Criticism of US policy towards Iran
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the lessons of the skirmish between Washington and Teheran, and the chances of a US-Iran military conflict. READ MORE
Repercussions of the Trump-Orbán summit
Monday, May 20th, 2019Two conservative pundits, one critical of the government, the other a firm supporter, debate whether Hungary’s improved diplomatic relations with the US serve the interests of Hungary. READ MORE
PM Orbán meets US President Trump
Thursday, May 16th, 2019A pro-government columnist interprets PM Orbán’s Washington visit as a great diplomatic success for Hungary. A left-wing pundit thinks that the meeting had no real importance. A Marxist philosopher suspects that President Trump needs PM Orbán to weaken the EU. READ MORE
PM Orbán to meet President Trump, after receiving Mr Salvini
Saturday, May 4th, 2019A pro-government columnist claims that Hungary has become an important diplomatic actor, citing the news that Viktor Orbán will be received by US President Trump later in May, as well as Italian League leader and deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s visit on Thursday to Budapest. A left-wing commentator downplays the importance of President Trump’s invitation. READ MORE
President Trump ‘exonerated’
Saturday, March 30th, 2019A pro-government columnist welcomes the outcome of the Muller investigation and believes that the accusation of ’Russian collusion’ against President Trump will backfire and may help him in his re-election bid. READ MORE
Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
Friday, February 8th, 2019A left-wing and a conservative columnist offer diametrically opposed interpretations of President Trump’s State of the Union address. READ MORE
A critique of isolationism
Saturday, January 5th, 2019An independent conservative pundit disagrees with President Trump whom he accuses of destroying the world order rather than reforming it. READ MORE
Opposing takes on US foreign policy
Saturday, December 29th, 2018Pro-government commentators welcome President Trump’s isolationist foreign policy. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, calls it bad news for Europe and the world. READ MORE
US midterm elections seen as a ‘draw’
Friday, November 9th, 2018Although Republicans lost their majority in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, commentators agree that President Trump’s cards remain strong. READ MORE
Wake up call to Europe
Friday, October 12th, 2018A pro-government historian believes that leading West European politicians would like to go back to the times when Eastern Europe was a second-rate region. She invites them instead to meet the new challenges of the modern era. READ MORE