Anastasiia Herasymchuk
In this episode, we discuss how the Russian propaganda machine has attempted to influence recent regional events.
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The renewed Poland-Belarus border crisis explained
Michał Piekarski
What’s behind a surge in attempted migrant crossings and violence towards Polish officers?
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How rock music became a safety valve for Poland’s communist regime
Tom Junes
The regime saw rock as a way to contain revolt, not incite it.
Can Poland’s opposition win the presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Andrzej Duda remains the favourite, despite his new challenger’s energetic start.
Coronavirus crisis highlights Poland’s reliance on migrant workers
Barbara Erling
Farmers are struggling to find native replacements amid the lockdown.
A power struggle within Poland’s Supreme Court as it seeks to nominate new chief justice
Anna Wójcik
“Old” and “new” judges, appointed before and after the government’s judicial overhaul, are in dispute.
Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimages to Poland in pictures
A selection of images from the Polish pope’s pastoral visits to his homeland.
“Człowiek o wielu twarzach”: paradoksy polskiego papieża
Stanisław Obirek
Potrzebna jest bardziej zniuansowana perspektywa, a nie hagiograficzna narracja.
“A man of many personas”: the paradoxes of the Polish pope
Stanisław Obirek
A more nuanced perspective is required than the usual hagiographies.
John Paul II’s political lexicon: seven lessons for today’s struggling democracies
George Weigel
The Polish pope’s biographer reflects on the centenary of his birth.
Kryzys po polsku: czy Polska znów będzie zieloną wyspą?
Marcin Czaplicki
Polska jako jedyna w UE oparła się kryzysowi po 2008—i tym razem ma szansę wyjść obronna ręką.
Will Poland again be Europe’s “green island” of growth in this crisis?
Marcin Czaplicki
Poland was the only EU country to avoid recession after 2008. Now it is forecast to again be among the economies least affected by the crisis.
Poland’s effective energy policy means independence from Russian gas no longer a pipe dream
Paweł Musiałek
An arbitration victory against Gazprom is the culmination of long-term efforts.
Progressive economists challenge neoliberal prescription for Poland’s coronavirus recovery
Wojciech Kość
Can Poland spend its way out of the crisis?
