
A Nuclear Renaissance in Japan?
For years, nuclear energy has received the same treatment as nuclear weapons: green movements and climate fundamentalists have been trying to prevent its proliferation.

For years, nuclear energy has received the same treatment as nuclear weapons: green movements and climate fundamentalists have been trying to prevent its proliferation.

After a decade of distrust of nuclear energy, Japan is set to return to nuclear power due to rising energy prices and shifting public opinion.

‘When labour migrates from rural to urban areas, people often think of the Harris–Todaro 1970 migration theory, derived from wage differences between urban and rural areas…Rural-to-urban migration in Ethiopia, however, continues without structural economic transformation, and it has adversely affected the local labour market and fundamentally shaped external migration decisions.’

Artist of the Nation and Kossuth Prize–winning choreographer Zoltán Zsuráfszky reflects on a lifetime devoted to Hungarian folk dance. From his formative collecting trips across the Carpathian Basin in the 1970s to leading the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble today, he speaks about preserving authentic traditions, bringing them to the world stage, and the philosophy behind works such as Hungarian Wedding (Magyar Menyegző).

Donald Trump has raised more than $17 billion in less than a month to support the work of the Board of Peace in Gaza. Among the European Union member states, only Hungary was represented at prime ministerial level at the inaugural meeting in Washington.

US President Donald Trump issued a ‘complete and total endorsement’ of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of April’s parliamentary election, praising his stance on migration during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington. The endorsement comes as US officials increasingly highlight Orbán’s strategic importance for American interests in Central Europe.

Mewgenics shocked the internet by selling over a million copies after a week of its release. While it may come as a surprise, if one looks into the effort by the developers to make the game widely known, the success is well deserved.

The EU is the first jurisdiction to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism to prevent carbon leakage from production moving to countries with looser emissions rules. While it could advance the Paris Agreement’s goals, it also raises trade tensions—especially in the already complex EU–US relationship.

Hungary has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dreher Breweries alongside a 100 billion forint investment programme that the government says will modernize beer production in Kőbánya and support thousands of Hungarian jobs.

‘India could have learned a valuable lesson from the dismantling of Europe’s global stature and prestige. The ease with which it occurred was breathtaking.’