David Ost

David Ost ([email protected]), who teaches politics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is the author of many works on Eastern Europe, including Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics and The Defeat of Solidarity.

WARSAW, MAZOWIECKIE, POLAND - 2024/01/26: Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland arrives for the 4th session of Polish Parliament that takes place amid chaos created by legal disagreement with the previous government. The present government assumed power in Poland on December 13, 2023, succeeding the Law and Justice far-right political party, which had held control for eight years. Both factions level accusations of unconstitutional actions against each other, resulting in the coexistence of two de facto legal systems within the country.

Letter From Poland Letter From Poland

January 30, 2024 Letter From Poland Undoing the country’s authoritarian experiment. David Ost Share Copy Link Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky Pocket Email Ad Policy Polish Prime Minis…

Jan 30, 2024 / David Ost

APTOPIX Migration Belarus Poland

The Trap at the Poland–Belarus Border The Trap at the Poland–Belarus Border

Why the Polish ruling party turned a minor border crisis into an “existential threat.”

Nov 19, 2021 / David Ost

Free Courts Poland Protest

The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left

While liberals call for restoration of basic democracy, the left fears this will only revive the neoliberalism partly responsible for driving people to the right.

Jul 19, 2018 / David Ost

Jarosław Kaczyński

Regime Change in Poland, Carried Out From Within Regime Change in Poland, Carried Out From Within

Since taking office in November, the Law and Justice party has abandoned the institutions of liberal democracy in the raw pursuit of power.

Jan 8, 2016 / David Ost

The Polish Catastrophe The Polish Catastrophe

Poland's president and dozens of its political leaders died Saturday in a plane crash en route to a commemoration of the World War II massacre of Polish soldiers in Katyn, Russia.

Apr 13, 2010 / David Ost

Solidarity, 25 Years Later Solidarity, 25 Years Later

That brief explosion in Gdansk of civic participation and political innovation contains secrets and gems of political ideals that can be achieved.

Aug 25, 2005 / David Ost

Letter From Poland Letter From Poland

Bush has managed to puncture Poles' image of America as essentially good.

Sep 16, 2004 / Feature / David Ost

Letter From Poland Letter From Poland

A new democratic left is emerging for the first time since 1989.

Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / David Ost

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