Long-reads

China accuses the Western world of creating global turbulence and positions itself as a stabilizing force in an increasingly unsettled world.

On June 28th, more than 100,000 people took to the streets – not so much in support of Pride values, but to show Orbán he is losing power… Orbán is the only one who lost in this story.

To allow Ukraine to stop Russia, needed are additional US$30-40 billion per year for Ukrainian arms production and acquisition on the market.

Ukraine’s success was secured even before the summit began. The NATO Secretary General got the green light to give Ukraine hope for membership.

The political doctrines that try to justify that Ukraine should not be a member of the EU and NATO are not only anti-Ukrainian, they are anti-Hungarian and anti-European.

The UK will stay focused on Crimea and other parts of Ukraine currently under Russian occupation.

Russia was the only country to receive the status of a "long-term threat" (even China was overlooked). Particular emphasis was placed on Ukraine. Its defence has been recognised as a priority for the Alliance.

More than half of the country's police force will be guarding Alliance leaders… The summit has confirmed that the United States has accepted Ukraine’s continued path toward NATO membership.

The document developed by the Cabinet is impressive in scope, as it outlines 124 strategic outcomes and 529 key actions. But will this number actually help achieve real results?

When it comes to military assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, there may be genuinely good news. NATO is leaning toward a framework that would streamline funding for weapons – and potentially more– for Ukraine...

It won’t be smooth sailing for Nawrocki. Narrowly defeating Trzaskowski was one thing; facing off against a politician as experienced as Tusk is quite another matter.

Ukraine fulfilled its promise – albeit not immediately, but only after this reform became a condition for the country’s further movement toward the EU. However, it didn’t last long...

Kyiv has made several blunders that have provided Orbán with arguments to support his propaganda. Fortunately, they were not critical.

How did Macron’s standing with the French fall so far, and so fast? How did such a promising presidency go so profoundly astray?

Europe must prepare for a future in which we are squeezed between an imperial, aggressive Russia and an America that can no longer be trusted.

Brussels is preparing a plan to start negotiations with Ukraine that bypass Hungary, while Ukraine and the EU have taken the first legal steps within the framework of this plan...

As Donald Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first term.

Trump has always shown a willingness to shift away from maximalist positions when he can claim a political victory.