‘What was the principal promise of liberalism to Hungarians who were being liberated? Nothing less than the Western gospel: the almost suspiciously harmonious unity of political freedom, peace, and prosperity.’
‘Military victories can degrade an enemy’s capacity to wage war, but they rarely secure lasting peace if the underlying ideas that animate the regime remain unchallenged and attractive to others. We must win the ideological war with Iran if any peace that follows is to endure.’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing mounting pressure after 22 European leaders demanded coordinated action against Spain’s mass migrant regularization policy following the recent invasion of Ceuta and Melilla. The signatories linked permissive policies to migration pull factors and warned they were prepared to restore temporary Schengen border controls.
Ukrainian drones have hit the logistics centres of Wildberries, the primary Russian online retailer, in Penza, Russia, and Udmurtia, Russia. In response, Moscow has launched a missile attack on Ukraine. One of the missiles crashed down in Poland, a NATO country, although it is unclear if that was intentionally targeted.
Poland’s Law and Justice is facing its gravest internal rupture in years after Jarosław Kaczyński threatened to force Mateusz Morawiecki’s Development Plus faction out of PiS. The crisis has become a stark warning to Fidesz and Viktor Orbán about what follows when electoral defeat is not met with the necessary self-reflection and renewal, leaving disputes over direction and succession unresolved.
What has a special English gentleman learned about local mentality and people in Hungary? What was his intention in staying here and founding the Danube Institute? We spoke to the president and founder of the institute about the similarities and differences between the views of Hungarian and British conservatives and about the role conservatism can play in this evolving new world order.
According to the latest numbers by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, 45 per cent, nearly half, of all people serving sentences in the German prison system are foreign-born.
‘Simply put, “Strategic Complementarity” is best defined as the principle that alliances and relationships are strongest when each partner within that system develops strategically distinctive and niche capabilities that complement and strengthen the collective resilience, lethality, and deterrence capabilities of the alliance or partnership.’
Hungarian police have seized 364 air guns and questioned three men suspected of illegally importing the weapons from Poland and selling them at Budapest’s Józsefváros Market. Authorities also confiscated cash, a truck and launched expert examinations of the firearms.
‘Europe should field the preponderance of the forces required to deter and, if necessary, defeat conventional aggression in Europe. A strategy that pretends the United States can indefinitely serve as the primary conventional defender of Europe while also carrying the decisive burden everywhere else is neither sustainable nor prudent.’
At a time when public debate is increasingly polarized and superficial, Hungarian Conservative remains committed to depth and independent thought.
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