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Pentagon decisions, Air Force programs, Navy safety reports and the diplomacy around them: the News section tracks US defense news and its consequences for allies in Europe and beyond.
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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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Hungary held Europe’s most transparent elections last Sunday
In an unprecedented move for an EU country, Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary and the referendum that was held simultaneously were closely monitored by a full-scale observation mission of…
Václav Klaus congratulates Viktor Orbán on his election victory
Czechia/Hungary, Former Czech Prime Minister and President Václav Klaus has sent a letter to his friend Viktor Orbán to warmly congratulate him on his fourth consecutive electoral…
“Even Russia does not get close to the level of repression we have in Belarus”, says Belarusian journalist
Belarus, An interview with Inna Kochetkova, a Belarusian journalist who resigned in October 2020 because she refused to be muted after twenty years working for Komsomolskaya…
Katalin Novák elected as Hungary’s new president
Hungary As expected due to the Fidesz-KDNP coalition’s overwhelming majority there, former Family Minister Katalin Novák was elected by the Hungarian National Assembly to succeed János…
The EU will not lay down arms against… Poland and Hungary
This article was first published in the French daily newspaper Présent. EU/Poland/HungaryPoland and Hungary are now the two EU countries that receive the most Ukrainian refugees.…
Rodrigo Ballester: “The MCC is the opposite of Cancel Culture that is wreaking havoc in the West.”
Hungary, Interview with Rodrigo Ballester, director of the Centre for European Studies at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Hungary: “Open-mindedness, critical thinking and freedom of…
A Hungarian fact-checker in partnership with the European Commission and AFP: Soros’ shadow
Article first published by OJIM on 14 February, 2022. On 26 October, 2021, Hungarian leftist-liberal online media 444.hu reported that Magyar Jeti Zrt. [the company behind 444.hu, ed.] was going to launch…
New Polish law to protect pupils from LGBT indoctrination
PolandA new law has just been passed by the Polish parliament to allow the authorities to expel the LGBT lobby and gender ideologues from the…
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address on 12 February 2022
Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. It has been a long time since we last saw each other, and it is a good feeling…
Ukraine: for Václav Klaus, Czechia must remain neutral
Czechia/UkraineAfter German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visits to Kiev on Monday (where he promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the rapid disbursement of two loans of 150…
Márki-Zay brings together “communists and fascists”
Hungary As the weeks go by, Péter Márki-Zay, the united opposition‘s candidate for the post of prime minister in the upcoming 3 April parliamentary elections, is making…
Germany/Poland: Warsaw revives the issue of minorities
Germany/PolandUsually this is is a little known issue outside of Poland. Poland demands recognition by Germany of its Polish minority, a demand essentially supported at…