Viktor Orbán

February 28, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is bringing new risks to Europe

China’s grand vision of the world-changing BRI may have not been realised, but something else is emerging in its wake — a powerful lever to bend authoritarian-leaning countries toward Chinese interests

February 12, 2024 | Dalibor Rohac, Ivana Stradner

Why the EU Could Sanction Tucker Carlson

He won’t be banned from Europe, but Europe might be better off if he were.

August 2, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Chasing The Mirage of Turkey’s Western Orientation

Turkey’s president might seem like he is shifting the country’s foreign policy back to the West. But Erdogan is simply an opportunist.

July 17, 2023 | Eric S. Edelman |

Biden at the NATO Summit in Vilnius: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

When President Joe Biden entered office he was quick to declare that “America is back.”  After his predecessor routinely expressed low regard for America’s European allies, Biden declared that...

February 8, 2023 | Tony Badran |

Hezekiah’s Mistake

As Netanyahu tries to manage relations with a fracturing American empire, he would do well to read Isaiah

June 10, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Dalibor Rohac

Hungary’s Orban Is Hardly a Model for American Conservatives

We are no progressives or mushy liberals offended by Mr. Orbán’s attacks on the left’s sacred cows. We are aware of the dangers posed by his brand of nationalism.

April 8, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Dalibor Rohac

The Threat to the West Is Inside the House

The United States and Europe need to toughen up on the spoilers in their own ranks.

April 7, 2022 | Dalibor Rohac, Ivana Stradner

Putin’s winning streak in European politics

n the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said triumphantly that ‘if Putin was seeking to divide the EU, to weaken Nato, and to break the international...

July 13, 2020 | Elaine K. Dezenski, John Austin

Re-Forge Strategic Alliances and Check China Abroad, Rebuild Economy at Home

The industrial heartlands of the U.S. and its European allies have become crucibles for the polarizing politics of neo-populism for a population left behind in the information age. Anxious and angry citizenry,...

November 14, 2019 | Eric S. Edelman, David J. Kramer

Erdoğan’s Undeserving and Underwhelming Visit to DC

Trump’s ongoing bromance with Turkey’s authoritarian leader notwithstanding, Congress and the Administration must act to make clear that the United States isn’t giving Erdoğan a blank check to act in the Middle East.

December 24, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, John Lechner

Erdogan’s Anti-Semitism Will Sink Turkey’s Economy

The Turkish president’s racist conspiracy theories are a threat to economic stability.

August 14, 2012 | James Kirchick Tablet

Free-Speech Hypocrisy in Europe

A Danish art exhibit attacks public figures who ‘insult’ but not those who issue death threats in response

July 12, 2012 | James Kirchick Foreign Affairs

Wrong Way Down the Danube

How Hungary's Democratic Backsliding Threatens Europe

June 7, 2012 | James Kirchick Forward

Transylvanian Drama Over Fascist’s Ashes

In the scenic and enchanting lands of Transylvania, the ashes of a dead fascist have sparked a diplomatic incident. On May 27, the remains of Hungarian writer and politician Jozsef Nyiro...

April 13, 2012 | James Kirchick Tablet |

Meet Europe’s New Fascists

Márton Gyöngyösi, a member of the Hungarian parliament, does not look the least bit like a neo-Nazi. That may be the most frightening thing about him. Born in 1977 to a...

February 6, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Radical Party Spokesman Says Jews ‘Colonizing’ Hungary

A spokesman for the anti-Jewish and pro-Iranian Jobbik political party in Hungary cast doubt last week on the veracity of the Holocaust in Hungary, compared Israel with Nazi Germany, and said Jew...