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‘The American interest is to see an alternative to China’ — An Interview with Daniel F Runde

What is America’s interest in participating in the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project? What geopolitical benefits can this economic cooperation bring? And can the US reclaim global leadership through soft power? We spoke with a prominent American political analyst…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 22.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

Exploring Karl Popper’s Neglected Work — An Interview with Professor Anthony O’Hear

‘In my new book, I discuss Popper’s later thinking, which has been neglected. In his later thought, he proposed, first of all, a dualistic theory of the mind…He thought that we couldn’t explain or consider human behaviour simply in terms…
  • Márton Lukács
  • ‎ —‎ 21.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘BRI is about China, but IMEC encompasses various geopolitical interests’ — An Interview with Happymon Jacob

What drives India’s interest in the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)? Could the project boost not just economic ties but also geopolitical cooperation—and signal a shift in India’s neutral stance toward a more Western alignment to counter China? We asked…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 20.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘I don’t see the IMEC as a zero-sum game’ — An Interview with Ophir Gore

What is Israel’s interest in participating in the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project? Why is India or Saudi Arabia important for the Jewish state? And why is connectivity a wise idea? We spoke with the Senior Deputy Chief Economist…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 18.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW, POLITICS

Should We Be Afraid of China? — An Interview with Yan Xuetong

What is China: an enemy of Europe and America, or just a competitor, or maybe a friend or ally? Is it a real threat to the Western economy and security? What new world order does China want, and why is…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 16.05.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

A Divine Voice Serving Hungarian Americans — An Interview with Opera Singer Gabriella Lendvay

‘I also loved music and singing, but my very busy parents didn’t notice my talent—they only paid attention to my sister’s beautiful voice. Back in Hungary, before we fled, she studied opera singing with a teacher while attending the Szent…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 10.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘There is no winner in trade and tariff wars’ — An Interview with Ambassador Gong Tao

How does China plan to counterbalance the American tariff actions? Where can China find new markets for its products? What are the main goals of the Chinese foreign policy and neighbourhood diplomacy? And how does Hungary’s connectivity policy align with…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 06.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

Guiding Hungarian Firms into US Market — An Interview with Martin Zsarnóczky of AmHunCham

‘It is vital for the future that American companies do not see Hungary as a mere independent market, but as a regional hub with 120 million consumers from Poland to Greece,’ Martin Zsarnóczky stressed in an interview with Hungarian Conservative….
  • Joakim Scheffer
  • ‎ —‎ 05.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘Italian cultural identity is rooted in Christianity’ — An Interview with Benedetta Vimercati

‘Migration is a great concern to us because we are one of the first countries for the migrants coming to Europe. So we have a huge number of migrants, and probably Italians feel like they want to be left alone…
  • Márton Lukács
  • ‎ —‎ 04.05.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

I’ve Learned to Trust More in God — A Conversation with KCSP scholar Luca Hadi

‘The real goal is to preserve Hungarian culture, and along with that, to teach these children to read and write Hungarian. By the end of the year, I noticed that they were paying attention to only speaking Hungarian—we even had…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 04.05.2025
  • INTERVIEW

Trump Brings Hard Times for Populist Conservatives — Lessons from Canada

‘President Trump’s confrontational approach to reshaping the global economic order has inadvertently revived support for elites, institutions, and incumbents—undermining populist conservatism around the world,’ noted Samuel Duncan, a senior Canadian conservative adviser, in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. Reflecting on…
  • Joakim Scheffer
  • ‎ —‎ 03.05.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

‘I want to keep the joy of dance alive’ — An Interview with Hunor Kosbor

‘I didn’t really form any deep-lasting friendships with any of my schoolmates…Of course, things like math homework or sports can be common topics, but I don’t have real personal connections with them. All my relationships are tied to Hungarians. I…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 02.05.2025
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INTERVIEW

‘The worst that can happen is that we give up’ — A Conversation with Ferenc Somogyi
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘The worst that can happen is that we give up’ — A Conversation with Ferenc Somogyi

‘As I see it, the problem is always the same across the various minority communities here: there are fewer and fewer participants within them…my view is that even if there are only three or four people involved in specific activities, we should continue the organizing work, so that our communities and their associations continue to exist.’

