Why the OSCE Shouldn’t Meet in Serbia
The OSCE’s recent decision to hold its 2027 meeting in Belgrade will reward Serbia for its democratic backsliding and pro-authoritarian foreign policy.
Viktor Orbán
How Putin is exploiting Poland and Ukraine’s oldest wound
As Poland marks its National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Massacre on July 11, history and politics have once again moved to the forefront of Polish-Ukrainian...
Op-eds
Ukraine Takes an Important — if Small — Step Toward Joining the EU
After more than four years of war, the European Union has stepped up its efforts to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with two new measures. First, Brussels announced the addition of 34...
Policy Briefs
Why the EU Should Sanction Russia’s Patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church’s sanctification of Russia’s war on Ukraine has met with little retort from Europe.
Op-eds
An Anniversary That Should Serve as Warning for Russia’s Allies
May 14 occupies a symbolic place in Russia’s military imagination. It marks the anniversary of the creation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 and, nearly half a century later, the founding of the Collective...
Op-eds
China’s beachhead in the Balkans
Serbia is playing a dangerous game with the West. While the European Union and the United States are pursuing a partnership with and EU membership for Serbia, Serbia is cultivating a rapidly...
Op-eds
Europe Approves 90 Billion Euro Interest-Free Loan to Ukraine
Funding for Defense and Budget Expenses: The European Union gave final approval to a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine on April 23 after Hungary lifted its two-month veto. The interest-free...
Flash Briefs
From Budapest to Beirut to Tehran
Perspectives from Across the Pond
Foreign Podicy
Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target
Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter...
Op-eds
Americans shouldn’t cry for Orban
Never ignore the voters. After 16 years in power, Hungary’s corpulent Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost touch with the conservative base that supported him from the start, believing...
Op-eds
Center-Right Party’s Overwhelming Victory in Hungarian Election Could Boost EU Support for Ukraine
After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was resoundingly defeated in the country’s general election on April 12. The victory of the center-right Tisza Party led by Peter Magyar...
Policy Briefs
If Orban wins, Putin will be delighted
In June 1989, a 26-year-old Viktor Orban demanded free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops in what was a defining moment in Hungary’s democratic awakening. He was a young...
Op-eds
Why Hungary’s two-faced Orbán deserves to lose his re-election bid
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls. So he brought in a ringer. Vice President JD Vance, a star...
Op-eds
Russia Allegedly Meddles in Hungary’s Upcoming Elections
As Hungarian voters prepare for parliamentary elections in April, the contest is shaping up to be one of the toughest political challenges yet for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whom President Donald Trump...
Policy Briefs
Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia chose Tehran over Trump
The leaders of Slovakia, Hungary, and Serbia have long touted their loyalty to President Donald Trump, courting Washington’s conservative wing. But when Trump launched his war...
Op-eds
The US should stop indulging Hungary and Slovakia
In 2019, the then-Sen. Marco Rubio co-wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump, warning him about “the steady erosion of freedom, the rule of law and quality of governance”...
Op-eds
Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Media Calls
Meeting Zelenskyy, Trump Signals Reluctance on Sending Cruise Missiles to Ukraine
Trump Cautious on Tomahawks: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17, where the leaders discussed the possibility...
Flash Briefs
‘Borders Must Not Be Changed by Force’: European Leaders Issue Ukraine Warning Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
EU Underlines Ukrainian Sovereignty: European Union leaders have warned that Russia must not be allowed to change Ukrainian borders by force. In a statement issued ahead of the...
Flash Briefs
What to Do About Fico and Vučić in Moscow
The leaders of Slovakia and Serbia both went to Moscow to celebrate Victory Day with Putin – despite EU warnings not to. How can Brussels discourage further collaboration?