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.
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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.
‘The US can’t go it alone.’ Yes, it can
Just before the start of the Second Gulf War in 2003, British Prime Minister Tony Blair approached me as a Conservative member of the House of Lords and asked for…
No facts, no evidence: How EU establishment journalists invent stories on Hungary and Russia
What is unfolding in Western media ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections is not an investigation into possible foreign interference.
What? EU’s Ireland supplying Russian military with lethal weapons alumina
So now we know the truth. A Russian-owned smelter on Ireland’s west coast has continued to supply alumina to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. What? How? Mmm;
Europe must rejoin history with military might and political will
President Trump’s continued online fulminations against NATO will not likely lead to American withdrawal from the alliance.
Europe’s pre-revolutionary conditions are taking shape
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to address members of the European Parliament.
Pakistan’s Afghan Frankenstein: The beast is loose and Europe is unsuspecting
Is Pakistan finally facing the monster it created? Is Europe prepared for the consequences? The answer is in the smoke rising over the Durand Line.
When the war is interested in you
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier may not be interested in the war with Iran, but that war is certainly interested in Germany.
The future of defence is increasingly private
The dizzying pace of military technology and tactical innovation that we are experiencing at present is outstripping the ability of the public – and even specialist…