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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Sep 15

My short interview with Monocle Radio’s 'The Globalist' show on the significance of Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s recent US visit (from 31 minutes):
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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Sep 10

Definitely Washington - Mr Nawrocki is quite Eurosceptic.

How will a Karol Nawrocki presidency affect Poland’s trans-Atlantic relations?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Sep 10

How will a Karol Nawrocki presidency affect Poland’s trans-Atlantic relations?

Embracing an active model of the presidency, including in the foreign policy sphere, puts pressure on Poland’s new right-wing head of state to fulfill his election promise of strengthening the country’s relations with…

Embracing an active model of the presidency, including in the foreign policy sphere, puts pressure on Poland’s new right-wing head of state to fulfill his election promise of strengthening the country’s relations with the Trump administration. But he has secured a significant political success following the US President’s pledge to maintain, and even expand, America’s military presence in Poland. An active President…

Is the Polish demand for reparations justified? | Aleks Szczerbiak

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Sep 2

My interview with @tvpworld.bsky.social‬ on Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s call for Germany to pay Poland war reparations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYo_...

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Aug 13

My short interview with Monacle Radio's 'The Briefing' show on Karol Nawrocki’s presidency and the prospects for the Tusk government (from 17 minutes):
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Poland to see more polarization with new President | Aleks Szczerbiak

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Aug 7

My interview with @tvpworld.bsky.social on the inauguration of new Polish President Karol Nawrocki:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJn...

Poland and Ukraine: allies or rivals? – [ podcast ] – The Ukrainian Weekly

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Aug 4

My interview with ‘The Ukrainian Weekly’ on Polish-Ukraine relations in the light of the recent Polish presidential election:
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The results of the recent Polish presidential election could bring changes to the relationship between Ukraine and Poland. The new conservative Polish

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jul 30

My short interview with Monocle Radio's 'The Globalist' show on the prospects for Poland's Tusk government (from 39 minutes):
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What are the prospects for the Tusk government?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jul 24

What are the prospects for the Tusk government?

The right-wing opposition candidate’s presidential election victory has radically changed Poland’s political dynamics, scuppering the liberal-centrist coalition government’s plans to re-set its reform agenda. However, there is no immediate prospect…

The right-wing opposition candidate’s presidential election victory has radically changed Poland’s political dynamics, scuppering the liberal-centrist coalition government’s plans to re-set its reform agenda. However, there is no immediate prospect of a change of prime minister or government and the coalition is likely to survive until the next election, albeit considerably weakened and divided. Presidential election is a huge blow…

Rutte–Nawrocki meeting | Aleks Szczerbiak

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jul 21

My @europe-asia.bsky.social article on ‘Still a Key Political Actor? The Catholic Church and Politics in Post-1989 Poland’:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jul 4

My interview with ‪@dahmen.bsky.social from @tvpworld.bsky.social on Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki’s diplomatic agenda:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Nc...

Poland introduces controls on border in effort to reduce immigration

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jul 3

My take on Poland's temporary immigration rules on its German and Lithuanian borders for the @rteradio1.bsky.social ‘Morning Ireland’ show:
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Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, Aleks Szczerbiak, discusses Poland's new temporary immigration rules on its border with Germany and Lithuania.

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What's next for Poland's ruling coalition? | Aleks Szczerbiak

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jun 11

My interview with ‪@tvpworld.bsky.social‬ on the prospects for Poland’s ruling coalition:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r89...

What does Poland’s new president mean for the Church?

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jun 9

My interview with Luke Coppen from ‘The Pillar’ on what Poland’s new President means for the Catholic Church:
www.pillarcatholic.com/p/what-does-...

The stakes for this year’s Polish presidential election were high.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Jun 4

On Sunday, right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly beat centrist Rafał Trzaskowski in Poland’s presidential election runoff 🇵🇱

🖊️ @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social argues this will have a destabilising effect on the ruling coalition's ability to govern

Find out how 👇

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What does Karol Nawrocki's presidential election victory mean for Poland and Europe? - UK in a changing Europe

Aleks Szczerbiak analyses the results of the recent Polish presidential election which saw right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly beat centrist Rafał Trzaskowski with 50.89 percent and 49.11 per...

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jun 3

What are the implications of Karol Nawrocki’s presidential election victory?

My 25-minute video blog on the domestic politics and foreign policy implications of Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland's presidential election :

What are the implications of Karol Nawrocki’s presidential election victory?

My 25-minute video blog on the domestic politics and foreign policy implications of Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland's presidential election :

Poland’s presidential vote - Monocle

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jun 2

My interview with Monocle Radio's 'The Globalist' show on the Polish presidential election:
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Poland's presidential election comes to a close and Dior announces their new creative director.

What is at stake in Poland’s presidential election?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · May 28

What is at stake in Poland’s presidential election?

