Hungary

Liberals have changed the region for the better—but don’t perceive its sense of loss.

Hungary’s authoritarian leader has granted himself dictatorial powers, but his neglect of the country’s health system and his powerlessness in the face of a depreciating currency will come back to haunt him.

A February gathering in Rome outlined a muddled vision for the future, claiming the mantle of Ronald Reagan and St. John Paul II while indulging the far-right.

Market response to the coronavirus, China deflecting blame, and the dawn of post-democratic Europe.

Governments around the world are banning fake news about the crisis—and cracking down on their critics while they’re at it.

While the world is shut down, history hasn’t stopped. Authoritarians are seizing the opportunity.

Hungary has used the pandemic to abandon its last vestiges of democracy—and to dare the EU to do anything about it.

City-level opposition could be the key to defeating populism in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and beyond.

Why Hungary and Russia might have wanted to shape the U.S. president’s views on Ukraine.

After upcoming elections in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, healing Europe’s east-west divide will be more urgent than ever.

PiS won by offering provincial voters social benefits that transformed their lives. If Poland’s opposition wants to defeat the illiberal ruling party, it will have to offer an alternative welfare state model.

Opposing the compromise candidate for EU commission president will further empower populists and Euroskeptics.

The illiberal leaders of Hungary and Poland falsely claim Frans Timmermans would divide Europe. What they really fear is his commitment to the rule of law.

Populists still want to be part of the European Union, even in Hungary and Poland. Just a far less inclusive one.

The two Oxford-educated leaders once preached liberal values—but found bigotry more convenient.