Dec 13th, 2008 · Faced with a growing dissident movement in 1981, the communist government in Poland declared martial law. The U.S knew it was coming, because a Polish army officer named Ryszard Kuklinski had secretly leaked the plan to the CIA. For nearly ten years, Kuklinski was the CIA's top spy in the Soviet bloc.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Representative from nearly 200 countries are gathered in Poland for the U.N. conference on climate change. Elliot Diringer, of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, shares the latest from the meeting. Also: researchers see new changes at the poles — from slippery ice sheets to mysterious gasses.
Dec 1st, 2008 · Poznan, Poland, is hosting the current round of talks to tackle one of the most difficult issues of our day: global warming. The goal is to craft a treaty that will turn the world away from fossil fuels in the coming decades. But the global economic meltdown could put a damper on the already difficult talks.
Nov 6th, 2008 · Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he will station missiles alongside Poland if the U.S. places an anti-missile system in the country. The comments are seen as a warning to president-elect Barack Obama. Marshall Goldman, author of the forthcoming book Pretrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia" discusses Medvedev's remarks.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Two years ago, Pink Floyd guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour performed a solo concert in Poland. Here, he surveys the history of Pink Floyd and his own career, both of which get equal play on his new album Live in Gdansk.
Aug 20th, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is signing a deal Wednesday in Poland to build a U.S. missile defense base there. The agreement has already angered Russia.
Aug 15th, 2008 · The conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia is rekindling fears of a belligerent Russia across the former Soviet bloc. The United States and Poland agreed Thursday to a long-stalled deal that will put an American missile defense base on Polish soil.
Jul 8th, 2008 · Set in Poland on the brink of World War II, The Spies of Warsaw follows a French military attache attempting to uncover Nazi secrets. The book is Alan Furst's 10th historical spy novel.