A victory for the liberal-centrist ruling party’s candidate will remove the last obstacle to implementation of the government’s institutional reform and elite replacement project. If the right-wing opposition candidate wins the government faces…

A victory for the liberal-centrist ruling party’s candidate will remove the last obstacle to implementation of the government’s institutional reform and elite replacement project. If the right-wing opposition candidate wins the government faces continued resistance from the President and will become more unstable, but an early parliamentary election is unlikely. A critical election On June 1st, Poland holds a presidential election run-off between Rafał Trzaskowski - Warsaw mayor and deputy leader of the liberal-centrist Civic Platform (PO), Poland’s main governing party - and Karol Nawrocki, head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) historical research institute who is supported by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) grouping, the ruling party between 2015-23.

Polands's vote: power or paralysis | Aleks Szczerbiak

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · May 23

My interview with ‪@tvpworld.bsky.social‬ on the Polish presidential election:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaQK...

Who will win Poland’s crucial presidential election?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · May 15

Who will win Poland’s crucial presidential election?

An emotionally-charged apartment scandal has stymied the campaign momentum of the right-wing opposition presidential challenger to the liberal-centrist ruling party’s candidate, who remains the favourite to win. But the election outcome is…

An emotionally-charged apartment scandal has stymied the campaign momentum of the right-wing opposition presidential challenger to the liberal-centrist ruling party’s candidate, who remains the favourite to win. But the election outcome is likely to depend on the extent to which it becomes a referendum on an unpopular government, and how the third placed candidate’s votes transfer. A crucial election On May 18th Poland will hold a presidential election, with a second round run-off a fortnight later between the top two candidates if none secures more than 50%.

Europe's populist swing: Why Poland is the next test case | On The Record

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · May 1

My take on Polish state ‘TVP World’ English language channel on the forthcoming Polish presidential election:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtT...

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Troubles at Boeing and the international influence on Poland’s election

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Apr 23

My short interview with Monocle Radio's 'The Briefing' show on how international politics will affect Poland’s presidential election (from 16 minutes):
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Boeing sells its Jeppesen unit to Thoma Bravo for $10.6bn (€9.2bn). Then: we join Andrew Tuck at Monocle’s global leadership conference, The Chiefs, in Jak…

How will international politics affect Poland’s presidential election?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Apr 22

How will international politics affect Poland’s presidential election?

The uncertain geopolitical situation means that international issues could play a significant role in Poland’s crucial summer presidential election, although the extent depends on a news cycle out of the candidates’ control. It…

The uncertain geopolitical situation means that international issues could play a significant role in Poland’s crucial summer presidential election, although the extent depends on a news cycle out of the candidates’ control. It could help the liberal-centrist ruling party’s candidate by overshadowing the government’s unpopularity and producing a pro-incumbent ‘rally effect’, although his support for a stronger EU defence identity is risky given most Poles still see the USA as Poland’s only credible military security guarantor.

JD Vance in Greenland and a Polish-election preview

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Mar 28

My short interview with Monocle Radio's 'The Globalist' show on the prospects for Polish presidential election’s radical right candidate (from 11 minutes):
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Ahead of US vice president JD Vance’s visit to Greenland, Donald Trump says that the US will go “as far as it has to” to gain control of the territory. Then…

Can the radical right candidate win Poland’s presidential election?

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Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Mar 27

Can the radical right candidate win Poland’s presidential election?

A radical right free-market third party challenger has transformed a presidential election that most commentators assumed would be a two-horse race. Without a government record to defend he has challenged the duopoly that has…

A radical right free-market third party challenger has transformed a presidential election that most commentators assumed would be a two-horse race. Without a government record to defend he has challenged the duopoly that has dominated Polish politics but may have peaked too soon and his support is drawn disproportionately from younger Poles, a fickle demographic who are the least likely to turn out and vote.

Poland’s election and the fallout from Germany - The Globalist 3550

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Feb 26

My short interview with Monocie Radio's 'The Globalist' show on Poland’s forthcoming presidential election:
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With AFD coming second in this past weekend’s federal elections, Germany is joining other European nations which are leaning to the right. One country it…

Will the ruling party’s candidate lose the Polish presidential election?

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Feb 17

Will the ruling party’s candidate lose the Polish presidential election?

The liberal-centrist ruling party candidate’s poll lead is slipping and he could be in trouble if the summer presidential election turns into a plebiscite on the government. But he remains the clear favourite and his…

The liberal-centrist ruling party candidate’s poll lead is slipping and he could be in trouble if the summer presidential election turns into a plebiscite on the government. But he remains the clear favourite and his right-wing opponent has yet to channel these anti-incumbent sentiments effectively. A crucial election In December 2023, a coalition government led by Donald Tusk, who had served as Polish prime minister between 2007-14, was sworn in ending the eight-year rule of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.

Why are Poles so disappointed with the Tusk government? - The Briefing 3467

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jan 8

My short interview with Monocie Radio's 'The Briefing' show on why Poland's Tusk government is losing support:
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The return of Donald Tusk to Polish politics was seen as a break from eight years of hard, populist government by the Law and Justice Party. A year on and…

Poles are tiring of Donald Tusk

Aleks Szczerbiak @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social · Jan 6

My @thespectator1828.bsky.social piece on why Poles are tiring of Donald Tusk:
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Last month marked the first anniversary of the Tusk government taking office, and most Poles are disappointed with its performance.

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