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Did Orbán Really Go Full Putin?
Muse special with Beni Novak
May 16
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Sandor Esik
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Did Orbán Really Go Full Putin?
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How did Orbán end up supporting an anti-Hungarian presidential candidate on the Romanian election?
The dirtiest shitshow of Central European politics is a hotly contested title.
May 12
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Sandor Esik
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How did Orbán end up supporting an anti-Hungarian presidential candidate on the Romanian election?
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Why are Orbán's secret services spying on Ukraine?
This morning, the Ukrainian secret service, SBU, published a video about the detention of two Hungarian nationals in the Western Zakarpattia region of…
May 9
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Sandor Esik
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Why are Orbán's secret services spying on Ukraine?
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April 2025
Some comments to Robert Reich's "Orbán's playbook" article
Yesterday, Robert Reich’s Substack published a piece about Viktor Orbán.
Apr 17
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Sandor Esik
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Some comments to Robert Reich's "Orbán's playbook" article
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The Future of American Kleptocracy?
My favorite sub-genre of war movies features a rogue unit.
Apr 16
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Sandor Esik
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Five things Hungarian politics teaches about Trump's tariffs
The Orbán Show has been running for 15 years, while the Trump Show is relatively new.
Apr 10
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Sandor Esik
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Five things Hungarian politics teaches about Trump's tariffs
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Netanyahu brings a Kosher stamp for Orbán
Benjamin Netanyahu visited Budapest and was received with full honors.
Apr 5
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Sandor Esik
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Netanyahu brings a Kosher stamp for Orbán
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March 2025
The Trump-Orbán Bromance Part 2: Careful With Natural Gas Deals
Couple of days ago, the German investigative journalism project Corrective published an article about the peace negotiations between the USA and Russia.
Mar 18
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Sandor Esik
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The Trump-Orbán Bromance Part 2: Careful With Natural Gas Deals
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The Trump-Orbán Bromance Part 1: Bathing in media attention
When I visited the US as an Eisenhower Fellow in 2023, I was surprised to hear that people heard about Viktor Orbán.
Mar 11
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Sandor Esik
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The Trump-Orbán Bromance Part 1: Bathing in media attention
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February 2025
The voes of writing about Hungarian politics
Observant readers may have noticed a longer break here.
Feb 26
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Sandor Esik
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January 2025
No, President Milei, Orbán is most certainly not your guy
Dear President Milei,
Jan 23
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Sandor Esik
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No, President Milei, Orbán is most certainly not your guy
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Hungarian politics is back!
...and it's still boring AF
Jan 13
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Sandor Esik
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Hungarian politics is back!
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