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By István Vass

“The Hungarian Elections Result is a Fantastic Opportunity” – An Interview with Evelyn N. Farkas

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Photo: Juan Angel Soto

The New Conservative Right: How It Changed and Where It’s Headed – Interview with Juan Ángel Soto

Remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the President of the United States - 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague (Photo by NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Is the Iran War NATO’s Worst Crisis Yet?

Flags of the European Union in front of the EU-commission building "Berlaymont" in Brussels, Belgium

The EU Must Address Democratic Backsliding – Or Face Another Orban Soon

Drugs seized by the U.S. Navy

The Kinahan Cartel: 1,5 Billion-Euro Crime Organization with Ties to Hezbollah

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain meets Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 2023. Photo source: Lauri Heikkinen, valtioneuvoston kanslia / FinnishGovernment / Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Divided NATO: Spain’s Defiance Deepens Transatlantic Rift

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency Photo: European Union 2024 - Alain Rolland

Getting the Check After the Party: Peter Magyar and Hungary’s EU Funds

Cargo Ship in Harbor in Hamburg in Germany. Photo source: Wolfgang Weiser / Pexels, Public Domain.

Why Europe’s ‘Open’ Economy of Innovation is Exposed to Global Trade Shifts

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Trump’s War Language is Aggressive and Extreme. It Also Offers Some Insight into his Thinking