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Doug Stokes

Doug Stokes is a Professor in Security and Strategy at the University of Exeter, UK.

Doug Stokes is a Professor in Security and Strategy at the University of Exeter, UK.

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

Budapest's real offence was not what it did, but that it did it first and said so loudly.

Play the Ball, not the Man: Cancel Culture’s Attempt To Capture Hungarian Academia

Denying someone the right to academic advancement based on their political beliefs is not progress—it is authoritarianism.

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

Budapest’s real offence was not what it did, but that it did it first and said so loudly.

April 3, 2026

Play the Ball, not the Man: Cancel Culture’s Attempt To Capture Hungarian Academia

Play the Ball, not the Man: Cancel Culture’s Attempt To Capture Hungarian Academia

Denying someone the right to academic advancement based on their political beliefs is not progress—it is authoritarianism.

November 21, 2024