US Ambassador slams government at Pride Festival
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023Pro-government authors believe that Ambassador Pressman is biased against Hungary. READ MORE
Are the strategies of PM Orbán and President Macron alike?
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023An international affairs analyst sees similarities between the views of the two leaders, but only in their refusal to be subservient to the United States. READ MORE
Weeklies on US – Hungary relations
Monday, April 24th, 2023Opposition-leaning authors vituperate against the government, which they see as an outlier in both NATO and the European Union. Pro-government commentators praise Hungary’s leaders for defending the country’s sovereignty. READ MORE
Conflicting left-wing views on Macron’s ’vassal’ comment
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023Two left-wing commentators express diametrically opposing opinions on French President Macron’s statement that Europe should not be a ‘vassal’ of the United States. READ MORE
US Ambassador’s remarks seen as mild
Friday, April 14th, 2023A liberal analyst believes US-Hungary relations will become increasingly tense, although the Ambassador’s statements on Wednesday were significantly milder than expected. A pro-government pundit characterises Ambassador Pressman’s press briefing as utterly insignificant. READ MORE
Debate over Hungary’s foreign politics
Thursday, February 16th, 2023A pro-government analyst accuses the US of interfering in Hungarian politics in an effort to make Hungary follow America’s interests. A left-wing commentator finds the government’s foreign policy path completely mistaken. READ MORE
Conflicting views on Hungary’s place in the world
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023A speech by Prime Minister Orbán about Hungary’s efforts to avoid a new cold war and another by US Ambassador David Pressman exhorting ‘everyone to make their choice’ have prompted widely disparate commentaries from left-wing and pro-government columnists. READ MORE
Ruminations on Ukraine war
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023Right-wing commentators contend that the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end unless the US makes a U-turn. A left-wing commentator is confident that Russia will lose the war. READ MORE
Opposing narratives on 2022
Monday, January 2nd, 2023A liberal and a right-wing author offer radically diverging interpretations on what the past year has meant in Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Ukrainian FM accuses PM Orbán of insensitivity
Thursday, December 29th, 2022Hungarian news outlets reproduce the Ukrainian statement without commenting on it, but pro-government news sites illustrate the remarks with media photos to express their disapproval. READ MORE