EU
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Hungary After Orban Is Harder Than Hungary Without Orban
Peter Magyar won the election. Now he has to dismantle a state that was built to be impossible to dismantle from within.
Five Countries, One Law They Cannot Write
Canada, Australia, the EU, and multiple US states are all trying to ban social media for minors. None of them know how to enforce it.
The EU Just Built the Infrastructure to Ban Children from Social Media. The Harder Question Is Who Decides What a Child Is.
Von der Leyen announced an EU age verification app today. Canada is going further and applying the same logic to AI chatbots. The technology exists. The politics are just beginning.
Orban Lost His Election. His Israel Policy Did Not.
Hungary's incoming leader Peter Magyar says he will keep the veto on EU sanctions against Israel. Five countries want to punish Israel for Gaza. One country can stop all of them. And the EU is starting to ask whether the unanimity rule should survive this.
Europe Is Trying to Win a War the US Stopped Funding
Zelenskyy rejected a 'NATO-light' deal in Berlin, signed 10 defense agreements with Germany, and now expects a $105 billion EU loan after Orban's election loss. The market says there's still only a 10.5% chance of a ceasefire by June 30.
Orban Falls
Hungary's Peter Magyar wins a two-thirds supermajority. The man JD Vance flew to Budapest to help is out after 16 years.
Orban's Last Election
Hungary is voting today in the first election in 16 years where Fidesz could actually lose. The outcome will determine whether illiberal democracy is a permanent political model or an accident of incumbency advantage.