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When Balance Becomes Paralysis: Poland and the Structural Limits of the Post-1989 Order

On 3 May 2026, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced the creation of a Council for a New Constitution. The initiative, framed as a response to chronic institutional deadlock, has opened a debate that reaches far beyond technical constitutional reform. It touches the core question quietly confronting much of Central and Eastern Europe: whether governance architectures […]
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Trump’s Retaliatory Withdrawal: America Punishes Europe for Refusing to Join Its War with Iran

In the first days of May 2026, the Pentagon announced the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 American troops from Germany over the next six to twelve months — with explicit threats of further cuts directed at Italy and Spain. President Donald Trump stated the reason with characteristic bluntness: these countries had failed to provide meaningful support […]
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