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Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution.
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April 10, 2026
The Disastrous Paradox of Russian Fear
Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution.
April 8, 2026
Hungary’s Orbán Unleashes His ‘Digital Infantry’
As Viktor Orbán seeks to extend his 16-year premiership, a flood of hostile material seeks to paint the opposition as disloyal.
April 7, 2026
Hungary’s Election: It’s the Villages, Stupid
Understanding Hungarian politics means looking beyond Budapest. As the country nears its watershed April 12 election, the countryside is in sharp focus.
April 7, 2026
Hungary’s Moment of Truth
What will happen when Hungarians vote on April 12? What comes after that? These questions loom before Hungary's most contested elections yet.
April 4, 2026
Why Ukraine Needs More Millionaires and Fewer Billionaires
Post-war Ukraine will need more than peace to hold social fabrics together and prosper, as Gen. David Petraeus recently explained.
April 2, 2026
The ‘Meloni Model’ Won’t Tame France’s Populist Right
France and Italy are profoundly different nations with different political cultures, whatever some people might imagine.
March 26, 2026
Europe’s Democratic Backsliding Is Spreading Like Malware
The danger is not only that Slovakia is becoming Hungary. It is that Orbán's style of politics is prevailing across all of Europe.
March 25, 2026
Putin Demands More Efficient Military Corruption
Changes at the top of the defense hierarchy reveal old-style graft and pressure to raise military spending efficiency.
March 17, 2026
Sausage and the Language of Belarusian Dictatorship
Despite being freed by the Belarusian dictatorship, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski says the West should recognize hostage diplomacy as a dead end.