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
04.01.2025
‘We are all Hungarian cultural diplomats’ — A Conversation with Kálmán Magyar Sr.
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We are all Hungarian cultural diplomats’ — A Conversation with Kálmán Magyar Sr.

‘The absolute number of those claiming Hungarian descent in the American censuses, approx. 1.5 million, has remained largely unchanged over the past few decades. Even if the communities dwindle, there will always be those who will do their best to be ‘Hungarian’. Because what does it take for someone to remain Hungarian in the diaspora? You need a Hungarian identity…and a culture you are proud of that you don’t throw away and don’t replace,’ says Kálmán Magyar Sr., conceiver of the Pontozó folk-dance festival.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
31.12.2024
‘I consider teaching a service’ — A Conversation with School Principal Kata Tóthné Kollár
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I consider teaching a service’ — A Conversation with School Principal Kata Tóthné Kollár

An in-depth interview with Hungarian teacher Kata Tóthné Kollár, principal of the Sándor Kányádi Hungarian School in the San Francisco Bay Area and director of the two-week Hungarian School Camp in Fillmore, New York. She came to the United States almost 30 years ago, and became a teacher at the Hungarian school right after enrolling her two daughters there.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
29.12.2024
‘We always had folk music played everywhere’ — A conversation with József Salamon, founder of the Csipke Camp
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We always had folk music played everywhere’ — A conversation with József Salamon, founder of the Csipke Camp

An interview with the artistic director of the Csipke Ensemble about the challenges and beauties of organizing the premier Hungarian dance camp in the United States, as well as about family, Transylvania, folk dancing, and more.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
27.12.2024
‘The Magyar Calvinist community of New Brunswick is lucky to be bilingual’ — An Interview with Reverend Zsolt Ötvös
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘The Magyar Calvinist community of New Brunswick is lucky to be bilingual’ — An Interview with Reverend Zsolt Ötvös

‘The immigrants, such as me, are called Hungarian American, and those who were born here are American Hungarians. Our mentality can differ for many understandable reasons, but we are all bound together by the same mission: our love for God and for each other,’ says Reverend Zsolt Ötvös, who leads the diverse and vibrant Magyar Reformed Church congregation in New Brunswick.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
26.12.2024
‘I believe the devil wants priests to fail in their calling’ — A Conversation with Fr. Richárd Bóna
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I believe the devil wants priests to fail in their calling’ — A Conversation with Fr. Richárd Bóna

An in-depth interview with Richárd Bóna, who, after finishing seminary in Cleveland and becoming an ordained priest, served in English-speaking parishes for eight years, followed by his assignment in Washington, DC for further studies. In 2020 he finally became the Pastor of St. Emeric and St. Elizabeth Parishes.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
25.12.2024
‘Our churches are the bastions of faith and Hungarian identity’ — A Conversation with Csaba and Beáta Krasznai
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘Our churches are the bastions of faith and Hungarian identity’ — A Conversation with Csaba and Beáta Krasznai

An in-depth interview with Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai, Hungarian Reformed Bishop of the Calvin Synod Conference of the United Church of Christ and Honorary Consul of Hungary; and his wife, Beáta Krasznai, a teacher, psychologist, principal of the church’s Sunday school and the Nebuló Hungarian Language School, who have been living and serving in Cleveland for more than 20 years.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
24.12.2024
‘We need God in our lives’ — A Conversation with Dr. István Horváth of New Brunswick, New Jersey
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We need God in our lives’ — A Conversation with Dr. István Horváth of New Brunswick, New Jersey

An extraordinary life blessed with unshakeable faith, dedicated to selflessly serving the community: meet Dr. István Horváth, a pillar of the New Brunswick Hungarian American community, and his family.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
23.12.2024
‘When I hear the Hungarian anthem, my heart still races’ — A Conversation with István Horváth, President of the Passaic Hungarian Parish Council
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘When I hear the Hungarian anthem, my heart still races’ — A Conversation with István Horváth, President of the Passaic Hungarian Parish Council

