Despite polling and analyst predictions, incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party were able to preserve the two-thirds majority they have held in the Hungarian legislative since 2010. With 98,96% of votes counted on Monday morning, Fidesz…
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The reelection of Viktor Orbán to a fifth term as Prime Minister of Hungary should push the European Commission to isolate his autocratic government and break up Europe’s authoritarian alliance between Hungary and Poland. Tom Theuns is Assistant Professor of…
Serbia’s strongman Aleksandar Vučić claimed a landslide victory in general elections Sunday (3 April) paving the way for another term as president and extending his decade-long rule in the Balkan nation. Official results were set to be announced late Monday…
As Ukraine continues to liberate areas north of Kyiv, global audiences are being confronted by shocking photo and video evidence of crimes against humanity. Weeks spent under Russian occupation have transformed the once sleepy suburbs of the Ukrainian capital into…
The transfer had been arranged during the Obama administration but was put on pause under President Donald J. Trump. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what…
Imagine for a moment that you are a gladiator in the middle of the Colosseum in Rome. Facing you is an opponent more than twice your size and armed to the teeth. Somehow, you manage to wound him with your…
State judges have been throwing out congressional maps they call partisan gerrymanders, in a sign of the effects of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that pushed the issue below the federal level. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
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As the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot races to conclude its work, the political stakes are increasing along with the legal expectations. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have