Poland’s Constitutional Circus: When Everybody Claims to Be Saving Democracy
Poland is tearing itself apart, and this time neither Germany nor Russia is responsible. Conservatives and liberals are battling over constitutional authority, judicial control, and who gets to claim they’re saving democracy. Meanwhile, NATO’s eastern flank sits exposed to political dysfunction, Washington wants permanent military bases, and Moscow watches the circus with popcorn. Poland isn’t facing civil war—yet—but history reminds us that republics become vulnerable when political factions decide defeating their opponents matters more than preserving the institutions they swore to defend.