The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distractio

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The nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS), which won an outright majority in 2015, has seen its grip on parliamentary power weaken in the years since. It is also roiled in conflict with the European Commission over the rule of law and faces wide opposition, especially in urban areas, to its position on cultural issues. … Read more