Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), warns that drug liberalization is being driven by powerful corporate interests, not public health. Speaking to Hungarian Conservative at the MCC Budapest Summit on the Global Drug Epidemic, he argues that high-potency cannabis and psychedelics are destabilizing families and communities in the US.
French criminologist Xavier Raufer warns that France’s current security crisis is the result of decades of political denial over organized crime, drug trafficking, and uncontrolled migration. Speaking to Hungarian Conservative at the MCC Budapest Summit on the Global Drug Epidemic, he explains why Marseille now faces homicide rates comparable to Latin America.
‘Brussels officials will insist the meeting was about trade. True, Hungary left Washington with a US exemption allowing it to keep buying Russian oil despite new energy sanctions. But the more consequential development was political,’ Professor Frank Füredi of MCC Brussels wrote in his piece for Euractiv.
Hungarian–Turkish relations took centre stage at the ‘Media Bridges’ conference in Budapest, hosted by the Foundation for a Civic Hungary. Top officials and experts from both countries discussed expanding cooperation in media, energy, and security, underscoring a partnership grounded in trust, technology, and a shared commitment to peace.
A team of Hungarian students from the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) achieved an outstanding result at this year’s FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Panama, securing 4th place among 195 participating countries.
‘Attacks from the Dems are ultimately to be expected, with the cause secondary to the pure utility of attacking Europe’s most effective right-wing leader.’
Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu, Transylvanian Roma priest Ottó Kalányos, and the Örökké Haza (Forever Home) project received Highlights of Hungary 2025’s three community awards, after a record-breaking over 140,000 votes cast by the public.
The Hungarian Embassy in London hosted the Roger Scruton Symposium on 21 October, bringing together scholars, diplomats and public figures to reflect on the conservative philosopher’s legacy. Organized by the Hungarian Scruton Hub and the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, the event featured four panels examining Scruton’s ideas on nationhood, culture, and the defence of Western civilization.
Marcin Tulicki’s new documentary on the takeover of Polish state media under Donald Tusk premiered in Budapest on Monday. During the panel discussion that followed, Gergely Gulyás criticized the European Commission’s approach to rule of law issues, while Zbigniew Ziobro claimed that Tusk’s government operates ‘with EU approval’ despite undermining judicial independence.
What has changed in America since the murder of Charlie Kirk? What are the historical roots of political violence in the country? We discussed the political and social changes in America under Trump and the impact of Charlie Kirk’s murder with the right-wing influencer.