Presidential race in Poland: Trzaskowski leads, but conservatives gain ground

Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images Poland is preparing for a hotly contested presidential election, and the first sociological data indicate that liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative historian Karol Nawrocki have the best chance of making it to the second round, which is scheduled for 1 June. […]

Trump’s America: a new kind of kleptocracy

Donald Trump’s America has turned into a new kind of kleptocracy, where private interests have become public policy. The president, having ignored the old norms, is openly doing business with countries that he used to criticise. Elon Musk, Trump’s business partner, has become a symbol of this new system, where money is everything. American politics today is a game for the elite, and the usual anti-corruption messages are losing their meaning. Does the American voter realise this? Read on to learn more about this disturbing reality.

Praise for Bibi: Visit to the Kremlin as a symbolic gesture

Praise be to Bibi!!! Israel is going to Putin’s parade! When you are in the Kremlin, don’t forget to visit the very halls where two Hamas conferences were held after 7 October. These events took place not in Qatar or Turkey, but in Moscow, the capital of a state that supports all of Israel’s enemies. And in Kyiv, under the bombardment of Iranian drones, on 8 October, more than 300 screens lit up with the flag of Israel. Will Bibi feel at home there, among dictators and allies? Read on to find out more about this symbolic journey!