Hungary

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.

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It is time to protect U.S. interests by avoiding deals with Hungary.

If Washington thinks that affirming flawed votes and the leaders who benefited from them abroad isn’t harming the health of democracy at home, it is mistaken.

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Team Trump is trying to pull Hungary back from its cozy relationship with Moscow and Beijing. But it comes at a cost, critics say.

Seven years on, the 16+1 project has largely flopped.

A political newcomer is poised to become president by standing up for liberal democratic values—and seeking to halt the spread of right-wing populism across Central and Eastern Europe.

Recent spats aside, Israel’s right-wing government sees the illiberal nationalist leaders of Poland and Hungary as natural allies. They share a hostility toward human rights, Enlightenment values, and the European Union.

The question looms large during Pompeo’s visit to Central Europe.

Shunning populist parties won’t make Jews safer. Engaging with them is a matter of realpolitik, and Israel should focus on contemporary threats, not those of the past.

On the podcast: What it’s like to be a journalist in Orban’s Hungary.

The country’s youngest party has united the left and right against Viktor Orban.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

Yoram Hazony's work provides a global scaffolding for the new far-right.

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Israeli government officials are helping to normalize the violent anti-Semitism of the Christian right.