His comments would not have fallen on deaf ears. While metropolitan London would have been aghast at his pedigree and remarks, a Brexit-audience in the rustbelts and areas of deprivation, would have felt a twang of appreciation. For them, migration has not been a boon and glory. For Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, it has been an […]
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Nationalism—placing the interests of one’s own nation above the interests of other nations—has been a powerful force in world affairs for centuries. But it seemed on the wane after 1945, when the vast devastation of World War II—a conflict fostered by right wing, nationalist demagogues—convinced people around the globe of the necessity to transcend nationalism […]
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Being a part of the Strategic Culture Foundation certainly has its benefits, one of them was receiving a personal request from someone in EU politics (who will remain unnamed) to watch and comment on what could turn out to be a very important moment for the direction of the continent.
Every week (or, rather, most weeks, since the coronavirus torpedoed our schedule), we like to highlight three or four stories that go full-Guardian, but don’t require an entire article of refutation. We encourage reader-participation here, so if you come across something you feel should be included in the next edition either post a link below, …
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss how, even under the strain of the Covid-19 pandemic, the oligarchs and kleptocrats in the European Union target Hungary and demonize Viktor Orban for his coronavirus lockdown strategy…which is no different than many of the other neoliberal EU country policies.
The magazine Index On Censorship was founded way back in 1972. I can’t say I have ever been enamoured with it, although I did contribute a couple of news reports in 1990, for which if I recall, I was not paid.
Rebecca Ballhaus, Siobhan Hughes and Natalie Andrews reported for the Wall Street Journal that members of Congress were shocked by Bill Taylor's testimony.
On May 13 the Oval Office in DC was graced by the presence of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Orban is known for his defense of ‘Christian Europe’ against invading migrants along with the accompanying ‘virus of terrorism’ and for what he calls ‘illiberal democracy’, which includes such initiatives as restricting press freedom, undermining judicial independence, and shutting down Central Europe University, while circulating some obvious anti-Semitic propaganda around its founder George Soros.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday.
Trump described Orban as “like me, a little controversial” and praised the Hungarian PM for being tough on immigration, a policy area in which the two leaders have similar visions. When asked whether he had concerns about a weakening of democracy in Hungary, Trump said…
This was another one of those weeks that my inbox was inundated with great articles that readers shared, and accordingly it was difficult to […]
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