Hungary’s election was a false dawn for Europe
Nationalism is not dead on the continent. It’s barely begun.
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The far right has moved on from Orbán
It now sees its future inside the EU
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Kemi Badenoch wants to be Britain’s Peter Magyar
The Tory leader hopes to attack the right while remaining extraordinarily right-wing
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Hungary proves populism can be defeated
The country has a long-developed method for beating back Russian influence
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Does anybody have a new job for Philip Pilkington?
The postliberal intellectuals of the Budapest scene face an uncertain future
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Viktor Orbán’s moment of truth
As he has built his international reputation as a conservative strongman, Orbán’s domestic enemies have gathered in strength
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Michael Ignatieff: Global Orbánism is over
His defeat would be a turning point for Hungary – and a blow to the international hard-right
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Inside Viktor Orbán’s ideas factory
What makes Hungary so appealling to the new, radical right?
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Hungary is the main roadblock to Finland and Sweden’s Nato membership
Following Turkey’s lead, Viktor Orbán is discovering his own power to twist circumstances to Hungary’s advantage.
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Europe’s far-right parties are learning from one another
With the hard right in power in Italy and Sweden, sister parties across the EU are hoping they will be…
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The threat of Viktor Orbán’s anti-mixed race speech
The Hungarian prime minister describes the world European and American conservatives are trying to create.
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Hungary and the US right deepen their illiberal mutual admiration
The presence of American conservatives in Budapest has reconfirmed the close ties between Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán.
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Viktor Orbán is using the war in Ukraine to entrench his power
The Hungarian leader’s declaration of a state of emergency will allow him to ignore inconvenient restrictions.
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Saudi Arabia is the biggest beneficiary of the war in Ukraine
As leaders congratulate themselves for shunning Russian oil, Saudi Aramco becomes the world’s most valuable company.
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What does Europe’s right want?
This year’s National Conservatism conference was notably short of new ideas, meaningful debate and pro-Putin speakers, as attendees stuck to…
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How Hungary became the right’s Venezuela
Viktor Orbán’s weaponisation of conservative victimhood means the right applaud rather than condemn him.
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Orbán’s unfair election victory makes a travesty of EU values
If Hungary’s authoritarian prime minister hadn’t rigged the system, it is doubtful that he would have won so convincingly.
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The EU now has to get tough on illiberal Orbán
Now is the time to force Hungary’s prime minister to desist from his cynical exploitation of European goodwill.
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What would four more years of Viktor Orbán mean for Hungary?
The authoritarian leader is likely to win a fourth term but will face difficulties, domestically and in Europe.
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Will Ukraine be the source of Europe’s next migrant crisis?
Up to 1.5 million Ukrainians were internally displaced by Russia’s 2014 invasion of the country.
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