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Central and Eastern Europe Have Never Been a Homogeneous Entity and Never Will Be
People have short memories and few remember what it was like to live behind the Iron Curtain. Things like visa-free travel, study abroad and harassment-free life are being taken for granted, says…
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Orbán Is All About Cash
Michael Ignatieff, former Rector of Central European University in Budapest, author and former Canadian politician, on how Viktor Orbán rose to the top of the Conservative International and created a…
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A Hungarian Pro-Moscow Course?
Putin’s Russia is a model of governance, but not a geopolitical reference point for Hungary states Dariusz Kalłan. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was reluctant to believe that Putin…
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Another Landslide in Hungary – How to Account for Orbán’s Fourth Consecutive Supermajority
Despite opposition forces running united against him, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has garnered more votes than ever in April’s election and clinched the fourth constitutional majority in a…
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A Virus Challenging Governments within the EU
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling government party Fidesz have secured comfortable leads in the last three general elections, most of the time ruling by a 2/3 supermajority. In…
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What if EU Business Interests Confront EU Values: the Case of Hungary
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Butterflies, Dysfunctions and Political Power
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The Specter of Soros Hovers over Central Europe
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Atomic Question Mark
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The European Union’s Houdini
