Category: Analysis

EU Makes Anti-Poverty Promise It Can’t Keep

EU Makes Anti-Poverty Promise It Can’t Keep

Here comes another political-posturing project from Brussels.

May 8, 2026
Brussels Prepares a Hate-the-Rich Tax Package

Brussels Prepares a Hate-the-Rich Tax Package

Having learned nothing from history, the EU Commission has ordered a report that looks like an instruction manual for how to chase wealth out of Europe.

May 5, 2026
NATO’s Power Shift: U.S. Steps Back, Germany Steps Up?

NATO’s Power Shift: U.S. Steps Back, Germany Steps Up?

Trump’s move coincides with Berlin’s strategy to become Europe’s leading conventional military power.

May 4, 2026
Stagflation Is Coming, But the ECB Is in Denial

Stagflation Is Coming, But the ECB Is in Denial

The numbers don’t lie, but euro zone money chief Christine Lagarde still refuses to be responsible and admit the obvious.

May 2, 2026
Tisza’s Tax Policy Reveals Sharp Left Turn

Tisza’s Tax Policy Reveals Sharp Left Turn

If their tax plan is any indication, Hungary’s incoming government will declare political war on the nation’s conservative accomplishments.

April 29, 2026
How Policies Contribute to the Demographic Winter

How Policies Contribute to the Demographic Winter

The same system that encouraged the reduction of births is now trying to manage the consequences.

April 28, 2026
Magyar Promises Change … And Brussels Responds Before Seeing Any Results

Magyar Promises Change … And Brussels Responds Before Seeing Any Results

Without reforms in place, the EU is already easing pressure as the new Hungarian leadership sets a contradictory agenda.

April 27, 2026
The Euro Is a Long-Term Threat to Hungary

The Euro Is a Long-Term Threat to Hungary

There is at least a 90% chance that the common currency will squander all economic progress the country made under Fidesz.

April 24, 2026
Migration, the ECHR, and Europe’s Crisis of Authority

Migration, the ECHR, and Europe’s Crisis of Authority

A people permitted to vote, but not truly to decide, will not indefinitely remain loyal to an order that denies the force of its own consent.

April 24, 2026
Demographic Decline and Europe’s Political Deadlock

Demographic Decline and Europe’s Political Deadlock

Socialists and conservatives differ on what to do about population decline. But that does not liberate them from taking political ownership of the problem.

April 22, 2026
When the Dust Settles: The Shifting Future of Hungary–Western Balkans Relations

When the Dust Settles: The Shifting Future of Hungary–Western Balkans Relations

As political dynamics shift in Budapest, partners across the Western Balkans are reassessing long-standing ties and preparing for a period of adjustment.

April 21, 2026
Enoch Powell: Britain’s Populist Short-Circuit

Enoch Powell: Britain’s Populist Short-Circuit

Today, the majority of Britons know in their hearts, though they dare not say aloud, that Enoch was right.

April 20, 2026