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Historians come together to uncover disturbing aspects of Polish and Eastern European shared history.

War in Ukraine spurs new bonds between historians of shared Soviet past

Ukraine

As Russian dissidents flee to Poland, this moment has created an unexpected opportunity for historians in both countries to work together to uncover the more disturbing aspects of their shared history.

A Ukrainian woman waits for relatives fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Feb. 25, 2022. UN officials said that 100,000 people were believed to have left their homes and estimated up to 4

Poland prepares to accept thousands of refugees from Ukraine

Ukraine
A view of a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus

EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis

Top of The World
Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere rest on the ground as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus

Polish border police push back migrants at Belarus border

Top of The World
Anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs

‘Obliged to exile’: Cuban activist Tania Bruguera on the plight of artist Hamlet Lavastida

Justice
Two white men in suits stand at podiums in front of the US and Polish flags

As Poland’s Duda seeks election ‘Trump bump,’ Putin looks to revise history

Global Politics

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about the presidential photo-op between the United States’ Donald Trump and Poland’s Andrzej Duda, and how President Vladimir Putin’s efforts at historical revisionism play into security considerations on NATO’s eastern flank.

Soldiers guarding a tomb outside in Poland.

Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump

Global Politics

With a change in location and the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Poland’s annual commemoration of WWII will likely have a more right-wing political tone, despite Trump’s popularity in the country being lower than that of Barack Obama.

The tops of buildings are barely visible through a thick layer of smog.

Smothered by smog, activists are urging Poland to reconsider coal

Climate Change

Coal smog can make many poles feel like they’re living in the 19th century. Now a growing grassroots movement is pushing local and national governments to cut smog and rethink the country’s heavy reliance on coal.

A man wearing a hard hat is silhouetted against old heavy windowpanes in a factory.

Poland is a coal country. But for how long?

Climate Change

This year’s global climate conference is convening in the heart of Poland’s coal country. Poland’s leaders are vowing to continue their heavy reliance on coal, but the politics and economics of the highly-polluting fuel are starting to shift.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks

Protests persuade Polish president to veto court reforms

Global Politics

In a surprising move, Polish president Andrzej Duda on Monday vetoed controversial judicial reforms that had prompted huge street protests and threats of unprecedented EU sanctions.