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Maciej Kisilowski

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Maciej Kisilowski is Associate Professor of Law and Strategy at Central European University.

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  1. A Beer With a Far-Right Extremist Couldn’t Save Poland
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    A Beer With a Far-Right Extremist Couldn’t Save Poland

    Jun 3, 2025 Maciej Kisilowski blames the liberal Civic Platform’s reliance on symbols over substance for its presidential candidate’s loss.

  2. Austria’s Far Right Did Not Win
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    Austria’s Far Right Did Not Win

    Oct 2, 2024 Maciej Kisilowski rejects the notion that a plurality should confer a mandate to govern in a multiparty parliamentary system.

  3. Impunity for Authoritarians Fuels Political Violence
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    Impunity for Authoritarians Fuels Political Violence

    Jul 23, 2024 Maciej Kisilowski explains why allowing corrupt leaders to evade justice can stoke public fear and discontent.

  4. How Poland Won Back Its Democracy
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    How Poland Won Back Its Democracy

    Nov 6, 2023 Maciej Kisilowski highlights five critical factors that propelled the country’s anti-populist opposition to victory.

  5. Poland’s Ruling Party Lost, but Will It Leave?
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    Poland’s Ruling Party Lost, but Will It Leave?

    Oct 16, 2023 Maciej Kisilowski worries that the populist Law and Justice party will abuse its power to subvert the election result.

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    Africa’s Creative Boom

    Landry Signé explains how rising demand for the continent’s films, fashion, and music could be economically transformative.
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    A Defining Moment for Global Development Finance?

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. urge policymakers not to overlook the upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.
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    Abundance for Workers

    Dani Rodrik

    Advanced economies’ most glaring failure, reflected in divided societies and polarized politics, has been their inability to deliver adequate numbers of good jobs for non-college-educated workers. Those who produce abundance are those who need it the most.

     highlights the enormous social and political costs of viewing the goal of production solely as consumption.
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    Can a Footnote Save the Fed?

    Barry Eichengreen thinks a recent Supreme Court ruling may give Donald Trump the authority to fire central bankers at will.
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    Climate Finance Needs a Conductor

    Archi Rastogi calls for unified oversight to streamline decision-making and resolve governance inconsistencies.
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    The Age of AI Drone Warfare Is Coming

    Charles Ferguson

    The drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia offers sobering lessons for those relying on legacy weapons systems, and the looming integration of AI will make the current situation look quaint. Against this background, the Western defense establishment increasingly appears to be dangerously behind the curve.

     draws lessons from Ukraine's recent strikes deep within Russia and advances that could make them the norm.
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    Four Reasons Why US Treasury Yields Are Rising

    Dambisa Moyo identifies the factors driving down demand for US government bonds at a time of heightened volatility.
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    Trump’s Diplomacy of the Absurd

    Adekeye Adebajo sees the Oval Office ambush of the South African president as a performance aimed at nativist white Americans.
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    Insurers Must Promote the Blue Economy

    Ulrike Decoene urges the industry to embrace innovative mechanisms that de-risk investment in marine protection.

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