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Foreign Policy

August 22, 2022

“ Hungary and Poland used to have a strategic partnership based on shared illiberal values and a political vision built on a strong semi-authoritarian state. There were always differences in this relationship, and most of these could be attributed to different strategic orientations towards Russia. Right now, they are practically pushing opposing narratives on the European Union. But, their end goals are more or less the same.”

Foreign Policy

Daniel Hegedüs

Defense Cooperation

July 20, 2022

“ I think the signatories of the ceasefire appeal are far removed from the reality of life in the war zone.”

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RND

Joerg Forbrig

Domestic Politics and Society

June 8, 2022

“ Poland led by PiS used to be Hungary’s prime strategic ally . . . Budapest made a lot of investment in this relationship, and Orbán is simply not ready to realize the losses. It is better to have this relationship cooled down and in limbo than risking a public fallout and facing all the EU and foreign policy challenges emerging from that.”

Financial Times

Daniel Hegedüs

Foreign Policy

May 31, 2022

“ The Hungarian government, once again, got what it wanted, it was able to leverage the whole European Union. [Orban] has only winning cards. He can practically deny the European Union an oil import ban.”

AP News

Daniel Hegedüs

Democratic Decline Foreign Policy

May 23, 2022

“ Over the past nearly four years, these hearings practically lead nowhere. I would not say that they are useless because it always used the tool to exert some leverage or pressure over the governments in the European Union, be it the Hungarian or the Polish.”

Euronews

Daniel Hegedüs

Defense Cooperation Foreign Policy

May 15, 2022

“ Belarus may retain some attributes of independence but essentially it is controlled by the Kremlin. ”

Bloomberg

Joerg Forbrig

Democratic Decline Foreign Policy

May 13, 2022

“ The new cabinet lineup shows that the Russian thread is going to get even stronger for Orban. ... Navracsics’s selection is a gesture of sorts and suggests Orban’s peacock dance between east and west is set to continue.”

Bloomberg

Daniel Hegedüs

Central and Eastern Europe Defense Cooperation

May 10, 2022

US, EU Face Higher Hurdles Now for Action Against Orbán’s Tightening Grip in Hungary

Just Security

Daniel Hegedüs

Defense Cooperation Foreign Policy

May 4, 2022

“ In my opinion, Belarus could develop very successfully and quickly if it was freed of this domestic occupation of power by Lukashenko and the external occupation of power by Russia. ”

Foreign Policy

Joerg Forbrig

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“ I think the signatories of the ceasefire appeal are far removed from the reality of life in the war zone.”

“ The Hungarian government, once again, got what it wanted, it was able to leverage the whole European Union. [Orban] has only winning cards. He can practically deny the European Union an oil import ban.”

“ Over the past nearly four years, these hearings practically lead nowhere. I would not say that they are useless because it always used the tool to exert some leverage or pressure over the governments in the European Union, be it the Hungarian or the Polish.”

“ Belarus may retain some attributes of independence but essentially it is controlled by the Kremlin. ”

“ The new cabinet lineup shows that the Russian thread is going to get even stronger for Orban. ... Navracsics’s selection is a gesture of sorts and suggests Orban’s peacock dance between east and west is set to continue.”

US, EU Face Higher Hurdles Now for Action Against Orbán’s Tightening Grip in Hungary

“ In my opinion, Belarus could develop very successfully and quickly if it was freed of this domestic occupation of power by Lukashenko and the external occupation of power by Russia. ”