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Sławomir Sierakowski

Sławomir Sierakowski

Writing for PS since 2015
114 commentaries
3 videos & podcasts

Sławomir Sierakowski, Founder of the Krytyka Polityczna movement, is a Mercator senior fellow. 

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  1. The Real Winners of the European Election
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    The Real Winners of the European Election

    Jun 11, 2024 Sławomir Sierakowski considers who is in the strongest position after a far-right wave failed to materialize.

  2. No Quiet for Europe on the Eastern Front
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    No Quiet for Europe on the Eastern Front

    Jun 4, 2024 Sławomir Sierakowski explains how Poland, Finland, and the Baltic countries are preparing for a potential war with Russia.

  3. The European Union’s New Triumvirate
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    The European Union’s New Triumvirate

    May 3, 2024 Sławomir Sierakowski sees France, Germany, and Poland setting a new strategic course for the bloc.

  4. Beating Back Populists at the Grassroots
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    Beating Back Populists at the Grassroots

    Apr 11, 2024 Sławomir Sierakowski interprets the seemingly mixed results of recent municipal and provincial elections in Poland.

  5. The War for the West
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    The War for the West

    Feb 26, 2024 Ivan Krastev interviewed by Sławomir Sierakowski about the conflict in Ukraine and the challenges facing Western democracies in a changing world.

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    Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy?

    Philippe Aghion, et al. explain what EU member states must do to stop falling further behind the United States economically.
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    Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Are a Gift to the Rich

    Simon Johnson cites research showing that middle-class US households would foot the bill.
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    Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks

    Isabella M. Weber, et al. urge Brazil and South Africa, as successive G20 presidents, to devise a new stabilization playbook.
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    Nothing New on the Middle Eastern Front

    Slavoj Žižek sees developments in the year since October 7, 2023, as the logical realization of long-standing potentialities.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Are an Opportunity for Harris

    Harold James urges the Democratic presidential candidate to reject the new consensus against free trade.
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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

    explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.

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