Category: Analysis

Decline or Decision?

If the EU is losing weight on the world stage, it is not because democracy is obsolete or values outdated; it is because ambition has outpaced ability.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian delegation during a bilateral lunch with U.S President Donald Trump and U.S. government officials in the Cabinet Room of the White House on November 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump-Orbán Meeting: The Real Story

Those who cry “Russia” nonstop should note that Hungary seeks strategic ties with the U.S. and that the summit’s outcomes matter for all of East–Central Europe.

Orbán Critics Lie about Hungary’s Economy

There is a coordinated effort on the internet to portray the Fidesz government as an economic disaster for Hungary. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Sad Suicide of the UN

The UN does not even pretend to be a servant of a moral order rooted in law anymore. It serves only the balance of its own internal politics.

Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump in Egypt shaking hands looking happy

When Two Stars Align…

That Orbán has been able to cultivate a close relationship with the White House has thwarted the attempt of the Brussels bureaucracy to diplomatically isolate Hungary.

How Sweden Put Socialism to Work

If we want to turn Europe and America in a more conservative direction, we need to understand the depth, the strength, and the persistence of our ideological adversary.

QinetiQ: The British Defence Firm That Profited From the Ukraine War

QinetiQ: The British Defence Firm That Profited From the Ukraine War

As Britain armed Ukraine in the name of solidarity, its defence industry—and Boris Johnson’s allies—turned war into opportunity.

October 29, 2025
The Invisible Empire: The EU’s Fiscal Turn

The Invisible Empire: The EU’s Fiscal Turn

The EU Commission’s proposal for the next multiannual financial framework hides a political revolution in plain sight.

October 28, 2025
April 9, 2022—The Day Johnson Blew Up Peace in Kyiv

April 9, 2022—The Day Johnson Blew Up Peace in Kyiv

On April 9, 2022, Kyiv was expecting the announcement of a ceasefire. What it received instead was an ultimatum. Three years later, documents and testimonies confirm that on that day, it was not peace that was decided, but the duration of the war.

October 28, 2025
Did a Million Pounds Buy a War? Johnson, Harborne, and QinetiQ

Did a Million Pounds Buy a War? Johnson, Harborne, and QinetiQ

A £1 million donation, a defense entrepreneur, and a former prime minister turned international advocate. The Johnson–Harborne–QinetiQ connection sheds light on the intersection of political power, private influence, and the business of war.

October 27, 2025
Big Mistake: Sweden Inches Closer to Euro

Big Mistake: Sweden Inches Closer to Euro

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s party wants to explore a path for Swedish euro zone membership. It would be a bad idea for Sweden to give up its own currency.

October 27, 2025
The Merz Controversy and the Death of Common Sense

The Merz Controversy and the Death of Common Sense

When the conservative center is silenced, the true extremists inherit the stage.

October 27, 2025
Progressive Turn: Josef Grünwidl Named Archbishop of Vienna

Progressive Turn: Josef Grünwidl Named Archbishop of Vienna

The appointment is yet another sign of a Church increasingly tempted to bend to the spirit of the world.

October 26, 2025
Europe Is Facing Another Debt Crisis

Europe Is Facing Another Debt Crisis

In 2010-2014, the EU was the scene of a major fiscal crisis. Since then, nobody has treated the root cause, only the symptoms. Therefore, it is no surprise that history is about to repeat itself.

October 24, 2025
EU’s ‘Democracy Shield’: Brussels and the Art of Manufactured Consent

EU’s ‘Democracy Shield’: Brussels and the Art of Manufactured Consent

A stage-managed public feedback and consultation turns citizens into extras in a play about democracy while silencing the very questions that might challenge the Commission’s authority.

October 24, 2025
Trump’s Foreign Policy Opens Door to Partnership With Hungary

Trump’s Foreign Policy Opens Door to Partnership With Hungary

Unlike Western Europe’s tendency toward moralizing diplomacy, Hungary’s approach is grounded in realism and mutual respect.

October 23, 2025
It’s Still East … and West Germany

It’s Still East … and West Germany

If East Germans had not felt—and rightly so—that for too many years, all decisions were made by West Germans, less estrangement would likely have resulted.

October 22, 2025
French Downgrade: Red Crisis Flags in Paris

French Downgrade: Red Crisis Flags in Paris

France’s political elite is out of time: they must form a sustainable government and start fiscal consolidation, or the country risks an economic crisis at least as severe as the one 15 years ago.

October 21, 2025