Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president
Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Meloni gifts herself an exhibition on Tolkien, a reference point for the Italian radical right
The Italian prime minister often quotes the British author, creator of ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ whose works marked the youth movement of the neo-fascist MSI
Viktor Orbán fuels ethnic conflict with Ukraine’s Hungarian minority
Transcarpathian Oblast — the westernmost and safest region of Ukraine — faces tensions between its communities. This conflict has been fueled by Budapest, which is threatening to veto Kyiv’s attempt to join the EU
EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskiy
European leaders focused on the order of the day, the Israel-Hamas war, and didn’t come back to the issue of Russia’s war in Ukraine after Zelenskiy’s videoconference
Data | The female vote stems the tide of the far right in Europe and Latin America
Surveys from the most recent elections in Argentina, Poland, Brazil and Spain confirm that women vote less for extreme parties, as noted by many academic studies
Orban doubles down at an EU summit to defend engagement with Russia
His controversial stance on Russia appears to have gained an ally within the EU with the addition of new Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
Hungary Prime Minister accused the EU of seeking to strip Hungary of its identity by imposing a model of liberal democracy that he said Hungarians reject
Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain after ‘success’ of new EU deal
The club remains split between those that support Brussels’ initiatives focused on distributing migrants between members and those countries, like Hungary or Poland, whose far-right governments consider the influx of outsiders a threat
From allies to rivals: Grain crisis tests support of eastern EU members for Ukraine
Populist and far-right parties are capitalizing on the discontent and fatigue of their citizens in the middle of electoral periods in Slovakia and Poland
Literature that describes how to lose a war and crumble an empire
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Orbán’s nationalist drift in Hungary recall Miklós Bánffy’s ‘The Transylvanian Trilogy’ and earlier European conflict
Pope meets with Ukrainian refugees and Russian envoy in Hungary
Francis was toeing a diplomatic tightrope which is part of the Vatican’s tradition of diplomatic neutrality. He’s in Budapest on a weekend visit to minister to Hungary’s Catholic faithful
Pope Francis in Hungary urges Europe to unite to end war
Francis outlined his vision for the future of Europe as he began a three-day visit to Hungary on Friday. In a carefully calibrated speech, he demanded that the European Union approve safe and legal ways for migrants to enter.