by Cassandra Fitts | Feb 12, 2025 | Boston University
Former Soviet satellite states that were once poster children for democratization following the decline of European communism have been making drastic pivots towards autocracy in recent years. In 1989 following the fall of the USSR, previously Soviet-occupied Hungary,...
by Sam Levine | Dec 5, 2024 | Brown University
Protecting and fostering democracy has been a cornerstone of the European Union project since its founding. Yet the recent rise of antidemocratic regimes in countries like Poland and Hungary has invited many questions about the EU’s effectiveness in preventing...
by Carson Bauer | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Since 2010, Hungary has had the same leader – far-right populist Viktor Orban. He rose in popularity in the late 1980s after he called on the Soviet Red Army to “go home.” He empowered Hungarians to topple the communist dictatorship, and said that he had...
by Chris Kiss | Apr 19, 2024 | Ursinus College
Donald Trump has been compared to a lot throughout his mediocre rise into politics. Even during the infancy of his 2016 election, Trump was being compared to dictators, tyrants, and demagogues throughout the world. Many of these comparisons may have sounded radical at...
by Anna Thorner | Jan 7, 2024 | Sabanci University
Both leaders have faced criticism for actions that limit the indolence of the media, thereby constraining the free flow of salt information. Orban’s government has been accused of exerting control over media outlets and creating a less pluralistic media landscape....
