Europe, America and the Atlanticism Approach in Eastern Europe (2008-2018)

The end of the Cold War, with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, marked a major shift in the international system and a shift in global powers, including the United States and Europe. Britain's and Poland's cooperation with the United States in Iraq's war has deepened the rift between Eastern and Western Europe in the absence of more EU members. The 2008 global financial crisis has slowed the process of reform in the eastern continent. The referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union and the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election strengthened populist parties and increased the At-lantic approach to Eastern European foreign policy. The research method, the collection of information by library study and research findings, shows that the adoption of anAtlantic-oriented approach to Eastern European countries has caused a split in Europe.