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Tamás Orbán

Tamás Orbán

Tamás Orbán, columnist and political analyst, currently working as a senior research fellow at the Budapest-based think tank, the Danube Institute. He graduated in contemporary history and international relations from Babeş–Bolyai University in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). His main areas of interest are American domestic affairs and geopolitics.
Tamás Orbán

Tamás Orbán

Tamás Orbán, columnist and political analyst, currently working as a senior research fellow at the Budapest-based think tank, the Danube Institute. He graduated in contemporary history and international relations from Babeş–Bolyai University in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). His main areas of interest are American domestic affairs and geopolitics.
Prague Erupts in Protest Over Failed Sanctions Policies
CURRENT

Prague Erupts in Protest Over Failed Sanctions Policies

A large Prague demonstration this past Saturday sent a clear message to policymakers that the Czech people are fed up with the mistaken Russian sanctions and their devastating impact on the cost of living. Research indicates that citizens in other capitals across Europe might follow suit soon.

Tamás Orbán
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05.09.2022
Art Is Dead and We Have Killed It
CURRENT

Art Is Dead and We Have Killed It

The fact that computer-generated digital art can defeat the works of humans at art competitions is a testimony to the long-suspected belief, that traditional artists are on the verge of being replaced by artificial intelligence.

Tamás Orbán
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04.09.2022
The Making of the New World Order 
POLITICS

The Making of the New World Order 

The naive idealism of Fukuyama is the past, while Huntington’s clash of civilisations has not materialised yet. Instead, we are heading towards a multipolar world of isolation, instability and warfare, which requires some Kissingerian realpolitik to understand. A report from Tranzit 2022.

Tamás Orbán
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03.09.2022
A New Age of Terrorism: What Can We Expect?
POLITICS

A New Age of Terrorism: What Can We Expect?

As the current financial, energy and food crises are destabilizing governments around the Middle East, will terrorist organizations grow bolder and more ‘apocalyptic’ in their approach, posing new terror threats to Europe?

Tamás Orbán
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31.08.2022
Trudeau’s Climate Dictatorship in the Making 
CURRENT

Trudeau’s Climate Dictatorship in the Making 

As Canada’s environmental policies grow increasingly more intrusive, a recent leak shed light on how Trudeau’s government plans to enforce them in the future. The recipe for a climate friendly nation? Armouries, black rooms and state-sponsored terror.

Tamás Orbán
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29.08.2022
What Are the Chances for a Sino-American War?
CURRENT

What Are the Chances for a Sino-American War?

The struggle between a rising China and a hegemonic United States poses the genuine risk of another world war; historical precedence tells us that such conflicts rarely end without bloodshed. An article by security expert and military historian Bálint Somkuti, published on Mandiner.

Tamás Orbán
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24.08.2022
PzH 2000: the Hungarian Army’s Newest Deadly Toy
CURRENT

PzH 2000: the Hungarian Army’s Newest Deadly Toy

The Hungarian Defence Forces have received the first of the famed German artillery units that are wreaking havoc on the Russian troops in Ukraine. State-of-the-art weaponry is essential to both warfare and deterrence.

Tamás Orbán
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15.08.2022
The Tavistock Files: the Age of Transgender Lawsuits is Here
CURRENT

The Tavistock Files: the Age of Transgender Lawsuits is Here

As the UK’s largest gender clinic is being forced to shut down while it faces a giant class-action lawsuit on behalf of angry parents, the very future of medically assisted gender transition is being questioned. Douglas Murray called it three years ago.

Tamás Orbán
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15.08.2022
Should the West Reintroduce Mandatory Military Service?
OPINION

Should the West Reintroduce Mandatory Military Service?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced most NATO members to reckon with the poor shape of their military and left them searching for quick fixes. Countless procurement programmes have been signed for new weaponry, but we’re still short of manpower. Compulsory service, perhaps even for women, may prove to be the only answer.

Tamás Orbán
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14.08.2022
OECD: Hungary’s Economy Is Leading the Region in Crisis Management
CURRENT

OECD: Hungary’s Economy Is Leading the Region in Crisis Management

The most recent OECD report paints a grim picture of the European economies’ imminent prospects, but thanks to the government’s strategic crisis management, Hungary is set to outperform all of its regional counterparts.

Tamás Orbán
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13.08.2022
Why Sanctioning Turkey Is Probably a Bad Idea
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Why Sanctioning Turkey Is Probably a Bad Idea

The EU Commission is considering sanctioning Turkey over its unwillingness to cut economic and political ties with Russia. But Ankara has one card up its sleeve that Brussels either forgets or simply ignores: the ability to open the migration floodgates to Europe.

Tamás Orbán
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10.08.2022
Beware of the Wounded Dragon
OPINION

Beware of the Wounded Dragon

Despite all the threats made by Beijing, Pelosi landed in Taipei unscathed. However, the fact that the Red Dragon has not struck (yet), does not mean it takes humiliation lightly.

Tamás Orbán
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04.08.2022
Historical Times call for Historical Figures
CURRENT

Historical Times call for Historical Figures

We are facing ‘a decade of dangers, of uncertainty and wars’, said PM Viktor Orbán in his speech at Tusványos. A visionary program for 2022 and beyond.

Tamás Orbán
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28.07.2022
Old Principles, Modern Approaches: Defining Conservatism in the 21st Century
PHILOSOPHY

Old Principles, Modern Approaches: Defining Conservatism in the 21st Century

A recent panel of remarkable political thinkers from across the West attempted to define the essence of conservatism, along with its current direction and its possible future pathways. A report from Tusványos 2022.

