How can independent media reach rural women? A Hungarian perspective
Budapest, Hungary – I spent most of my formative years growing up in the Hungarian countryside. When the world laterContinue Reading
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Analysis: Four freedoms of the Hungarian Democratic Opposition
Budapest, Hungary – This essay was initially published on Kafkadesk in four parts between 11 and 28 April. Hungary’s illiberalContinue Reading
Four freedoms of the Hungarian Democratic Opposition – Part four: Róza Hodosán and the freedom to do what’s right
Budapest, Hungary – In a weekly essay series, Kafkadesk discusses themes from the lives of key figures from the 1970s-1980sContinue Reading
An Inhuman Land: How Jozef Czapski described Putin’s Russia seventy years ago
Warsaw, Poland – More than 70 years ago, Jozef Czapski was one of the thousands of Polish soldiers released fromContinue Reading
Four freedoms of the Hungarian Democratic Opposition – Part three: Ferenc Kőszeg and sexual freedom
Budapest, Hungary – In a weekly essay series, Kafkadesk discusses themes from the lives of key figures from the 1970s-1980sContinue Reading
Four freedoms of the Hungarian Democratic Opposition – Part two: Ottilia Solt and economic freedom
Budapest, Hungary – In a weekly essay series, Kafkadesk discusses themes from the lives of key figures from the 1970s-1980sContinue Reading
Four freedoms of the Hungarian Democratic Opposition – Part one: János Kis and freedom of thought
Budapest, Hungary – In a weekly essay series, Kafkadesk discusses themes from the lives of key figures from the 1970s-1980sContinue Reading
Flames of war: is Europe’s centre of gravity shifting towards the East?
Warsaw, Poland – The 2023 Munich Security Conference dominated by calls to invest in the arms industry and huge increasesContinue Reading
The VoiCEE podcast: what Petr Pavel’s election means for the Czech Republic and the region
In this episode, Kafkadesk contributor Adrien Beauduin interviews political scientist Jiří Pehe, former advisor to Václav Havel and director of New York University Prague, about theContinue Reading
Polish misinformation using a Hungarian recipe: the curious case of Visegrád 24
Budapest, Hungary – The Visegrád 24 Twitter account has rapidly grown in popularity, but their motivation and funding are farContinue Reading
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