THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: The new Dual Monarchy? Orban and Kickl’s far-right pact
Since 2021, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has cut an isolated figure in Europe. The glory days of 2015-2021, when […]
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Testing the limits – the politics of EU membership in CEE 20 years after accession
2004 was among the most consequential years in the history of the European Union, as the number of its member […]
Wavering consensus? The impact of the 2024 bumper election year on Ukraine and European security
The year 2024 is a bellwether one for the political outlook of Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) over the […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Reconfiguring Chinese economic strategies in CESEE
Barely four years ago, as China carved out an increasingly large space in the global economy, Gunter Deuber of Raiffeisen […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Austria struggles to kick addiction to Russian gas
On September 7, the EU’s permanent representative to Austria, Martin Selmayr, provoked controversy by saying that Austria’s continued high dependence on Russian gas […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Turkish result shows that ‘all for one and one for all’ is rarely the best tactic to bring down a strongman
What started with a bang, ended with a whimper. In Turkey, the opposition campaign to win the presidency from Recep […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Austria and Russia – ending the ‘special relationship’?
Back last April, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was an impromptu visit. […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Explaining the Austrian veto of Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria
Never pass up an opportunity to use foreign policy as a prop in domestic theatre. This is the mantra apparently […]
Wishful vs catastrophic thinking in forecasting: Ostriches, one-eyed bulls, smug Cassandras and therapeutic nihilists
Woe betides the fool faced with the thankless task of forecasting possible futures. Even the very best forecasts, based on […]