How Russia Lost Friends and Global Influence by Nina L. Khrushcheva
Far from restoring Russia’s great-power status, the Ukraine war has left Russia stretched so thin that it has repeatedly failed…
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,…
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.…