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Recent coverage includes a Space Force special operations plan questioned by Congress, a Tech Force initiative to hire thousands for two-year federal jobs, a Navy report on V-22 Osprey safety risks, and a new presidential jet arriving early. Paul Scharre’s views on the global AI arms race are also discussed.
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What islamification means for Europe
OPINION , We are yet to see the day when radical imams espouse French or English nationalism from their minbars. The rise of Islam in…
American Left interfering in Poland’s Oct. 15 elections after failed attempt in Hungary last year: Interview
“Hungary’s left-wing media tycoon Zoltán Varga is being introduced into the Polish media market by Soros’ Pluralis B.V. right before the Polish elections. Interestingly, they do not…
Poland allowed to violate rule of law if ruled by pro-EU liberals
Donald Tusk has overtly claimed in recent months that in case of electoral victory on October 15, as prime minister of Poland he will disregard…
Migration Conference Marks Key Moment in V4 Alliance
HungaryOn September 28, the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) hosted, at its Budapest campus, a panel discussion on the pressing subject of irregular migration to Europe.…
R. Hüseynov: “Azerbaijan decided not to align itself with some power bloc”
Interview with Rusif Hüseynov, director and co-funder of the Topchubashov center, an Azerbaijani think tank based in Baku: “While other post-Soviet countries have been desperately seeking…
The 32nd International Economic Forum in Karpacz will take place on 5-7 September 2023
Poland, “Europe in in Search of Leadership”: This is the title of the 32nd occasion of the largest annual political and economic event in Central…
A “Declaration for a free Europe of Nations” announcing a possible new European group
HungaryOn Saturday 26 August, at the initiative of Hungary’s Mi Hazánk party, representatives of six European parties met in the Hungarian parliament to sign a…
Full speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 32nd Bálványos Summer Free University on 22 July 2023
Hungary / RomaniaEach year, end of July, Viktor Orbán holds a speech of political philosophy at the summer camp of Bálványos in Băile Tușnad (Tusványos…
László Toroczkai: “Orbán makes massive use of foreign labour in Hungary”
The French-language news portal Breizh-Info has published a long interview in French with Hungarian Member of Parliament László Toroczkai, who is the leader of the opposition nationalist…
CPAC Hungary 2023, where Viktor Orbán’s friends met on May 4-5
HungaryAfter last year’s first European instalment, a second meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was organized in Budapest on May 4 to 5, 2023. It…
A Polish: Korean consortium to manufacture tanks and howitzers
PolandThe Polish arms company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa announced on Friday, 24 February, the signing of agreements to strengthen its cooperation with its South Korean partners. According to…
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address, February 2023
Hungary Each year, mid-February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds a speech on the “state of the Nation” in which he addresses the main topics of…