Bottom Line Up FrontOn January 16, British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament.The vote came one day after a [...] More

18 January, 2019

Intel Brief

18 January, 2019

Brad Christian

Europe Soufan Center Intel Brief

The Continuing Slide Toward Authoritarianism in Hungary

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Central European University, a well-respected academic institution established at the end of the Cold War, is being forced to [...] More

05 December, 2018

Intel Brief

05 December, 2018

Brad Christian

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Central European University, a well-respected academic institution established at the end of the Cold War, is being forced to [...] More

05 December, 2018

Intel Brief

05 December, 2018

Brad Christian

Central and Eastern Europe Soufan Center Global Issues Europe Intel Brief

EU and U.S. Interests in Hungary in Jeopardy

Hungary’s Viktor Orban is creating an illiberal democracy in central Europe. This is souring relations with the European Union (EU) and the current [...] More

02 November, 2016

Suzanne Kelly

Europe Americas Allies North America Reporting

The "Most-Worsened" Country

The Fund for Peace’s (FFP) 2016 Fragile States Index ranks Hungary, under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the “most-worsened” country this year, due [...] More

02 November, 2016

J.J. Messner

02 November, 2016

Suzanne Kelly

Europe Allies Reporting

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Budapest's One-Party Democracy

Hungary has decidedly taken a turn toward “illiberal” democracy, which is hurting its relationship with the United States. The Cipher Brief spoke [...] More

02 November, 2016

Ambassador András Simonyi

02 November, 2016

Suzanne Kelly

Europe Allies Reporting

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