Tusk, Nawrocki, and the Ballot: A New Crisis of Polish Democracy?
Poland’s 2025 presidential election ended with one of the narrowest results in the country’s post-communist history. Karol Nawrocki, backed by...
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Polish Presidential Elections: End of a Liberal Dream That Never Was [Analysis]
From hooligan to president, collapse of the liberal coalition, death of the European dream, Trump’s new ally in Warsaw… These...
The Left in Poland on Crossroads: Civil War as a Recipe for Success? [Analysis]
Despite chronic fragmentation, competing candidacies, and the absence of a unified strategy, the left in Poland achieved its best presidential...
Presidential elections in Poland: the extreme positions of the third candidate, Sławomir Menzen, radicalize the two leading candidates in the race
Interview with Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat, co-founder of Cross-border Talks, on the Polish presidential elections and the intrigue surrounding them, related to...
2025 Presidential Elections in Poland: sharp polarization and rise of the far right
While the first exit polls suggest a victory of the ruling Civic Coalition candidate, his lead over the sovereignist opponent...
Polish Presidential Elections: How Mainstreaming of the (Far) Right Continues [Analysis]
Less than a month before the first round of presidential elections in Poland, Rafał Trzaskowski, a candidate close to the...
The end of momentum: why Poland must rethink its future now
Poland is on the brink of transformative possibility — or irreparable stagnation. After three decades of impressive catch-up growth, driven...
Donald Tusk’s Vision for Poland: Unlocking the Future or Selling It Short?
Since his return to power, Donald Tusk has sought to project the image of a moderniser, a pragmatic leader who...
How to commemorate genocide? Poland knows!
Poland had forgotten the own role in international relations, the own core interests and history, and was simply driven by...
Take back control? On the new Polish migration strategy
At the Civic Coalition convention in Warsaw on Saturday 12 October 2024, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the a Polish...
