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Published in: HomeNot enjoying the football. But ever interested by it
Is football racist to its core? The author starts out having thought so, but his experience of a particular group of...
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Published in: oDRWar minus the shooting: Russia vs Poland at Euro 2012
‘War minus the shooting’ was George Orwell’s definition of sport, unpleasantly brought once more to mind during the...
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Published in: HomeBarack Obama and Poland: injurious ignorance
The American president's award to the wartime Polish hero Jan Karski was tarnished by a historical blunder that...
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Published in: HomeJanusz Palikot’s ‘Cannabis Stunt’ Overshadowed a More Complex Debate about Drug Policy Reform in Poland
Palikot’s symbolic gesture played into the hands of a media that is eager to demonize the decriminalization...
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Published in: HomeEurope and democracy-promotion: making good
The Arab uprisings of 2011 are provoking the European Union into a rethink of its approach to encouraging democracy...
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Published in: HomeEurozone take-over
Poland's premier is ready to lead Poland into a new servitude to corporate greed
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Published in: HomeEurope's problem, Poland's perspective
The still uncertain outcome of the eurozone crisis makes predictions for 2012 difficult. But its singular impact in...
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Published in: HomePoland's politics of abortion
A citiziens' initiative seeking a reform of Poland's abortion law is facing a crucial test in parliament. This is...
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Published in: HomeThe possibilities and impossibilities of being a neighbour
German-born Daniel Zylbersztajn has recently returned to Poland, two months after his father's passing away. In the...
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Published in: HomePoland's election, European lesson
Poland's competent centre-right government has earned it a popular vote for stability and continuity. But the sharp...
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Published in: HomePoland: 1920 and all that
Even the most heroic and tragic moments of Poland’s modern history - the battle of Warsaw, the Katyn massacre, the...
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Published in: HomeEurope's eastern question
Poland is hosting a summit on 29-30 September 2011 that seeks to strengthen the European Union's relationship with...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 18th 2011
This week we lead with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture's new Report on Poland - highlighting a serious...
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Published in: HomePoland’s European infusion
The six-month Polish presidency of the European Union starts with a welcome dose of optimism from its prime...
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Published in: HomePoland’s tragedy: one year on
The air disaster that killed Poland’s president and many of the country’s leading figures in April 2010 is now a...
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Published in: HomeEgypt: how to negotiate the transition. Lessons from Poland and China
A comparison of the Polish Round Table and the Tiananmen Tragedy show that non-violent resistance movements need to...
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Published in: HomePoland’s tragedy: sorrow, and anger
The air-crash which decapitated Poland’s state elite may owe something to reckless behaviour, official negligence -...
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Published in: HomePoland and climate change
The indifference of official Poland to climate change is rooted in its leaders' experience and reinforced by...
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Published in: oDRRussia and Poland: a friendship that must not fail
Since 2008 Russia and Poland have engaged with each other in a way that would previously have been inconceivable....
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Published in: oDRPoland and Russia: a fresh start or business as usual?
Russia’s sympathy after the Polish government air crash in April 2010 gave real hope that relations between them...