‘I know that if I ask God for something, I will eventually get it. But that doesn’t mean my prayers are only for asking. There are some who feel that being Catholic is only about asking and they are disappointed when they don’t receive what they prayed for. But it doesn’t work that way. I say a long prayer every night to give thanks for all that I have,’ says István Horváth in a profound and moving conversation with our Diaspora correspondent.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
22.12.2024
Urban Verbunk: A Daring Reimagination of Hungarian Folk Dancing
CULTURE & SOCIETY INTERVIEW

Urban Verbunk: A Daring Reimagination of Hungarian Folk Dancing

Urban Verbunk is an all-male dance troupe founded in 2018. Its leader, Ahmed Moussa, spoke with Hungarian Conservative to explain the philosophy and the passion behind their ‘urban folk’ project that popularizes Hungarian culture across countries and continents.

Ildikó Bíró
21.12.2024
‘Like Fidesz in Hungary, the National Rally in France Also Defends National Sovereignty’ — Jordan Bardella to Mandiner
INTERVIEW POLITICS

‘Like Fidesz in Hungary, the National Rally in France Also Defends National Sovereignty’ — Jordan Bardella to Mandiner

‘We achieved great success in the European elections, then very quickly formed this large Patriots for Europe group, the third force of the European Parliament, with the help of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Fidesz, with whom we have a common ambition in Europe: changing everything without destroying anything.’

Zoltán Pataki
19.12.2024
A Global Regime Change Is on Its Way, in Which Neutrality Is the Key — Chinese Political Scientist to Mandiner
INTERVIEW POLITICS

A Global Regime Change Is on Its Way, in Which Neutrality Is the Key — Chinese Political Scientist to Mandiner

‘I believe that small countries have a big role to play in the current situation…In this kind of environment, I think that smaller countries that can maintain their neutrality are the ones that will win. But the ones that don’t have the willpower and the political autonomy to be neutral—the ones that are actually forced to take a stand—, well, I think, are going to lose the most.’

Zoltán Pataki
17.12.2024
‘It turns out there are Hungarians everywhere’ — An Interview with Founder of the Online Hungarian School Dr. Judit Tamás
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘It turns out there are Hungarians everywhere’ — An Interview with Founder of the Online Hungarian School Dr. Judit Tamás

An in-depth interview with Dr. Judit Tamás, who arrived in America thirty years ago as a kindergarten teacher, and after moving to North Carolina, founded the Carolinas Hungarian Group, organized camps for Hungarians for twenty years, and later launched the popular Online Hungarian School, which she has been running for fifteen years. Nowadays they have 250–300 students from 50 countries.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
15.12.2024
‘Survivors carry the credentials of the forever silenced’ — A Conversation with Dr. Péter Forgách
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘Survivors carry the credentials of the forever silenced’ — A Conversation with Dr. Péter Forgách

‘When I heard the saying, “Survivors carry the credentials of the forever silenced”, it really touched me. Due to the values instilled in me by the Hungarian scouts and the Piarists, as well as the American attitude of giving back, it slowly emerged as a conviction that I had a responsibility to help others who were less fortunate.’

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
08.12.2024
‘It’s not important what I do, but what we can achieve together’ — A Conversation with Dr. Judit Kerekes
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘It’s not important what I do, but what we can achieve together’ — A Conversation with Dr. Judit Kerekes

‘Knowledge is yours, but if you keep it to yourself, that’s the end of it. On the other hand, if you pass it on to others, you’ll not have less, while others will have more,’ says Judit Kerekes, professor of mathematics and founder of the first Hungarian summer university in the United States.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
30.11.2024
‘We still exist, but not as we once did’ — An Interview with Lél Somogyi
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We still exist, but not as we once did’ — An Interview with Lél Somogyi

