individual who can control the rules of the game itself. The unquestionable improvement success achieved by the United Right did not translate into political success of Poland.
"If we want to catch up with the European centre and become an equal-righted country, we must endure the force of the EU; if we do not, we will become the outermost country of the Community. This is simply a hard situation, but it needs to be made clear: if we want to win full independence, if we want to catch up with the European centre in a comparatively short time, for example, to become an equal-righted country, to equalize not only GDP but besides wealth, then we request to be aware that pressures and even tougher actions must be sustained," said Jarosław Kaczyński in an interview for the weekly "Networks" in 2017.
However material improvement is essential to strengthen the power of the state, real independency and sovereignty — and even more global influence — cannot make without intellectual, political and moral distinctness. This, in turn, is included in the traditions of historical nations with their own voice in the field of planet view. Both liberals who did not want to, as well as those from the political hand of the circular Table, the centreright, who could not, were incapable to offer a affirmative imagination of Poland's mission in the world. They could not realize that Poland had to start playing its own first game as much as possible. This kind of game does not make an expansion of road infrastructure, fresh airports or atomic power plants. Resources only service the objectives which are beyond the ability to manage efficiently.
That is why it is worth paying more attention to Karol Nawrocki's speech at the UN, as the president managed to transcend, at least verbally, the communicative weakness of our representatives, which separated Poland from serious reasoning about sovereignty in the global dimension.
Polish proposal for the world
Karol Nawrocki's proposal for the global community was clearly attached to the foundation of the Polish experience of the long centuries of the Christian republic. It is worth recalling the most crucial passages of the President's speech.
"Human rights are 1 of the 3 main pillars on which the United Nations strategy is based. We cannot talk about actual peace unless we defend human rights – all human being, without exception. Peace is not only a deficiency of armed conflicts, it is besides justice, equality and respect for human dignity," said Karol Nawrocki clearly referring to the classical knowing of peace that goes beyond the deficiency of external signs of conflict. Behind the apparent peace may, there may be undisclosed force or dominance, and the absence of conflict symptoms may be forced.
A minute later, the president of the Republic added:
"We besides gotta powerfully defend human rights in this most basic dimension – the right to life defenceless from conception to natural death. We defend our families as a place of happiness, love and raising children. We are appealing as Poland to the destiny of 1 of the most persecuted groups in the planet – Christians.”
Before we go to comment, let's callback another, last passus:
"I will remind you that after planet War II there was no place to relativize crimes at least for the most crucial commanding officers. She was Nuremberg. There was a court. There was a name, a charge, a conviction. due to the fact that it wasn't just about revenge – it was about rules. And present it's about rules too. To guarantee that the crime is not rewarded and the law is never replaced by force.
Today we must return to this spirit. Build an global liability strategy that will not hesitate to call evil by name – regardless of the flag it carries evil on its shoulder. We must be clear: there are borders, human rights and global law. And anyone who breaks them should endure severe consequences.
But it's not gonna happen alone, of course. due to the fact that the order of the planet is not given erstwhile and for all. He depends on us – governments, institutions, but above all on societies.
One of the Nobel Peace Prize winners erstwhile said: ‘Neutrality always helps the perpetrator, never the victim. Silence encourages a stalker, never persecuted.”
Karol Nawrocki's message seems clear. There is simply a political centre in Europe that does not intend to limit its activity to criticism, but solidarity with those who believe that global relations have begun to regulation injustice. At the same time, the centre believes that it is not the rule of force that should find the destiny of the world, but the strength of principles. Of course, it is about Poland, which does not want to dominate anyone, but is curious in the fact that the global common good, the principles of solidarity, the laws of nations, political and cultural sovereignty and prosperity will be attended by as many nations and individuals as possible.
Poland soft power
In this context, it is besides essential to see the president of Nawrock rise the issue of the protection of human life so high. It is simply a key point of mention for all political and social entity who believes that human rights cannot truly last unless they are based on natural law. This yet has spiritual and supernatural legitimacy. Nawrocki so opposed both the spiritual indifference of the dominant global political players and the reducing concept of peace, which ignores mass killing, provided its effects are hidden from the public.
Charles Nawrocki's speech, however, was more than moralizing. An external observer could conclude that Poland has utilized the UN Forum as an open space in which it is possible to submit proposals to another countries, especially those from the global South, without, at least to any extent, the opinion of global policy actors who consider themselves patrons of the Republic. And it was a proposal for a strategical agreement made to all those who believe that the request is to return the first intentions of the United Nations.
Similarly, Karol Nawrocki’s intercession for persecuted Christians can be read. The anticipation of building around Poland a network of Christian states and organizations that could begin to see the Republic of Poland as a western/north-north-north-old advocate of the rights of believers opens up. Polish money and another resources, cultural and economical cooperation should follow the words. It cannot be excluded that in time we could anticipate specified activity from our country's political pension. Why would we request her? First of all, to limit the situation in which Poland is simply a petent to stronger partners from the civilization’s “center”. To the degree of its capacity, the Republic itself should strive to become a local ‘centre’ – in Europe in the east flank of the defence alliance, globally besides through links to geographically distant Christian political and social centres. The ability to focus on its own political network – microcivilization – and not only to stay in the ticks of Moscow and Berlin, would make a completely different category of player from Poland.
It's worth adding another thread here. Poland could, utilizing its membership of the European Union as a tool to strengthen its own force in this area, as a global advocate for Christians, as well as a legal order, closely cooperating peculiarly with the Christian South, challenge Moscow, which, after all, sometimes rather effectively, usurp the right to be a worldwide patron of conservatism – only that toxic, with Kalashnikov in hand – and defenders of Christians, as happened in the last decade in Syria.
Only a chance for a fresh opening
Finally, however, it must be said that this 1 speech will not change much if it remains alone. It itself will not bring Poland to a fresh role. Moreover, it will increase the vigilance of those who are reluctant to the Republic. At the same time, its content must be noticed in the right, broad perspective, due to the fact that in its own way its content is something fresh in Polish politics. Andrzej Duda did not make akin declarations during his presidency. Even during the good it seemed, speeches before the National Assembly on the occasion of 1050. The president referred to Christianity only as a “root” with which we have a “unbreakable relationship” as an inspiration for the creators of culture, as an inheritance to which we should be faithful. It was hard to see in the words of president Duda, besides erstwhile he said that the Christian civilization is "developing" and "not a fossil", how it can connect to the action and life of today's Republic. At the time Catholic religion was even for the right-wing government only an identity that could inactive be considered a fuel of political mobilization.
Meanwhile, Karol Nawrocki expressed with all simplicity the spirit of Christian republicanism in the Polish tradition at the UN.
It must be said, of course, that without further work of the state, there will be no results from this speech. Therefore, it is worth that the widely understood right should already reflect on the future program effective for Polish and Polish soft power management, using, among others, the work of centres specified as the Ordo Iuris Institute with the programme proposal “Poland – Reactivation. 10 pillars of state recovery: consequence to the national crisis (2023-2025)" And others. On the another hand, the President's voice is simply a sign that the liberal revolution of 1989 is weakening. And it is despite the fact that in the dialectical revolutions of organization democracy, she again gained any power, which consistently, like the revolution, she uses to destroy.
Tomasz Rowinski
The text was created as part of the cooperation of our editor with Ordo Iuris Institute.
