The message of an assassination

Charlie Kirk, right-wing influencer, media personality, and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot in the throat and executed at 12:23 p.m. local time on September 10 at Utah Valley University, in front of thousands of students. After a 33-hour manhunt, the FBI announced ...

Ten years on: The truth about the “Battle of Röszke” and Ahmed H.

This September marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most defining and controversial events in recent Hungarian history: the violent migrant riot at the Röszke border crossing, widely known as the “Battle of Röszke.” As Europe faced an unprecedented migration crisis in 2015, ...

While Tisza claimed to speak for Hungary, Voks 2025 listens

At first glance, both the government’s Voks 2025 consultation and the Tisza Party’s recent “referendum” appear to ask the same question: Where do Hungarians stand on Ukraine’s EU accession? But look closer, and the differences begin to reveal more than just procedural contrasts; they ...

The NGO that cried fraud

Dániel Hegedüs’s latest essay for the German Marshall Fund marks a dramatic escalation. For years, their narrative was that Hungary’s elections were “unfair.” Now, without evidence, he suggests that the 2026 election might be stolen outright—with fabricated results and a rigged outcome. This isn’t ...