Europe
Could this be the election that brings Hungary's Orban down?
The 16-year incumbent faces a center right challenger who supports Ukraine and is more interested in restoring ties with the EU
February 13, 2026
The 16-year incumbent faces a center right challenger who supports Ukraine and is more interested in restoring ties with the EU
Similar to US realignments, alliances are now forming up over sovereignty, non-interventionism, and criticism of Netanyahu's wars
The president's motivation isn't security or money, it's manifest destiny
The consequences will be negative, from shattering the order it claims to defend all the way up to a possible nuclear confrontation
Chancellor Merz predicts the demise of the regime, but it's just more performative rhetoric, not strategy, and helps no one
European elites have a consistency problem. They go wild over Trump sanctions on their digital rules yet do nothing about his punishment of Israel critics.
