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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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The Czech Elections: Implications for Visegrád and the EU
CzechiaIn a theme familiar to many in the West, polling predictions failed dramatically as Czechia held its lower-house elections on October 8-9. This time it…
Viktor Orbán’s commemoration speech on the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution
HungaryHungary commemorated its 1956 uprising against Soviet rule on 23 October, a conflict which made a significant impact on both national and European history. This…
Strong reactions after Polish Constitutional Court’s clarification on EU court’s jurisdiction
Poland/European UnionThe 7 October ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, which was issued in response to a question put by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is a…
Zemmour: This is the “era of the struggle for civilization between Islam and Christianity”
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 30 September 2021. The United States of Europe is “the illusion of Euro-maniacs who are…
George Simion: “Germany now controls a big part of our internal and external affairs”
George Simion, President of the Romanian patriotic party AUR: “Regarding the Visegrád Group, we have the same history, we have the same interests, and we…
Das Europaparlament setzt seinen LGBT-Kreuzzug fort - Reaktionen in Mitteleuropa
Europäische UnionIn Fortsetzung seiner Politik der Vereinheitlichung und Etablierung von „LGBT-Rechten“ in der gesamten Europäischen Union als Teil eines „Regenbogen-Europas“ hat das Europaparlament am 13.…
Hungary’s State Secretary for Persecuted Christians: we’ve helped 340 million people remain in their homeland
Interview with Tristan Azbej, Hungary’s State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and for the Hungary Helps Program: “We were the first government to…
Poland: PiS reinforces its pro-family policy
Poland Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Tuesday 17 August the introduction of a new social benefit for families in the form of a “family…
Ábel Bódi: “Those who lead and ruin western countries are the ones calling us far-right”
Interview with Ábel Bódi, leader of Identitás Generáció (Generation Identity), the Hungarian branch of the French youth movement Génération Identitaire (GI): “the voices that call us far-right, here in…
It’s time to talk about Huxit
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 17, August 2021. I know it is taboo, but somebody has to write down the term (and…
Czech Republic enshrines self-defence in Constitution
Czechia After the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, which gave its approval on 18 June, the Czech Senate has now voted in favour of including the…
Back to the Tusk-Kaczyński duel? Not sure that’s what Poles want…
PolandThe virulent hostility between Donald Tusk and the Kaczyński brothers, which had lasted since 2005, took a back seat with Donald Tusk’s departure for Brussels…