Central European Affairs

03/03/2023

Yesterday we had the honor to welcome Yaron Brook for a lecture on Ayn Rand Institute 's objectivist philosophy. We highly recommend it for everyone. There are some interesting thoughts on capitalism, selfishness and drug regulations as well.

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10/02/2023

Meglepődne, ha azt mondanánk, hogy az ön adatait kínai tech cégeken keresztül a Kínai Kommunista Pártnak adják el?
Éppen ez történik.
Will you be surprised when your data is sold to the Chinese Communist Party through Chinese tech companies?
It is already around the corner.

For decades, we have been used to seeing almost everything we buy with the label ‘Made in China.’ It was convenient for every party, consumer and seller alike. However, lately Chinese tech products have caused quite a lot of concern in the free world. Author: Zoltán Kész TikTok is one of the m...

13/06/2022

Read Jared Feldschreiber's latest piece on how Jewish groups in Lublin, Poland, are revitalizing judaism in spectacularly compelling ways.

Lublin was a thriving place for Jews and the city had been seen as Europe’s epicenter for all forms of Jewish life.

01/06/2022

As the Ukraine war approaches day 100, Amb. Ian Kelly and Zoltán Kész discuss the differences and similarities between Russia's Ukrainian, Georgian and Syrian military interventions and the possible outcome of Vladimir Putin's chess game with the West.

Former US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly talks in the Central European Affairs Talk podcast about Russia’s war in Ukraine, Georgia as a prelude to the current crisis, what Vladimir Putin could count on with economic pain kicking in across the world and whether the Russian President can be defeate...

23/04/2022

Zoltán Kész on the Hungarian elections, why joint opposition PM candidate Péter Márki-Zay failed and how more and more Hungarians are demanding a total replacement of the present opposition parties.

Director of Operations of Civitas Intézet shares his thoughts on the Hungarian election, ruling party Fidesz applying Russian propaganda in the election campaign, Péter Márki-Zay not intending to replace the present opposition parties, and why the real change has to come from a grassroots movemen...

08/04/2022

Military expert Gustav Gressel talks about why theRussian army does not meet the expectations in Ukraine, how core European powers have put up a weak performance in recent weeks and what all this means for the future of European defense.

Host: Zoltán Kész

Military expect Gustav Gressel talks about present and future of European defense policy, the main security providers in the continent, and why the Russian army is performing below its capabilities an

02/04/2022

Zoltán Kész once brought down Fidesz's two-thirds majority in parliament. In a podcast talk with the American Enterprise Institute, he explains what to expect from the Hungarian election.

Civitas Director of Operations Zoltán Kész joined the American Enterprise Institute's The Eastern Front podcast to express his views on Hungary's parliamentary election this Sunday. He talks about the chances of Fidesz and the united opposition, and recalls the time when his election as an indepen...

01/04/2022

Zoltán Kész sits this time on the other side of the microphone and answers the questions of American Enterprise Institute's The Eastern Front podcast.

He also gives his analysis on the upcoming parliamentary election in Hungary.

Former Hungarian parliamentarian, Zoltán Kész, joins Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia to to give background on the April 3rd election and explain what to expect. He gives his analysis on the chances of Fidesz winning the election. Zoltán also recounts his own experiences with propaganda, smear campaig...

29/03/2022

Op-ed: István Teplán warns that revisionism could pose a danger to ’s territorial integrity from different directions.

Hungarian economic historian István Teplán shares his thoughts on the recent developments in Central and Eastern Europe, and warns that revisionism could pose a danger to Ukraine's territorial integrity from different directions. Op-ed It is crystal clear now that Viktor Orbán not only created th...

29/03/2022

Listen to our latest podcast with Kirill Shamiev, who talks about the expanded Russo-Ukrainian War, the heavy costs of an assault on Kiev, Russia’s military reform, and the benefits of foreign mercenaries.

Host: Balázs Csekő

Russian civil-military relations expert Kirill Shamiev talks about the expanded Russo-Ukrainian War, the heavy costs of an assault on Kiev,...

