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Australia’s Defence Strategy Looks to the Past While Future Threats Go Unanswered
Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy arrives at a moment of profound global instability, yet it reads more like a continuation of earlier thinking than...
Hungary’s New Leader Peter Magyar Vows to Halt State News Broadcasts, Restore Press Freedom
Hungary has undergone a major political shift after opposition leader Peter Magyar won a decisive election victory, ending the 16-year rule of Viktor Orbán.
Orbán’s...
Trump Voting Crackdown Spreads Across 23 US States Despite Bill Failure
A major federal voting reform package known as the SAVE America Act appears unlikely to pass through the United States Congress. However, its core...
Trump Slams Pope Leo as ‘Terrible’ in Rare Public Clash with the Vatican
In a striking and highly unusual move, Donald Trump has launched a direct and personal attack on Pope Leo, calling him “terrible” and criticizing...
Orbán Falls: A Political Earthquake That Shakes Moscow, Washington and the Global Right
Hungary has delivered one of the most consequential electoral upsets in modern European politics. Opposition leader Péter Magyar has decisively defeated long-time Prime Minister...
Georgia’s Betrayal: Why the West Won’t Show Up
From its independence in 1991 until circa 2020, Georgia has maintained a healthy democracy with a vibrant civil society. It has also been eager...
Hungary Faces Pivotal Election That Could End Orban Era
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s longest-serving prime minister, faces the most serious threat to his 16-year rule, with opinion polls indicating that the centre-right Tisza party,...
Taiwan Opposition Leader Urges Peace in China as Party Skips Defence Talks
Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has sparked controversy by travelling to China to promote what she calls a “peace” initiative, while lawmakers in Taipei...
Sixteen Years, Four Days Left: Can Hungary Finally Break Free?
JD Vance landed in Budapest on Tuesday to address a campaign rally for Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 12....
Medvedev Warns Russia Against Tolerating Ukraine’s EU Membership
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, signaled on Friday that Moscow should abandon its “tolerant attitude” toward Ukraine’s potential accession to the...