Media Capture Failed in Hungary-and America Could Be Next by Amy Brouillette
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spent 16 years perfecting a model of media capture that aspiring autocrats around the…
A Hungarian Playbook for Defeating Populists? by Jan-Werner Mueller
Advocates of liberal democracy everywhere are celebrating Péter Magyar’s triumph over Viktor Orbán. But among the lessons to draw from…
After Hungary, Could Mexico Be Next? by Guillermo Ortiz
During his 16-year rule, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán could plausibly argue that his model delivered order, stability, and rising living standards.…
What China Will Learn from Orbán’s Defeat by Sam Chetwin George
After watching Nikita Khrushchev’s repudiation of Stalin lead to a revolution in Hungary, Mao Zedong concluded that under one-party rule,…
Hungary’s Counter-Counterrevolution by István Rév
BUDAPEST – There is a short, frivolous explanation for Viktor Orbán’s downfall: the Hungarian autocrat was thrown to the wolves…
Hungary’s New Leader Must Avoid Joe Biden’s Mistakes by Aziz Huq
en English Politics Apr 15, 2026 Aziz Huq If Hungary can become a model for illiberal movements elsewhere to emulate,…
The Great Hungarian Reset by Piroska Nagy Mohácsi
Now that he has ousted Viktor Orbán, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar inherits an economy burdened by a legacy…
After Orbán, Hungary Faces an Even Harder Battle by Maciej Kisilowski
Center-right Tisza’s victory in Hungary’s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.…