The Three Seas Initiative through Czech Eyes: Unconvinced by Their Neighbour’s Plans

At a time when the European Union needs strong leadership, when many of its policies are in desperate need of overhaul, and when the Visegrad Four group has won recognition as an important player, the Three Seas Initiative dissipates the energy, skills and attention of Central and Eastern European countries that could otherwise be directed to questions of the region’s vital interests. From the Czech perspective, the TSI weakens CEE regional influence in the EU, while Poland’s insistence that it has U.S. support is on shaky ground due to the Trump Administration’s internal weaknesses and limited interest in European issues.