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Energy Infrastructure, Disinformation, and Alliance Risk in Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, following a meeting of the National Defence Council, stated that Ukraine allegedly “plans new actions” aimed at damaging Hungary’s energy system, in addition to the…

February 26, 2026Hungary, Russia, Ukraine

Democracy Geopolitics Governance Propaganda and Disinformation

Budapest Beyond Its Borders: Hungary’s Expanding Influence Among the Csángó Minority in Romania

The Hungarian government is actively investing state funds in the development of the Csángó Hungarian ethnic group located in eastern Romania, within the Romanian region of Moldavia. Official Budapest supports the Csángó…

February 18, 2026Hungary, Romania

Geoeconomics Geopolitics Governance

Analysis: Why Viktor Orbán Is Framing the EU as a Greater Threat Than Russia — and What It Means

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has escalated his anti-EU rhetoric by claiming that Hungary should fear the European Union more than Russia, dismissing concerns about Vladimir Putin as “primitive and unserious.” He has portrayed upcoming parliamentary elections…

February 16, 2026EU, Hungary

Corruption Democracy Economy

Hungary at the Bottom: Corruption, Rule-of-Law Failure, and the EU’s Most Persistent Governance Crisis”

In 2025, Hungary once again found itself at the bottom of the European Union rankings and was recognized as the most corrupt EU member state, sharing last place with Bulgaria.Media outlets…

February 11, 2026Hungary

Corruption Geoeconomics National Security

Paks II: Engineering Red Flags and the Political Economy of Nuclear Risk in Central Europe

The ceremonial launch of the first concrete pour for Unit 5 of the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant was staged with great pomp and, according to the plan of Prime Minister Viktor…

February 7, 2026Hungary, Rosatom

Democracy Governance

Hungary at War Without Troops: Viktor Orbán’s Alignment With Russia and the Hybrid Assault on Europe

Despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s repeated attempts to cloak his parliamentary pre-election campaign, scheduled for April, in pacifist rhetoric, it is increasingly difficult to sustain the claim that Hungary remains…

January 27, 2026Hungary, Ukraine

- Governance Propaganda and Disinformation

Orbán’s Nuclear Fear Campaign: How Budapest Turns EU Safety Guidance Into a Political Weapon

Viktor Orbán continues his political war with Brussels. Viktor Orbán’s government has responded irresponsibly to security recommendations for all European Union citizens developed in the European Parliament by politicians from…

January 22, 2026Hungary

Economy Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Orbán’s ‘EU of 26’: A Slip of the Tongue—or a Signal of Huxit Thinking?”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán referred to “26 EU member states” while discussing the bloc’s collective financial support for Ukraine, despite the fact that the European Union has 27 members.…

January 19, 2026EU, Hungary, Huxit

Intelligence ops National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

Patrick Egan’s Media Ecosystem: Orbán’s Anglosphere Weapon and Its Convergence With Russian Interests

Over the past decade, Patrick Egan has emerged as a central node in Viktor Orbán’s international media strategy. An American strategist and media advisor, he is now widely identified as a key Anglosphere…

January 6, 2026Hungary, Russia, USA

Corruption Democracy Governance Propaganda and Disinformation

Protecting the Kremlin While Ignoring the Children: Orbán’s Response to Hungary’s Deepening Trust Crisis in Hungary Crisis

On 13 December 2025, a mass march took place in Budapest toward the office of Hungary’s prime minister on Castle Hill under the slogan “Protect the Children!”. Protesters carried torches and soft…

December 15, 2025Hungary

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