Kornel Klopfstein-Laszlo
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Kornel Klopfstein-Laszlo is a former senior Open Society Foundations (OSF) staff member and the co-founder of Print-it-Yourself, a citizen journalism project combating Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's control over the media.
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Made in Hungary: Viktor Orban and the Zsa Zsa Factor
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is best known for his controversial relationships—his "bromance" with Trump, his friendship with Putin, his handshakes with Xi. Much like Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian-born Hollywood actress famous for her nine marriages, Orban makes headlines because of his partners. But just as Gabor's marriages and divorces, his complicated relationships are not turning into liabilities but strategic assets that enhance his image.
By Kornel Klopfstein-Laszlo2 months ago in Chapters
Why Orban Became Putin's Lapdog?
Viktor Orban's increasingly pro-Russian stance can no longer be explained by the usual arguments. While once plausible, energy dependence, economic interest, shared ideology, and geopolitics now fail to account for the unpredictable steps the Prime Minister has taken to please Putin in recent months. It is becoming clear that the cost of this relationship far outweighs its benefits, and that alternative explanations are needed to understand Orban's true motives.
By Kornel Klopfstein-Laszloabout a year ago in Chapters
