Hugo Barrillon

Lessons Learned in Brussels: What Hungary’s Democratic Erosion Tells Us About the European Union’s Leverage

posted on November 16, 2020 by Hugo Barrillon

University of Chicago Tagged With: Central Europe, Europe, European Union, hungary, viktor orban

Incentives are everything. Since its founding in 1993, the European Union (EU) has understood this and become a master of soft power pressure and incentive-based democratic reforms. Indeed, as much as …

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Will Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy Learn From His Predecessors?

posted on October 22, 2020 by Hugo Barrillon

University of Chicago Tagged With: anti-corruption, Eastern Europe, Europe, Ukraine, Zelenskiy

The Ukrainian people have been through a lot. According to a 2019 Pew Poll, 81% of Ukrainians see a fair judicial system as one of the most important priorities, nevertheless, promises of judicial …

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