Addressing the Reality of China’s Aggression
‘The PRC’s peaceful rise and commitment to economic partnership and global security is a theme it has projected since its inception in 1949.’
‘The PRC’s peaceful rise and commitment to economic partnership and global security is a theme it has projected since its inception in 1949.’
‘In the case of Ukraine and Spain, it also produces circumstantial parallels that obscure the unbridgeable gap between the very natures of the two conflicts, conflating the ideological antagonisms of the 1930s at their most nationally internecine with a globalized, technological war for territory. Far from far-sighted, the mantra that Europe should re-learn forgotten lessons or resign itself to perish here becomes dangerously myopic.’
‘Trump…does not need to “take over” Greenland by force or by acquisition. Instead, he should rely on his artful strategy that has thus far been marked by business pragmatism and a preference for power politics—peace through transaction, that is, cutting a deal.’
An exchange at a US Senate hearing baffled many and went viral on X. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri was asking obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Nisha Verma if men can get pregnant, but could not get her to give a straight answer during five minutes of questioning.
‘Venezuela has become a stress test. And Europe’s response has exposed both its instincts and its inhibitions.’
A student at the University of Szeged has developed an AI-based text detector that works in Hungarian and can distinguish human-written content from AI-generated text with exceptional accuracy, offering a new tool for education, media, and beyond.
‘Commissioner Kubilius’ proposal for “rotating” membership in the envisaged Council amounts to an outright disregard for the Treaties—under such a plan, some countries would commit their armed forces to a “United Army of Europe” while having no say in its command. This idea violates not only the spirit of the EU Treaties but also fundamental democratic principles…’
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office says a leaked database linked to the Tisza Party raises serious national security concerns, alleging connections to Ukrainian IT firms, foreign cyber infrastructure and the handling of sensitive data of Hungarian voters.
‘It was not just another gesture to the Americans; it was a landmark event in getting back to the Western fold. It was about the Gulf War.’
The US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has sparked global controversy over sovereignty and interventionism. Budapest-based Mathias Corvinus Collegium organized a high-level panel featuring Venezuelan opposition figure Alejandro Peña Esclusa to examine the operation’s impact on Venezuela, as well as its regional and international implications.