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Inside Europe:Controversial changes within Poland's military

Julian Berner
July 10, 2017

Plans by Poland’s nationalist government to use an expanded territorial army to effectively spy on local communities have caused an uproar. This comes on top of criticism of a series of moves by controversial defence minister Antoni Macierewicz. Defence analysts say his complete overhaul of the armed forces is threatening Poland’s strategic role on NATO’s eastern flank. Julian Berner reports.

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