Tamás Orbán
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26.07.2022
Global Food Security Crisis – and How Can Hungary Help?
CURRENT

Global Food Security Crisis – and How Can Hungary Help?

The Hungarian Minister of Agriculture has recently travelled to Ukraine to help negotiate a solution for what is perhaps the greatest humanitarian crisis of our century.

Tamás Orbán
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22.07.2022
Global Minimum Tax: It’s Not Whether We Should, It’s When and How
CURRENT

Global Minimum Tax: It’s Not Whether We Should, It’s When and How

Diplomatic disputes over the OECD’s global minimum tax have flared up recently after Hungary vetoed its implementation at the EU level. To be clear, Hungary is also in favour of equal burden-sharing by multinational companies, but it has serious concerns with the timing and the details of the proposed regulation.

Tamás Orbán
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17.07.2022
Poll: Central Europeans Are Highly Dissatisfied with their Governments, Except Hungary
CURRENT

Poll: Central Europeans Are Highly Dissatisfied with their Governments, Except Hungary

A recent poll published by Nézőpont Institute revealed glaring differences between Central Europeans’ satisfaction with their governments. Disproving overwhelmingly negative Western press reports, Hungarians are the happiest with their government in the region.

Tamás Orbán
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15.07.2022
Who’s Going to Rebuild Ukraine?
CURRENT

Who’s Going to Rebuild Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine is going to end eventually, but the country will need long years to become whole again. Leaders at the Ukraine Recovery Conference discussed the details of this enormous project.

Tamás Orbán
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11.07.2022
The Vatican to Be Conservative Again?
CURRENT

The Vatican to Be Conservative Again?

With worrisome news circulating about the health of Pope Francis, many foresee the election of the first Hungarian pope in history, which could mean an important turning point for the whole Catholicism.

Tamás Orbán
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09.07.2022
Poll: Hungarians Are More Open-Minded than Western Europeans
CURRENT

Poll: Hungarians Are More Open-Minded than Western Europeans

A recent poll conducted by MCC has finally shattered Western media portrayal of Hungarians as narrow-minded, prejudiced xenophobes.

Tamás Orbán
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30.06.2022
Guns, Gangs and Smugglers: Hungary to Reinforce Its Southern Border
CURRENT

Guns, Gangs and Smugglers: Hungary to Reinforce Its Southern Border

As gunfights between the human smugglers camping near Hungary’s border have become a daily occurrence, PM Orbán announced the creation of a new border patrol force ready to meet the challenge.

Tamás Orbán
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29.06.2022
A Victory ‘Visible Even from the Moon’ – Lessons and Challenges of Securing a Fourth Term for Fidesz
POLITICS

A Victory ‘Visible Even from the Moon’ – Lessons and Challenges of Securing a Fourth Term for Fidesz

It seems that the louder the international left fights for Hungarian ‘democracy’, the stronger the Fidesz governments the democracy in question elects.

Tamás Orbán
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28.06.2022
No, Orbán Did Not “Deceive” Croatia
CURRENT

No, Orbán Did Not “Deceive” Croatia

A Croatian MP blamed the worsening energy crisis–among others–on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on national television. But the EU doesn’t work that way.

Tamás Orbán
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25.06.2022
Ryanair-Hungary Row: What Is Excess Profits Tax Anyway?
CURRENT

Ryanair-Hungary Row: What Is Excess Profits Tax Anyway?

Ryanair’s notoriously outspoken CEO has been hurling insults at top government officials over the excess profits tax, even though Budapest had every right (and reason) to introduce it.

Tamás Orbán
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23.06.2022
The Hilariously Depressing Quest for Womanhood
CURRENT

The Hilariously Depressing Quest for Womanhood

Matt Walsh’s new documentary called “What is a Woman?” sheds light on the contradictory nature of the transgender movement and some of the most uncomfortable truths as well as the hurtful lies around the twisted social norms of our age. A must-see.

Tamás Orbán
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16.06.2022
Pride and Profit: the Hypocrisy of Inclusive Marketing
CURRENT

Pride and Profit: the Hypocrisy of Inclusive Marketing

As soon as LGBT month (formally known as June) arrived, large companies turned rainbow-coloured once again – officially to proclaim their allyship with a ‘disenfranchised’ community, but in reality only to maximize their profits with yet another marketing ploy.

Tamás Orbán
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13.06.2022
Fuel Prices – How Long Can the West Survive?
CURRENT

Fuel Prices – How Long Can the West Survive?

Fuel prices soar across the West and there is no end in sight yet. As the patience of the people toward their helpless governments starts to run dry, there seems to be only one outlier – Hungary.

Tamás Orbán
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11.06.2022
Citizenship and Voting Rights in the Hungarian Diaspora
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Citizenship and Voting Rights in the Hungarian Diaspora

Many on the left like to blame the political rights of the Hungarian diaspora for the enormous successes of Fidesz in the past elections. However, cross-border votes deciding the elections was never the case. Let us settle this debate at last, with the anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon just behind us.

Tamás Orbán
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06.06.2022
Against the Tide – Interview with Ernst Roets
INTERVIEW

Against the Tide – Interview with Ernst Roets

‘Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems,’, said Ernst Roets, in his speech at CPAC Hungary. An interview about legacy, responsibility, and the survival of the white South African community.

Tamás Orbán
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05.06.2022
EU Oil Embargo – Hungarian Diplomatic Victory
CURRENT

EU Oil Embargo – Hungarian Diplomatic Victory

As the EU Summit has finally come to an agreement regarding the Russian oil embargo, PM Orbán was able to secure a compromise to defend Hungarian national interests.

Tamás Orbán
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01.06.2022
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