Trump’s tariffs are failing, but the old model won’t save us either. Trade wars won’t save workers. A new economic order can.

New study traces how ill health translates into anti-immigrant sentiment.

"If Russia rejects the ceasefire proposal, there will be no doubt who is in favor of war," said the Polish prime minister. Today in Ukraine, the leaders of Poland, France, Great Britain, and Germany met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Kremlin has called statements by European countries "confrontational" and has dismissed the threat of new sanctions. Poland has signed a defense treaty with France in the first such agreement between Paris and a non-neighboring country. As the Wes

I spoke with Al Jazeera English about the legacy of the end of World War II in Europe, the rise of nationalism and the far right.

My interview after receiving the Global Fellowship nomination from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. I had the honor of joining a five-person fellowship cohort to examine democracy’s role in the world and propose ideas to strengthen democratic networks. https://thehoya.com/news/gu-q-professor-named-global-democracy-fellow/

My interview on the occassion of being selected as a Global Fellow by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. This one-year, by-invitation-only fellowship recognises “global thought leaders” committed to defending democracy and combating authoritarianism. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/04/2025/gu-q-professor-recognised-as-global-thought-leader-on-democracy

Netanyahu visits Hungary. EU 'deeply regrets' decision as Prime Minister Viktor Orban refuses to enforce arrest warrant for Israeli leader. Discussion in the UAE’s flagship international outlet. https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/04/03/hungary-to-withdraw-from-international-criminal-court-as-netanyahu-visits/

Orbán's authoritarian recipe: In addition to controlling institutions, he employs occasional concessions to the middle class and the poorest, and provides broad support to conservative international foundations. https://outraspalavras.net/crise-civilizatoria/o-que-mantem-a-ultradireita-hungara-no-poder/

What interventions Americans need to take right now to avoid the authoritarian backsliding that has dismantled democracy in Hungary since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán came to power in 2010. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D7HNtcfO0bk1GFqlKWFVS

US President Donald Trump has met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán several times. He has always seen Orbán as an important partner: a populist fellow who is in the middle of Europe and in NATO. Orbán wants the world to see that he is still important to Trump. But Trump does not seem to need Orbán within the EU, because he is ignoring Europe. At the first pre-peace talks in Saudi Arabia in February, the United States and Russia left out not only Ukraine, but also the

Donald Trump has a lot of similarities—and something of a bromance—with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. And those who wish to resist Trump’s Orbán-like, right-wing strongman tendencies could learn something from the resistance in Hungary.

2024 was the year of many elections: no fewer than 2 billion people went to the polls. In my intervie with the Dutch public broadcast station we examine the state of democracy and zoom in on two countries: Hungary and the Netherlands. https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/video/2549906-de-staat-van-de-democratie-in-nederland-en-hongarije

I was happy to discuss the role of economic shocks, symbolic class war, the unraveling of liberalism, and physical & mental suffering as drivers of #populism in the US and Hungary with Al Scott on his podcast, The Rational View.

Gabor Scheiring interviewed by Joy Reid about Trump, authoritarian populism and the striking parallels with Viktor Orban's Hungary.

During his campaign, Donald Trump and his Republican Party promised to transform American democracy into an autocracy. The United States' peculiar electoral system allowed his proposal to succeed. His margin of victory was very narrow in both the popular vote (which is not decisive) and the Electoral College (which is decisive). https://www.elnuevodia.com/opinion/con-acento-propio/la-autocracia-trompista-triunfante/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&exper

„You can’t protect democracy if you’re not offering a really inclusive social and economic agenda." I’m a huge supporter of liberal democracy and institutions, but you can’t really protect those cherished liberal institutions by just talking about how important it is to have a constitutional court and how important media pluralism is. The overwhelming majority of people don’t really think in these terms. They are concerned about inflation and real wages and unemployment and i

I had the honor of joining MSNBC's The ReidOut with Joy Reid for an in-depth, 15-minute conversation about Trump, authoritarian populism, and the striking parallels with Orbán's Hungary.

SHOCKING WARNING FROM HUNGARIAN DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT Hungarian pro-democracy movements are warning Americans about what to do with Trump's next term. We talk about why we have to fight Trump with everything we have if we want to keep Democracy alive in America.

"Gábor Scheiring, a former member of the Hungarian parliament, wrote in a new essay for Politico Magazine that Orbán “consolidated media control through centralized propaganda, market pressure and loyal billionaires.” In the US, he wrote, “liberal-minded billionaires should not sit idly by as they did in Hungary, watching the right take over the media.”

I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.

"Hungarian foundations are supporting the development of far-right ideologies in the US and Europe. American Republicans have learned a great deal from Viktor Orbán, replicating many of his political strategies."

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long touted his friendship with US President-elect Donald Trump, but the new ultra-conservative incoming vice president, JD Vance, is particularly aligned with Budapest. https://www.euractiv.com/news/orbans-new-friend-in-the-white-house-jd-vance/

"In the United States, there is real suffering among working-class people. Real wages are stagnating, death rates are increasing. In Germany, real wages of workers without a college degree have been stagnating for several decades,"

Trump is part of a wave of populist, ring-wing candidates who have pushed aside mainstream parties and ideologies, tapping into the frustration of working-class voters over issues like trade and immigration that mainstream parties have failed to resolve to their satisfaction. In Hungary, Slovakia, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and other European states, right-wing populist parties have either come to power or made a strong showing in recent elections.