On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are unconstitutional, and that, The woman’s comfort is not a reason for …
How Did We Get Here? Right-wing Populism in Poland
Several dozen members of the National Radical Camp (ONR) demonstrate against immigration in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 24, 2018. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images and Foreign Policy There can be …
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Polish Women Fight for Their Rights After Poland’s Near-Total Ban on Abortion. Will Marches Be Enough to Stop PiS?
Populist approach of Law and Justice Party (PiS) caused substantial amount of damage to democracy in Poland. PiS dominates the Polish Parliament for a long time. Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski enjoy …
A Game of Tug of War Over Democracy
The European Union is failing to maintain democracy in their member states. Not only are they failing to threaten these countries into cooperating, they may also be creating an environment …
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Master Manipulators: How the PiS’s Strategy for Media Control Was Hampered by the Public
Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding heights of the media, especially public television. Duda …
Four Key Takeaways from Poland’s Recent Presidential Election
While the COVID-19 pandemic has stalled out many aspects of life, including elections for over sixty countries, dozens of others such as Poland have forged ahead with elections. This past July, Polish …
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The Promises and Perils of Judicial Reform
Since 2015, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party has engaged in a systematic effort to remake their courts in the name of unrooting corruption and promoting the people's interest. Many countries …
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Subjugating the Fourth Branch: the Case of Public Media in the Polish Presidential Election
On June 13th 2020, the incumbent Andrzej Duda secured another 5 years in office as the president of the Republic of Poland. After a fierce battle and with a mere 400 thousand votes of advantage, he …