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Sławomir Sierakowski

Sławomir Sierakowski

Writing for PS since 2015
104 commentaries
3 videos & podcasts

Sławomir Sierakowski, founder of the Krytyka Polityczna movement, is a senior fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations. 

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  1. The Roots of Polish Populism
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    The Roots of Polish Populism

    Sep 15, 2023 Sławomir Sierakowski interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about Law and Justice's electoral successes and hold on power on the eve of Poland's general election.

  2. The Strongest Army in Europe?
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    The Strongest Army in Europe?

    Aug 24, 2023 Sławomir Sierakowski thinks the Polish government has prioritized procurement over meaningful defense preparation.

  3. Poland’s Destructive Grievance Politics
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    Poland’s Destructive Grievance Politics

    Jul 20, 2023 Sławomir Sierakowski decries Polish nationalists’ obsession with national victimhood and historical wrongs.

  4. Poland's Electoral Inquisition
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    Poland's Electoral Inquisition

    May 31, 2023 Sławomir Sierakowski decries a new law designed to disqualify opposition candidates from running in this year's general election.

  5. The Polish Missile Crisis
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    The Polish Missile Crisis

    May 19, 2023 Sławomir Sierakowski considers the implications of the discovery of a six-meter, 1.7-ton Russian KH-55 deep within the country.

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    The New Anatomy of Britain

    Robert Skidelsky laments the decline of UK institutions and the increasingly limited scope for meaningful action.
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    Financing Our Survival

    Vera Songwe

    Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.

    explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
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    Whither the G20?

    Takatoshi Ito

    Following the latest G20 summit, the G7 should be thinking seriously about deepening its own ties with more non-aligned countries. If the Ukraine war drags on, and if China continues to threaten to take Taiwan by force, the G20 will be split between friends of the BRICS and friends of the G7.

    sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
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    Making the Most of Africa’s Strategic Green Minerals

    Marit Kitaw explains how the continent can move beyond resource extraction to build green industry.
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    America Must Join Europe’s Climate Club

    Gary Yohe & Roger Kuhns urge US policymakers to create a carbon-pricing policy in line with the bloc’s emissions-reduction plan.
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    Measuring Corruption in China

    Yongheng Deng & Shang-Jin Wei outline a novel approach to assessing the extent and scope of the country's graft problem.
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    To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify promising new models and philanthropic initiatives geared toward supporting independent media.
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    How to Achieve Universal Cancer Care

    Sonali Johnson urges governments worldwide to include the disease in national health-insurance schemes.
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    What Climate Finance Needs

    Nouriel Roubini & Reza Bundy explain what it will take to channel private capital and savings toward sustainable development.

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