Across the bucolic Hungarian countryside, in cities and villages both large and small, massive billboards and signs dot the landscape. Upon closer inspection, these signs are covered in xenophobic …
“The People” of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Must Be Male
It is apparent in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary that “the people” do not include women. Women have historically not had political empowerment equal to men in Hungary, but under Orbán this is getting worse. …
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Will Estonia Continue to be a Beacon of Democracy?
The Coronavirus posed a challenge to government’s world wide and response in Estonia was considered to be quick, effective and generally approved by the public. Like many other democracies the …
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The Global Echo of Viktor Orbán’s Populist Cries
On January 3, former U.S. president Donald Trump offered, via his Save America political action committee, an endorsement of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the 2022 parliamentary …
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The Electoral Rule-Bending Enabling Viktor Orbán’s Quest for a United Hungary
A few weeks ago, I received the letter pictured above from Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in my mailbox. “Dear citizen! I write to you today because Hungary has a parliamentary election next …