BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second year running, Hungary will host a conference in May of mainly U.S. and European conservatives as its right-wing populist government, largely isolated in Europe, seeks allies with like-minded movements further afield. The American Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, will host its second event in Europe under the motto “Together we are strong,” according …
When heads of state visit the U.S., the top item on their itinerary is usually a White House visit. A self-styled champion of what he describes as “illiberal democracy,” Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.” While Orban’s party has backed technocratic initiatives that have captured the imagination of …
UNITED NATIONS — The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all matters that have put the country at odds with its European partners, who see not a conservative haven but a worrying erosion of democratic institutions on multiple fronts. That led …