17/03/2022

Listen to our latest podcast with András Simonyi, who talks about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and how the Russians demanded the Hungarians to take Viktor Orbán out in 1989.
Host: Zoltán Kész

Hungary’s former ambassador to the NATO talks about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Hungarian approach to a war in the backyard, Viktor Orbán’s special relationship to Vladimir Putin, and how the Russians demanded the Hungarians to take him out in 1989. https://soundcloud.com/cea-magazine/simo...

11/03/2022

We are glad to announce that Feedspot has ranked our podcast 13th in the "Best 45 Europe Podcasts" list.

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10/03/2022

Read Jared Feldschreiber's latest on Ukraine House and the activists helping Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.

While Putin’s War on Ukraine has ravaged the entire continent with ramifications for world events for decades, many groups, citizens, and refugees in Poland continue to step up in a big way. Author: Jared Feldschreiber Ukrainians represent the biggest external community living in Poland. Ukraine H...

23/01/2022

In our latest podcast, MEP Gyöngyösi Márton talks about Russia's wish list of security guarantees in CEE, whether the United States is ready to give up on its CEE allies in order to tackle China, and why Kazakhstan will be closer to Moscow with the end of the Nazarbayev era.

Host: Balázs Csekő

Moscow sent unusual letters to the NATO and the US at the end of last year. In the documents, Russia presents a wish list of security guarantees, including the demand of NATO to roll back from Eastern Europe and stay out of Ukraine. CEA Magazine talked to Hungarian MEP Márton Gyöngyösi, who co-in...

19/01/2022

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Our foreign policy conference of last week is already available online.

Barabás Richárd
Ungár Péter
Matyas Eorsi
Gyöngyösi Márton
Harangozó Gábor
Cseh Katalin

The sixth event in the "Opposition Round Table Talks 2022" series organized by the Civitas Institute focused on foreign policy. The event was attended by man...

10/12/2021

In our latest podcast, Anton Barbashin talks about the rising tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, the necessity of a wider dialogue with the Kremlin, and how the Biden administration would react if Russia invaded Ukraine.

Host: Balázs Csekő

Anton Barbashin, editorial director ar Riddle Russia, talks about the rising tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, the necessity of a wider dialogue with the Kremlin and why a Russian mil

26/11/2021

"Warsaw is doomed to European backing as persuading Minsk or Moscow is close to zero," Agnieszka Bryc tells CEA in an interview with Jared Feldschreiber on the Polish-Belarusian border conflict.

Author: Jared Feldschreiber Looking ahead to the aftermath of the current migrant crisis on Poland’s borders, CEA Magazine turns to Dr. Bryc to dissect relevant foreign affairs themes, approaches, and motivations of a most unpredictable region. In this EXCLUSIVE CEA Magazine interview, Dr. Bryc an...

25/11/2021

Opposition Round Table Talks, Part 3.

6 opposition parties, 6 experts, 1 great debate on 's educational system, its failures and possible reforms.

Host: Balazs Csekö

Pic: Nagy Béla Ádám

21/11/2021

Read the latest piece by Jared Feldschreiber on the Belarus-Polish border conflict.

In early November, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko launched what many political observers have deemed a hybrid war. The strongman's government opened their borders -- allowing over 4,000 migrants, from Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, to recklessly, and even inhumanely, seek entrance into Poland,....

11/11/2021

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04/11/2021

Opposition Round Table Talks 2022

Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Iván Pető and Kübekháza-mayor Róbert Molnár discussed the Hungarian Round Table talks 32 years ago, the differences & similarities between the political situation then and now. Host: Zoltán Kész

26/10/2021

Read the latest by our Warsaw correspondent Jared Feldschreiber.

He spoke to Oleksandra Matviychuk, head of the board at The Center for Civil Liberties, about corruption in Ukraine, the Revolution of Dignity, dual loyalties in the country and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine's civil society remains of paramount importance in winning the hearts and minds of its citizens as well as establishing a sound rule of law system. These aspects will empower the Eastern European country to gain international credibility in its hopes to join the EU. Central European Affairs....

