Trump, Putin ‘Reach Agreement’ in Alaska, More Talks Ahead
Following their Alaska meeting, Trump and Putin said they had reached an agreement to be presented to Ukraine and NATO. Putin called it a step toward securing Ukraine’s safety, while Trump admitted significant points still need to be negotiated.
Munich Analogy Blinds EU to Reality of Trump–Putin Summit
European leaders’ obsession with the Munich analogy ahead of the Trump–Putin summit is turning history into a political crutch. Leaders warn of appeasement, yet ignore the radically different context of today’s war, risking self-imposed irrelevance in peace talks and handing strategic advantage to Washington and Moscow.
‘The British do not support mass migration and the net-zero agenda’ — An Interview with James Graham
‘British citizens are now unable to access content online, relating to their own country, unless they’re willing to hand over their data to large tech firms….The more the government tries to shut down any critique of its management of issues which the public deeply care about, the more backlash there will be.’
Hungary and the Two-Year Israel–Hamas War — An Overview
‘The crisis has made Hungary’s relationship with Israel stronger than ever before.’
The Treasures of Hortobágy — An Interview with Sándor Boros, Head of the Máta Stud Farm
‘A horseman cannot consider their occupation to be work. It is a service, a vocation that we are happy to perform, and we are fortunate to be able to do so…It requires constant readiness and dedication, day after day, so anyone who doesn’t really love it would find it difficult. We have to feel the weight of what we do. In the long chain of the stud farm’s history, we cannot be weak links.’
What Hosting the Trump–Putin Summit Means for Hungary
Budapest may soon join the ranks of historic diplomatic cities as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet there for peace talks on Ukraine. Analyst Anton Bendarjevskiy says the summit could become Hungary’s most significant foreign policy milestone in decades.
Voegelin, Strauss, and Kojève Discussed at Philosophy Event by Mathias Corvinus Collegium
The Mathias Corvinus Collegium is launching a new philosophy journal titled European Journal of Political Philosophy. On that occasion, Chief Editor William Wood and Managing Editor Titus Techera spoke at an event on MCC’s Budapest campus. Joined by András Lánczi and Professor Tilo Schabert, they discussed the bodies of work of such thinkers as Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, and Alexandre Kojève.
Modern Conservatives Must Be Social Revolutionaries
‘If we are truly conservatives today, then we must want to revolt against this contemporary, anti-conservative world. Does anyone seriously believe that Burke would want to conserve what we have right now?’
European Commission’s LGBTIQ+ Strategy Aims to Undermine Member State Competences
‘In its LGBTIQ+ strategy, the Commission proposes to include hate speech in the…list of serious crimes—all to “better protect” the LGBTIQ community. This would not only mean that the 27 Member States would need a common approach to defining what constitutes “hate speech” but also that all EU countries would be required to fight against such crimes collectively.’
German MEP Daniel Freund Lodges Spyware Complaint Against PM Orbán
German Green MEP Daniel Freund has lodged a criminal complaint against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, alleging an attempt to hack his email using spyware. Freund—long a vocal Orbán critic—claims Hungarian intelligence was behind the attack.
