Is Poland’s Atlanticist Bill Coming Due?

Brussels and Washington demand a large dose of liberalism in the liberal democracy equation, regardless of how well a given democracy functions.

land is having a moment. Its roles as the front line adversary of Russian bellicosity and the chief recipient of war refugees from Ukraine have coincided with previously unimaginable economic dynamism, and the world has noticed.  

This spring, it seemed that all major English-language outlets took turns profiling the shining light on the Vistula. Among them, the Washington Post dubbed the country the “new center of gravity” in Europe, and The Telegraph billed it “Europe’s next superpower.” ...