An in-depth interview with Lél Somogyi, son of c-founder of the Hungarian Association, outstanding scholar and Horthy era government official Ferenc Somogyi, about his father’s legacy, his professional career, his family, and his contributions to the Hungarian American community, not the least as the Secretary-General of the Árpád Academy.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
28.11.2024
‘The European Courts have long been the rubber stamp for the Commission’ — An Interview with French Law Professor Gaëtan Cliquennois
INTERVIEW POLITICS

‘The European Courts have long been the rubber stamp for the Commission’ — An Interview with French Law Professor Gaëtan Cliquennois

‘Indeed, the cases in which the Open Society Foundation litigates, either directly or indirectly through a representative, are the result of a conscious selection: they are chosen according to their expected political and legal impact and only launched in specific countries. This is how the OSF—and the several NGOs it mobilizes—usually bring cases against Central and Eastern European countries, such as Romania, Slovenia, Poland, or Hungary.’

Gergely Dobozi
27.11.2024
The ‘God Investigators’ of a Thriving Community— An Interview with Los Angeles Reformed Pastor Zsolt Jakabffy
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

The ‘God Investigators’ of a Thriving Community— An Interview with Los Angeles Reformed Pastor Zsolt Jakabffy

Zsolt Jakabffy answered God’s calling twice: first, when he became a pastor, and then when he moved to California from Transylvania, with the mission of helping the local Hungarian community preserve both their Christian faith and their Hungarian identity. An interview with the reverend who is also the principal of the Hungarian Sunday school,

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
25.11.2024
‘Viktor Orbán is the most popular European political leader in Bulgaria’ — An Interview with Georgi Harizanov
INTERVIEW POLITICS

‘Viktor Orbán is the most popular European political leader in Bulgaria’ — An Interview with Georgi Harizanov

‘I am proud to say that Bulgaria is a multicultural, multi-ethnic and extremely tolerant society. Being the oldest state in Europe and having the oldest inhabited city in Europe, Plovdiv, only shows for how long this society has been preserved. At the same time, we are extremely cautious and sensitive concerning the subjects of tradition, values, religion, family, and homeland. We have kept our borders safe, just like our friends in Hungary.’

Sergio Velasco
25.11.2024
‘Assimilation is inherent in the diaspora’ — A Conversation with Jesuit Father Tamás Forrai
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘Assimilation is inherent in the diaspora’ — A Conversation with Jesuit Father Tamás Forrai

‘It’s very interesting to see to what extent we can acknowledge the fact that diaspora life automatically implies linguistic and cultural assimilation. There’s a growing geographical dispersion; mobility is very characteristic in North America…In 2018 we finally started to talk…about how we see the community, what our strengths and weaknesses are, what we can learn and what challenges we face.’

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
24.11.2024
Trump 2.0 Should Focus on Family Policy — An Interview with Heritage’s Jay W Richards
INTERVIEW

Trump 2.0 Should Focus on Family Policy — An Interview with Heritage’s Jay W Richards

‘It’s nice that a relatively small Central European country like Hungary could be in some ways a sort of laboratory for these kind of family policy experiments so that we could identify which policies had the most significant impact and which ones fell short of delivering the expected results,’ Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Jay W Richards highlighted in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
21.11.2024
The Brand Ambassador Making Tokaji Wine Famous in Portugal
CULTURE & SOCIETY INTERVIEW

The Brand Ambassador Making Tokaji Wine Famous in Portugal

‘I arrived in Hungary in September 2011…In the meantime, I visited Eger, Lake Balaton, Szekszárd, and Tokaj. It was then that I visited the Disznókő (Pigstone) vineyard in the Tokaj wine region for the first time, not suspecting of course that I would one day work with them. Anyway, I liked the wines and the Tokaj cellars…Today, one of my favourite styles of wine is Tokaji Aszú.’

translated by Hungarian Conservative
20.11.2024
Saving European Regional Policy — An Interview with Ministerial Commissioner Bernadett Petri
INTERVIEW

Saving European Regional Policy — An Interview with Ministerial Commissioner Bernadett Petri

