‘Hop on the Trump train’ written in chalk on the pavement at Virginia Commonwealth University after the night of the 10 October 2016 presidential debate

What Trump’s Administrations Have Meant and Will Mean for Europe

‘Across various European nations conservative and right-wing parties have capitalized on issues like immigration, national identity, and dissatisfaction with traditional political establishments to gain substantial electoral support…without the epochal change on 6 November 2016 in the United States, these shifts in Europe would have taken much longer.’

Trump Cuts Off the Snake’s Head, Sidelines USAID Leadership

Donald Trump took an unexpected step on Monday by ordering dozens of senior officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to go on administrative leave. USAID has a long history of foreign interference under the pretext of providing aid, including significant grants to Hungarian anti-government media and government-critical NGOs.

US Embassy Awards Millions in Grants to Opposition Media on Trump Inauguration Day

Despite the end of the Democratic administration in the US and the departure of Joe Biden’s controversial ambassador to Hungary, the interference in Hungarian domestic affairs continues. On the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the US Embassy in Budapest awarded millions of Hungarian forint in grants to opposition-aligned media outlets.

Zoran Milanović gestures during his victory speech in Zagreb on 12 January 2025 after he won the presidential election in a landslide.

‘Croatian Trump’ Zoran Milanović Re-Elected

Over the past three years Milanović earned himself the reputation of being ‘the Croatian Donald Trump’. He became internationally well-known for his opposition to and critique of the West’s military support to Kyiv. The re-elected president condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while he was also a vocal critic of Europe’s attitude towards the conflict.