Donald Trump has raised more than $17 billion in less than a month to support the work of the Board of Peace in Gaza. Among the European Union member states, only Hungary was represented at prime ministerial level at the inaugural meeting in Washington.
Will Iran sign a new deal on its nuclear and ballistic missile programme? How strong are Russian, Chinese, and American influences in the Middle East? What will happen to Gaza and Hamas? We asked the former CEO and President of the Middle East Institute about the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
Viktor Orbán called on Brussels to act after Ukraine halted Druzhba oil transit, describing the move as political coercion against Hungary and Slovakia. He further said that Kyiv is intervening in Hungary’s upcoming election to install a compliant government, arguing that in dangerous periods, stability depends on trusted alliances and experienced leadership.
Opposition leader Péter Magyar insists he would uphold Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, even as his party sits within the European People’s Party—the bloc’s strongest advocate of Kyiv’s fast-track membership. The apparent contradiction exposes the political theatre that Tisza and the EPP are staging ahead of Hungary’s April election.
‘I would not be surprised if they try to strike with missiles beyond the Middle East,’ the Israeli expert said before specifically highlighting the Hungarian capital as a potential Iranian target.
The International Society of Gulag Researchers, with the Transcarpathian Alliance and the Center for Fundamental Rights, hosted the launch of The Human Cost of War, about the relocation of one million Hungarians to Soviet forced labour camps after World War II, known as ‘Malenkiy Robot’. Speakers commemorated the victims and drew parallels with the escalation of the Russo–Ukrainian war.
At a conference titled The Future of Peace Negotiations, hosted by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium and the Danube Institute, policymakers and analysts discussed the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, the role of international institutions, and the economic implications of a potential EU accession for Ukraine.
Brussels has entered a new phase of escalation, transforming support for Ukraine into an automatic political and economic war framework. This trajectory narrows national sovereignty, embeds long-term financial commitments in EU budgets, and shifts Europe’s focus from peace toward sustaining conflict, the Center for Fundamental Rights argues in their new analysis.
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most recognizable figures of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, has been mocked for her performance at a panel at the Munich Security Conference. She followed that up by mistakenly claiming that Venezuela was below the Equator during an interview at a Berlin university just a few days later.
Political Director to the Prime Minister of Hungary Balázs Orbán has said in a recent podcast appearance that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit underscores Washington’s strategic alliance with Hungary, rooted in the strong ties with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He argued the US supports Hungary’s success under the current government, while dismissing European criticism of Secretary Rubio’s visit.