‘If the US prioritizes its own interests, which is understandable, the EU must adopt a similar stance. Should Brussels focus on advancing external economic agendas, Europe risks falling behind in the race for prosperity and progress,’ Hungarian Ministerial Commissioner Bernadett Petri warned in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
19.11.2024
Photo-Documenting Markers of the Hungarian Diaspora — A Conversation with Gergely Tóth
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

Photo-Documenting Markers of the Hungarian Diaspora — A Conversation with Gergely Tóth

An in-depth interview with German teacher Gergely Tóth, who went to the University of Berkeley, California 26 years ago for a doctoral program, then soon became immersed in local Hungarian community life. Since then, his voluntary work has extended from making oral history interviews to photographing objects and markers on four continents and collecting archival material of the Hungarian diaspora.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
19.11.2024
‘It is very important to assess the needs of the local community’ — A Conversation with Réka Vicsacsán
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘It is very important to assess the needs of the local community’ — A Conversation with Réka Vicsacsán

‘We’ve been approached much more often by local American organizations to present Hungarian culture to various schools or other groups as part of a larger, multicultural performance. These collaborations have been so invigorating for our whole team that we’ve come to the conclusion that this could be the path for us. This was one of our missions in the first place: to open up to others.’

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
16.11.2024
‘The scout-bug is still inside me’ — A Conversation with Former New York Scoutmaster Viktor Fischer
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘The scout-bug is still inside me’ — A Conversation with Former New York Scoutmaster Viktor Fischer

In October 1951, Zoltán Vasvári, a.k.a. ‘Zolibá’, a former Hungarian military officer, gathered the sons of many Hungarian families in his New York apartment to introduce them to Hungarian scouting. Viktor Fischer joined the first patrol in the spring of 1952, and, as he puts it, ‘the scout bug has remained’ in him ever since. A conversation about a long and fruitful life, dedicated to teaching and to the Hungarian American community of the New York area.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
11.11.2024
Rodrigo Ballester on the Risk of Misinterpretation: How Western Criticism Shapes Georgia’s Stability
INTERVIEW POLITICS

Rodrigo Ballester on the Risk of Misinterpretation: How Western Criticism Shapes Georgia’s Stability

Rodrigo Ballester, Head of the European Studies Workshop at Mathias Corvinus Collegium, shared his perspective on the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia in a recent interview with Hungarian Conservative. Among other issues, he discussed the role of Western narratives, which often frame Georgian politics as a binary conflict between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.

Ádám Bráder
11.11.2024
‘The school is not about the building but the community’ — An Interview with Katalin Petreczky
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘The school is not about the building but the community’ — An Interview with Katalin Petreczky

An in-depth interview with Katalin Petreczky, originally a German teacher, who, after moving to the United States, first led an international playgroup and preschool, then through her children became involved in the life of the Hungarian community by becoming the principal of the Arany János Hungarian School and by co-founding and leading the American Hungarian Schools’ Association.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
06.11.2024
‘The Afd is the new people’s party’ — An Interview with Joachim Paul
INTERVIEW

‘The Afd is the new people’s party’ — An Interview with Joachim Paul

‘If the CDU is not careful, at some point in the future it will suffer the fate of the Italian Christian Democrats, who went from being a 40 per cent party to a small splinter party. And if the economy gets increasingly worse, as predicted, the AfD’s election results are likely to become even stronger. The cordon sanitaire will therefore not survive in the long term,’ AfD MP Joachim Paul told Hungarian Conservative.

Sergio Velasco
02.11.2024
Bryan Leib Is Confident in a Trump Landslide
INTERVIEW

Bryan Leib Is Confident in a Trump Landslide

‘The stakes in the upcoming election involve securing America’s borders, achieving energy independence, and revitalizing the economy to reverse inflation and job loss. A return to Trump’s policies will ensure national security, bolster the U.S. economy, and reinforce American strength on the world stage. Trump’s approach emphasizes “peace through strength” and aims to curb crime,’ Bryan Leib, Senior Fellow at the Center for Fundamental Rights told Hungarian Conservative.

Márton Lukács
31.10.2024
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