Max Rodenbeck is the economist Berlin bureau chief. He says Poland has passed a law aimed at purging itself of Russian influence. The commission will have access to all secret documents and records, he says. But it won't be independent in any way, according to Rodenbeck.
The country’s military is renowned for political overreach. Now, its leaders are taking on former prime minister Imran Khan. Is violent unrest on the horizon? Why a new Polish law to rid the country of Russian influence could threaten its democracy. And, the Japanese are taking a new approach to funerals.
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