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Poland's Vulnerability Amid Missile Diplomacy

Poland has a limited hand to play as tensions between Russia and NATO increase
Anna Walentynowicz: The 'Mother of Solidarity'

I often write about women's issues, but I came across Anna Walentynowicz -- a woman of note whose legacy has been largely neglected by Western historians. Her life and death should be more widely known to American women. So here goes
More EU Nations Threaten Boycott of Euro 2012 Over Tymoshenko

Several European Union countries said they would join Germany in boycotting the Euro 2012 football tournament unless Ukraine releases former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko from jail

Poland's Tusk Wins Historic Second Term

Civic Platform has become the first Polish political party and Prime Minister Donald Tusk has become the country's first leader to win two consecutive terms since the fall of communism in 1989
Puzzling & Dangerous U.S. Foreign Policy Ends

President Barack Obama's cancellation of his predecessor's missile-defense scheme for Poland and the Czech Republic presumably brings to a close one of the least explicable and most dangerous American policy initiatives since the cold war officially ended.
Stage Set For 2012 Euro Cup Finals

The stage is set for the 2012 Euro Cup following Friday's draw that saw host Poland and Ukraine getting the top draws while Spain placed in a tougher group. Poland was drawn in Group A along with Greece, Russia, and Czech Republic