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OllieKay Political is a current affairs and political commentary podcast from Central & Eastern Europe.
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East Shield + Baltic Line: One Front or Four Walls? (opens the original)
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Poland and the Baltic states are building a new defensive system along NATO’s northeastern frontier. But are Poland’s East Shield and the Baltic Defence Line becoming one integrated operational front—or are they still four national projects standing beside one another? In this episode, we examine what Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are actually constructing: bunkers, anti-tank obstacles, engineering equipment parks, prepared demolition points, storage facilities, sensors, and military-mo
Poland Needs Skilled Workers—Could You Build a New Life Here? (opens the original)
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Poland has a growing economy, a shrinking population, and an increasing need for people with practical skills.At the same time, millions of people in the United States, Britain, Canada, and other Western countries feel increasingly locked out of stable housing, secure employment, and the prospect of building a better future.Could these two problems become part of the same solution?In this episode, I ask whether Poland should develop a selective, skills-based immigration policy aimed at people wh
America’s 10 Deadly Sins: How Washington Betrayed Poland (1939–2026) (opens the original)
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Was the United States always Poland’s faithful ally?From the Atlantic Charter, Katyn, Tehran, and Yalta to martial law, Iraq, Nord Stream 2, and negotiations over Ukraine, this episode examines ten moments when Washington placed its strategic interests above promises made to Poland.This is not an anti-American video. It presents a Polish perspective on an unequal alliance, based on historical records, declassified documents, court judgments, and contemporary reporting.The episode also presents t
Warsaw Uprising 1944—Heroism or Fatal Mistake? (opens the original)
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Every year, at exactly five o’clock in the afternoon on the first of August, Warsaw stops. Cars halt. Public transport pauses. Pedestrians stand in silence while sirens sound across the city. They are remembering the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. This episode is not a patriotic fairy tale, and it is not an attack on the men and women who fought. It is an attempt to separate two truths that are too often confused: The courage of the insurgents was extraordinary. The decision to launch the Uprising was
Ceuta Breached—EU Border in Crisis (opens the original)
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Ceuta is not only Spain’s problem.It is a test of whether the European Union can still control its external borders—and whether the Schengen area can survive when one member state sends contradictory signals about illegal entry, regularisation and return.Thousands of people have attempted to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by land and sea. Spanish and Moroccan security forces have been reinforced, reception facilities have come under enormous pressure, and people have died during
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