After Hungary, Could Mexico Be Next? During his 16-year rule, Hungary's Viktor Orbán could plausibly argue that his model delivered orde...
THE GREAT HUNGARIAN RESET / PROJECT SYNDICATE
The Great Hungarian Reset Now that he has ousted Viktor Orbán, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar inherits an economy burdened b...
HUNGARY AND EUROPE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
Hungary and Europe By: George Friedman Viktor Orban, after 16 years as prime minister of Hungary, has lost an election and will soon be repl...
WARSAW TO BUDAPEST / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
Warsaw to Budapest By: George Friedman The trip from Warsaw to Budapest is a trip between two realities. Warsaw is not quite on a war footi...
ORBAN´S VICTORY SENDS A WARNING TO THE WEST / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL
Orban’s victory sends a warning to the west The Hungarian leader has long walked a tightrope between the EU and fellow strongmen — but it is...
THE COSTS OF MERKEL´S SURRENDER TO HUNGARIAN AND POLISH EXTORSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE
The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been laboring under enormous pressure ...
EUROPE´S GHOST OF SUMMERS PAST / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
Europe’s Ghost of Summers Past Hungary and Poland’s most recent opposition to the EU will delay COVID-19 recovery funds. By: Caroline D. Ros...
HUNGARY AND POLAND THREATEN E.U. STIMULUS OVER RULE OF LAW LINKS / THE NEW YORK TIMES
Hungary and Poland Threaten E.U. Stimulus Over Rule of Law Links The two illiberal governments, having been enabled by the bloc’s leaders an...
THE GEOPOLITICS OF HUNGARY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
The Geopolitics of Hungary By George Friedman We’ve examined the geopolitics of the United States and Austral...