EU industrial policy fails, so European prime ministers go to China
Pedro Sánchez arrived in Beijing on April 14, 2026 to a full military honours reception and left having signed nineteen bilateral agreements with China — covering…
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Europe’s vape ban fantasy is fueling black markets and sending smokers back to cigarettes
The Dutch flavour ban was meant to protect public health. Instead, it exposes a deeper flaw in Brussels’ thinking: You cannot regulate demand out of existence.
NATO’s death and what it would mean for Europe
The mess we are in is getting deeper.
What the EU elite know as Magyar surrenders to Brussels: Populism is nothing without sovereignty
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To predict Trump’s legacy, look to Henry VIII
President Trump’s recent attack on Pope Leo XIV has caused consternation and not a little surprise in some quarters of elite opinion as well as among many Christians…
‘Dangerous times’, but Western nationalism is not dead yet
When a party loses an election, they usually seek to determine what went wrong, almost inevitably coming up with two solutions for the next one: Back off or double…
US and Catholic Church must maintain a united front against ‘the Antichrist of our time’
The intemperate exchange between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the weekend said nothing flattering or even positive about either of them.
Orbán goes: How voter fatigue drives leaders from office, no matter how good they are
A lot will be written about the end of the era of Orbán in Hungary, so allow me to add a bit of a meta perspective.
The piffle from von der Leyen: ‘The Union grows stronger’
Last weekend, on nearly opposite sides of the EU, two states revealed how the cumbrous juggernaut of the union is not working. No, sorry, cannot be made to work.
Brussels set a new standard of brutality in Hungarian campaign
The hotel where I’m staying in Budapest is dominated by journalists and election observers.
How the elites govern by ’emergency powers’ instead of democracy: Here is the list
As progressive policies find increasing backlash in western democracies, the growing tendency of the elites is to justify bypassing both public sentiment and political…
SPECIAL What actually happened in the election: Our poll expert takes apart Orbán’s defeat
The magnitude of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat is surprising, perhaps even shocking.
Our US poll expert at the heart of the Hungarian election: “Change or stability?”
BALATONFURED – This prosperous town takes its name from the idyllic Lake Balaton. After Sunday’s vote, it may metaphorically have a new nickname: Tiszatown.
Hungary: Is it still possible to have a free and fair election in the EU?
The historic visit of JD Vance to Hungary (including to the Mathias Corvinus Collegium!) confirmed that hypocrisy is the native language of progressive elites.
Israel, hands off the Christians of South Lebanon
While the West focuses on the Iranian firestorm, a quieter tragedy is unfolding in the hills of South Lebanon.
Nothing says net zero emissions like zero economic activity
Last month, EU leaders met to consider the impact of high energy prices on Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
Our US poll expert in the heart of the campaign: ‘Hungarian election remains a tight battle’
CEGLED – The small, regional town’s Louis Kossuth Square was an ideal place to hear Tisza leader Péter Magyar for the first time.
Three military lessons from the Iran war
The announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran was a welcome development, although many of its details, as well as the actual facts on the ground…
Orbán is strong internationally, but will that be enough to ensure victory?
It’s funny to read how the European left-wing media twist words.
Iran will yield or be beaten into submission
As this is written we are awaiting confirmation that the United States and Israel will escalate their attacks on Iran which has continued to respond frivolously…
Europe’s leaders and their failures over Iran: They are playing with fire
What is it about a campaign to remove the Islamic Republic’s chokehold on Europe’s energy supplies that appals Europe?
Against nuclear power: The most successful brainwashing campaign in modern history
I usually do not write about my home country, Austria, but today I want to make an exception.
Deep State reaches corners that terror doesn’t even know exist
On the one hand, we’ve all been wondering whether there’s a single explanation for the madness of the modern world.
Why JD Vance is travelling to Budapest
Tomorrow, Tuesday, American Vice President JD Vance will be travelling to Budapest for two days.
News Special: Are Ukrainian intelligence services involved in Hungarian election?
Spy scandals said to be "on the scale of Watergate" have hit the Hungarian election.
A €44 billion question: Can Poland be bound without lawful democratic consent?
The controversy surrounding the European Union’s SAFE loan mechanism has revealed something far more troubling than a mere policy dispute over defence financing.
Is the all-mighty West running out of ammunition? Spoiler alert: Yes, it is
As we enter the second month of the conflict with Iran, it is not heated statements that will decide the war, but cold inventory reports.
From world order to global jungle
The decline and fall of the so-called post-war rules-based international order has quickly moved from prophecy or speculation to directly observable fact.
US has power, Europe does not: NATO is never going to recover from this
The Iran War has now entered its second month.
Europe doesn’t understand Trump and his politics of results
In Berlin this past Sunday, a sign was hoisted atop the crowd against the blue-grey sky that looks like an oversized meme.