Central and Eastern Europe has been a major focus of US foreign policy since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Guest
New film explores life of pioneering Polish ecologist Simona Kossak
Darek Kuźma
Simona Kossak dedicated her life to the protection and preservation of natural diversity.
We can only do this thanks to your support!
We are an independent, nonprofit media outlet, funded through the support of our readers.
If you appreciate the work we do, please consider helping us to continue and expand it.
Forgotten lands? Remembering flight and expulsion in Poland’s former German territories
Marcel Krueger
Civil society groups are helping local communities to engage with their own and the German history.
The propaganda virus: it is not the EU lacking solidarity, but the member states
Adam Traczyk
Russia and China are exploiting the epidemic to undermine the EU. Unfortunately, they are finding support in Poland.
Can Andrzej Duda lose the Polish presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The incumbent is favourite to win reelection, but it will be a closely fought and unpredictable campaign.
The return of disco polo: how Poland’s populists are using music to serve their agenda
Marek Kępa
The uniquely Polish genre of dance music has made a dramatic comeback, including featuring prominently on public TV.
Poland’s hidden corruption
Grzegorz Makowski
While perception of everyday corruption is shrinking, it is becoming ingrained in the political and administrative system.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
The Weimar Triangle returns: prospects for cooperation between France, Germany, and Poland
Sebastian Płóciennik
There are signs of that the Weimar Triangle could have a new lease of life.
An unwanted march: Polish nationalists honour anti-communist partisans accused of war crimes
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Norman Davies: How I helped a Polish artist return a Jewish baroness’s family silver after 65 years
The historian recalls his role in reuniting Baroness Ruth Deech with her family silver.
Warsaw names street after murdered mayor Adamowicz with call to “resist flood of hate”
Speeches at the unveiling blamed PiS for spreading hate against Adamowicz and presented him as a symbol of resistance to their “authoritarianism”.
Polish government backs new coal mine despite economic and environmental concerns
The new mine would require 33 villages, with a population of 3,000 people, to be relocated.
New bike shelters to be built at schools as Polish cities embrace cycling
Ninety new bicycle shelters will be built in primary schools in Warsaw by the end of 2020.
