
Countess Klára Andrássy: A Wartime Hungarian Heroine
‘The legacy of Klára Andrássy is one of turning the Andrássy Palace into an open centre of anti-Nazi resistance.’

‘The legacy of Klára Andrássy is one of turning the Andrássy Palace into an open centre of anti-Nazi resistance.’

‘Europeans occasionally refer to the United States as the “Fourth Rome”, yet within American discourse, the designation is simply the “New Rome”, implying direct succession to the Urbs Aeterna.’

The group stage draw for FIFA World Cup 2026, held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, has been made, with the help of US President Donald Trump. England v Croatia, Kylian Mbappé’s France v Erling Haaland’s Norway, Brazil v Morocco, and many other exciting fixtures are on the schedule for next year’s tournament.

Urban green spaces and botanical gardens are becoming increasingly essential as climate change intensifies the pressure on cities. Botanist László Orlóci told former President János Áder’s Blue Planet podcast that urban ecosystems now face both health and environmental challenges.

What is the nature of the relationship between Hungary, Japan, and the US? Is ‘woke’ a significant issue in Japan? What does Japan do to counterbalance the influence of China in the Pacific? We spoke to a former Special Advisor to PM Shinzo Abe about the geopolitical turbulence surrounding Japan.

Hungarian folk tales, traditional dance and the legacy of a Hungarian architect who helped shape Shanghai are at the center of the Hungarian Cultural Week, opened Friday at the historic Park Hotel by Hungary’s Consulate General in Shanghai.

Hungary has secured a ‘financial shield’ from the United States to guard against external financial or political attacks, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after meeting US President Donald Trump. The mechanism, a currency swap agreement, strengthens Hungary’s economic resilience—contrary to opposition claims that it represents a loan or bailout.

‘By being responsive to changes at the system level, multilateralism can contribute to maintaining peace during the shifts in the balance of power that we are currently living through. Europe’s peoples would benefit from it, as would their governments’ reputation and diplomatic standing in the world.’

What will be the main topics of Viktor Orbán’s 7 November White House meeting with Donald Trump? Can he secure an opt-out on energy, and how will Hungary’s connectivity strategy hold up if global powers clash? We spoke with the Deputy State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office about the potential new deals between Trump and Orbán.

‘The debut of a Korean hypersonic missile prototype was one of the exhibition’s highlights, placing Seoul into an elite club.’