25/09/2021

Listen to our latest podcast with policy analyst Dániel Hegedűs who speaks about the legacy of Angela Merkel, the upcoming German federal election and why the FDP could be the kingmaker after tomorrow's ballot.
Host: Balázs Csekő

Political analyst Dániel Hegedűs sat down with CEA Magazine to analyze the upcoming German federal election, and explained why the FDP has the best chance to be the kingmaker after the ballot. He also talked about why he doesn’t expect a shift in the German-Hungarian relations and why Angela Mer...

11/09/2021

What Hungary's former FM Géza Jeszenszky thinks about Pope Francis' visit to Budapest, how he sees Hungarian PM Orbán's alleged Christian and conservative views, and why he is concerned about the upcoming opposition primaries.

Hungary’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Géza Jeszenszky talks about Pope Francis’ Budapest visit, the alleged Christian and conservative nature of the Viktor Orbán-led government and the prime minister’s position in the European Union. He also explains the “strange” character of the...

08/09/2021

What does Pope Francis' visit to Hungary mean?

Joseph Novak and Zoltán Kész discuss the rifts within the Catholic Church in Hungary, how the historic event could motivate the 'Quiet Ones' & how it will possibly be a clash between the Pontiff and PM Viktor Orbán.

On the eve of the Pope’s visit to Budapest, the CEA Magazine talks to Joseph Novak, the President of the American-Hungarian Baptist Church. He shares his views about why the historic event will possibly be a clash between the Pope and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, the rifts within the Ca...

06/09/2021

Why does the European Parliament's approval of equal the introduction of mass surveillance? MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party Germany) and Balázs Csekő discuss the ePrivacy Derogation in detail, why it hurts journalism, and what it means for privacy and free speech.

Digital rights activist and MEP Patrick Breyer explains how “chat control" got approved in the European Parliament, why it's missing its primary goal, why it violates the fundamental right to privacy, and what it means for free speech. The Pirate Party Germany member also talks about why it would ...

05/08/2021

A historic basketball game between Slovenia and France has just kicked off in Tokyo.

Read Jared Feldschreiber's great piece on superstar Luka Dončić and the mighty Central European sport-nation.

Slovenia is only one game away from playing the basketball Olympic finals in the Tokyo Games where the Team USA is already waiting for an opponent. Can they make it? The Central European Affairs Magazine took a closer look at the country's sports potential and spoke to Dr. Simona Kustec, Slovenia's....

21/07/2021

In our podcast, MEP Bernard Guetta (Renew Europe) talks about PM Orbán's EP reform proposal, the joint declaration of 16 far-right parties aiming to fight a "European superstate" and what is at stake for the EU at the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary.
Host: Balázs Csekő

French MEP Bernard Guetta (Renew Europe) talks about the European Union entering the phase of political unity and future fights between its member states.

09/07/2021

CEA can reveal that Hungary’s government & Polish media mogul Zygmunt Solorz-Żak are persuading Warsaw to build an energy link between Poland and Russia’s Kaliningrad Region.

Exclusive interview with energy analyst Robert Tomaszevski.

Host: Balázs Csekő

Energy analyst Robert Tomaszevski from Polityka Insight shares exclusive information on alleged plans surrounding the Baltic Nuclear Plant in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region.

28/06/2021

Graphisoft founder & philantropist Gábor Bojár explains why Hungary's crony capitalism is damaging the Hungarian economy & killing entrepreneurial spirit. He reveals his political preferences & whom he would vote for at next year's election.
Host: Zoltán Kész

Gábor Bojár, founder of Graphisoft, reveals how startup firms can keep young talents, why governments can never be a good customer and how it was to establish a firm in the Eastern Block during the 1980s. The entrepreneur also talks about “good products”, public procurement and crony capitalis...