The Upcoming Election Is a Crucial One for Poland

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Max Foster: The upcoming election is really about the most consequential that Poland will face since the end of communism in 1990. He says there's a real worry that it will actually stifle Polish democracy rather than help it to prosper. Foster: Ironically, for a law that was supposedly intended to purge the country of Russian influence, this law has distinctly Stalinist overtones.

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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