Antony Blinken named as next US Secretary of State
Monday, November 30th, 2020Commentators across the political spectrum try to guess how US-Hungarian diplomatic relations will develop under the new US administration. READ MORE
Government’s elbowroom wears thinner as Biden prepares to take office
Saturday, November 21st, 2020A liberal commentator suggests that Joe Biden’s electoral victory is already changing power relations in Europe – and not in favour of the Hungarian government. READ MORE
Prospects of US-Hungarian relations
Thursday, November 12th, 2020A liberal and a right-wing commentator both predict that US-Hungarian relations will deteriorate under President-elect Biden. READ MORE
First comments on Biden’s victory
Monday, November 9th, 2020Although they have been heavily committed to Biden during the campaign, left-wing observers are nevertheless only moderately optimistic about the outcome. A right-wing commentator, on the other hand, paints a gloomy picture, not merely of America’s future, but above all of Hungary’s ties with the US. READ MORE
An analysis of the failure of opinion polls in the US
Friday, November 6th, 2020As the result of the US election was still too early to call, a centrist analyst ponders the failure by pollsters to predict the closeness of the presidential race and concludes that this reveals deep problems within American democracy. READ MORE
US Presidential election in focus
Monday, November 2nd, 2020Pondering the possible implications of the US Presidential elections, right-wing pundits hope that Donald Trump is reelected, while left-wing and liberal columnists would prefer Joe Biden as next President of the US. READ MORE
Biden or Sanders – US Primaries discussed
Friday, March 6th, 2020A pro-government commentator finds both Biden and Sanders too senior to revitalize the Democratic Party. A left-wing columnist thinks that the Democrats need to show unity to defeat President Trump – at any price. READ MORE
Radio Free Europe to launch its Hungarian service
Monday, March 2nd, 2020A pro-government commentator believes that the idea of reopening the Hungarian language service of Radio Free Europe must have come from the representatives of the ‘deep state’ within the US State Department. READ MORE
Repercussions of the killing of Iranian General Suleimani
Thursday, January 9th, 2020A conservative analyst thinks that the assassination of Quassim Suleimani will worsen US-Iranian relations, but he is hopeful that the skirmish will not lead to outright war between the two states. READ MORE
President Trump receives Romania’s Johannis
Monday, August 26th, 2019Commenting on Donald Trump’s meeting with Romanian President Johannis, a conservative pundit thinks that Hungary and her interests do not matter much for Washington. READ MORE