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DEMOCRACY DIGEST: ATTEMPT TO CANCEL NATCON HANDS ORBAN A PR GIFT

Elsewhere, Mr Fiala goes to Washington, Mr Duda goes to New York; Poland looks toward Sky Shield; and new prosecutors needed in Slovakia. Anational-conservative conference in Brussels, featuring populist and right-wing politicians such as Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and French firebrand Eric Zemmour, would not …

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China’s Alternative Order

And What America Should Learn From It By now, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambition to remake the world is undeniable. He wants to dissolve Washington’s network of alliances and purge what he dismisses as “Western” values from international bodies. He wants to knock the U.S. dollar off its pedestal and …

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The Coming Arab Backlash

Middle Eastern Regimes—and America—Ignore Public Anger at Their Peril Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, the Middle East has been rocked by mass protests. Egyptians have demonstrated in solidarity with Palestinians at great personal risk, and Iraqis, Moroccans, Tunisians, and Yemenis have taken to the streets in vast numbers. …

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