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In Poland’s judgement Ukraine came to Istanbul to pursue peace. Russia came to dictate surrender. Mr Medvedev admitted that Russia’s goal is buying time and total victory. Russia continues to mock President Trump’s peace efforts. Let’s give sanctions  a chance. Wewelcome

Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game #Czech #Hungary #Poland #Slovakia with comment from Daniel Hegedus Zsuzsanna Szelenyi Márta Pardavi Klara Dobrev Political Capital VIA IURIS p.dw.com/p/4vT8Y?maca=e…

See, big man, politics is harder than you thought.

Draft legislation of the Hungarian government aims at erasing the campaign spending limit for candidates & allowing unlimited campaign spendings, but solely from domestic resources. The ultimate version of skewed playing field in an electoral autocracy. 444.hu/2025/06/06/bar…

🔴 Starting at 12:00 CEST: Day 1 of #BrusselsForum 2025—tune in for 2 days of critical conversations on the theme: Partnership Disrupted: How Can Transatlantic Cooperation Endure? 📺 Stream: youtube.com/watch?v=TsINfm… 🔎 View the agenda: gmfus.org/brussels-forum…

🗣️🗞️ "This kind of escalation is not a sign of strength, but of fear," our Research Affiliate Daniel Hegedus told 444 in an interview on the Hungarian government's measures against NGOs and independent media. Details: 👉 cutt.ly/JrmBnmHk

Hard to believe; This statement comes from the Russian MFA. Obviously not satire! Everybody should quote this each time Russia attacks Ukraine:

Lovable Liberal and his Old English sheepdog

🗣️🗞️ Our Research Affiliates Daniel Hegedus and Peter Kreko provided insights to Bloomberg on the Hungarian government's planned bill targeting organizations that receive funding from abroad. Details: 👉 cutt.ly/WrmBIGgY

Anti-gender movements are gaining momentum across Western societies, including in the Western Balkans. Join our great #ReThinkCEE fellow Angel Dimitrievski, Adriana Zaharijevic, Irena Cvetkovic to discuss the impact. 🗓️June 26, 3:00 pm CET RSVP 👇 gmfus.org/event/battling…

❗️The rise of anti-gender movements threaten democratic values in the Western Balkans and beyond. #ReThinkCEE Fellow Angel Dimitrievski explored their impact and ways to counter them in Serbia and North Macedonia in his policy paper now available online: gmfus.org/news/anti-gend…

Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in

Penned together with the great Goran Buldioski, our piece argues that even democratic societies need clear concepts of adversaries—and if democratic centrists don’t define them, the radical right and other opponents of democracy will. gmfus.org/news/it-or-not…

⁦Daniel Hegedus⁩ #goran buldioski deliver an important wake up call in the confrontation with autocratic and illiberal movements. gmfus.org/news/it-or-not…

🇧🇬🇨🇳 Great and comprehensive overview of #China–#Bulgaria relations and the PRC’s influence in Bulgaria by my always sharp colleagues Asya Metodieva and D. Keranov, PhD. Highly recommended reading 👇 gmfus.org/news/chinas-qu… German Marshall Fund Engaging Central Europe