How the Middle East war strengthens Orbán and Fico’s case for Russian energy
Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico are often criticized for maintaining relations with Moscow. Sometimes rightly so, sometimes not. Howe…
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European Rebels
It has never been easy to have unity in the EU. Today, Hungary and Slovakia are the rebels. They have a different view of energy security - perhaps a more prudent one than others.
How the Middle East war strengthens Orbán and Fico’s case for Russian energy
Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico are often criticized for maintaining relations with Moscow. Sometimes rightly so, sometimes not. Howe…
Hungary, Slovakia and the battle over EU funds
While Hungary is using its veto power to push for the release of frozen funds, Slovakia is trying to prevent the suspension of EU …
A two-speed Europe: Orbán’s lone strategy
The bitter truth is that the European Union as a whole cannot be reformed. Today even Europe’s leaders recognise that they cannot …
The Oil Curtain: how the Druzhba pipeline divides Europe more than borders
The shutdown of the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline has revealed that today's geopolitical dividing lines do not follo…
The meaning of Central European resistance
In recent decades the European Union has become so detached from reality that the costs of its decisions are reaching astronomical…