The Hungarian Chieftain
‘Sooner or later…Orbán will no longer be the Hungarian chieftain…It occurred to me that if the Hungarian people choose to forsake the faith embraced by King Saint Stephen…and instead permit themselves to be dissolved into the post-Christian cultural mongrelization represented by the godless, nationless EU, the tragedy will not be Viktor Orbán’s, but their own.’
Trump to Meet Putin in Hungary for Next Round of Ukraine Peace Talks
Hungary’s capital will host the next Trump–Putin summit on Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed on Thursday. The talks aim to revive negotiations stalled since August and come just as Zelenskyy pushes Washington for long-range Tomahawk missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
Thatcher Wanted to Join a Trading Bloc, Not a Federal State — An Interview with John Whittingdale
How did the Iron Lady fix the struggling British economy? What was her role in the collapse of the Soviet Union? For what reasons was she a convinced Eurosceptic? We asked her former Political Secretary about Margaret Thatcher’s living political legacy at the Danube Institute’s conference on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Experts Discuss How Hungary’s Proactive Housing Policy Is Reshaping the Market
During a press conference organized by the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation, Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Strategic Affairs and experts on the topic discussed the niche effect of the new Otthon Start loan scheme, emphasizing recent data and future predictions.
Xi Jinping’s ‘The Governance of China’ Now Published in Hungarian
Hungary and China celebrated another milestone in their growing partnership on Friday with the launch of the Hungarian edition of The Governance of China, Volume II. Published by the Eurasia Center, the book presents Xi Jinping’s key ideas on governance, modernization, and China’s role in a changing world.
Hungary and the Two-Year Israel–Hamas War — An Overview
‘The crisis has made Hungary’s relationship with Israel stronger than ever before.’
The Treasures of Hortobágy — An Interview with Sándor Boros, Head of the Máta Stud Farm
‘A horseman cannot consider their occupation to be work. It is a service, a vocation that we are happy to perform, and we are fortunate to be able to do so…It requires constant readiness and dedication, day after day, so anyone who doesn’t really love it would find it difficult. We have to feel the weight of what we do. In the long chain of the stud farm’s history, we cannot be weak links.’
What Hosting the Trump–Putin Summit Means for Hungary
Budapest may soon join the ranks of historic diplomatic cities as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet there for peace talks on Ukraine. Analyst Anton Bendarjevskiy says the summit could become Hungary’s most significant foreign policy milestone in decades.
Voegelin, Strauss, and Kojève Discussed at Philosophy Event by Mathias Corvinus Collegium
The Mathias Corvinus Collegium is launching a new philosophy journal titled European Journal of Political Philosophy. On that occasion, Chief Editor William Wood and Managing Editor Titus Techera spoke at an event on MCC’s Budapest campus. Joined by András Lánczi and Professor Tilo Schabert, they discussed the bodies of work of such thinkers as Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, and Alexandre Kojève.
Modern Conservatives Must Be Social Revolutionaries
‘If we are truly conservatives today, then we must want to revolt against this contemporary, anti-conservative world. Does anyone seriously believe that Burke would want to conserve what we have right now?’
