Viktor Orban existential threat to EU, writes Eurasia Group’s Europe chief in FT opinion piece

Hungarians don't see Russia as a threat

In Hungary, the majority of the public shares Viktor Orban's desire to stay out of the war in Ukraine.

Trump is Emboldening Strongmen in Hungary and Slovakia

(Photo by Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images.)This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family.It is evident from Viktor Orbán’s recent State of the Nation address, delivered on March 22, that he views himself as riding high on the back of the momentum created by Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office. “We are on the high street of history…

The EU is done with Viktor Orban. It can’t bear him anymore

The Hungarian prime minister has long been a thorn in the EU’s side. Yet until recently, most of the damage he inflicted — from judicial rollbacks to attacks on press freedom — was viewed as containable. No longer

Viktor Orban existential threat to EU, writes Eurasia Group’s Europe chief in FT opinion piece

Standing up to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is now a matter of survival for the EU, writes Mujtaba Rahman, the managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group in an opinion piece for the Financial Times over the weekend.

Márk Takács, who holds a doctorate in the tactical operations of the Russian-Ukrainian war, has a strong opinion about what would be the fundamental Hungarian interest militarily in 2025. It is not what prevails now.

Orbán counters FT article telling the EU to ‘solve its Orbán problem’

April 1, 2025 The Financial Times’ piece entitled “It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem” has elicited a stern response from Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán. The piece determines that the EU must support Ukraine’s fight against Russia and provide it with arms to do so. And to do this, it must also somehow get Hungary on board, despite the country repeatedly reiterating its pro-peace stance. Author Mujtaba Rahman states, “The EU’s ability to …