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Russia and its Weakness

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/November 23, 2022

Russia. The word still evokes images of conspiracy behind gray concrete blocks, while a strong military marches through the streets in a tour de force of the iron hand that rules the harsh country. The Kremlin was working hard to ensure that this stereotype, of influential and ruthless Soviet toughness, is exaggerated. Disinformation, ostentatious secret service operations and bellicose rhetoric all served this illusion.

How Hungary Became American Far-Right’s Most Successful Project

Ferenc Huvos and Republikon Institute/November 8, 2022

Pro-government Social Media in Hungary

Oliver Papp and Republikon Institute/November 8, 2022

New Kind of Church-State Relations in Hungary

Republikon Institute and Ferenc Huvos/November 4, 2022November 7, 2022

Are Energy Prices Main Reason for Difference in Inflation between Poland and Other EU Countries?

FOR/November 14, 2022

Along with the increase of inflation in Poland and in the whole world, the discussion about its causes intensifies. There are many voices that the main reason is an external supply shock – the prices of energy and food. It is useful, in the analysis, to distinguish within CPI inflation, a core inflation and the rest of it. Core inflation is an inflation rate that is devoid of the most unstable components such as food and energy prices.

206 Billion PLN – Real Budget Deficit at the End of 2023

FOR/November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Estonia Needs More Tax Take, Debate Likely Not Until after Election

Academy of Liberalism/October 28, 2022

Estonian Defense Minister to Meet with US Counterpart Lloyd Austin

Academy of Liberalism/October 28, 2022

Identification Guarantees Abiding Law by Law Enforcement Officers

FOR/November 15, 2022

In accordance with the ordinance of the Minister of the Interior form 2009 on uniforms, Polish police officers are required to wear an identification patch with the first letter of their first name and their surname or service number on their uniform when on duty. There are exceptions to this rule. One of them, which raises reasonable doubts, are officers operating within riot units.

Abortion in Hungary: Pretence of Accessibility

Dora Berkes and Republikon Institute/November 7, 2022November 8, 2022

State-Sponsored Homophobia in Russia

Hanna Hrytsenko and Projekt Polska/October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

School Reform: Arizona Introduces Education Vouchers

Robert Chovanculiak and INESS/October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

[CONFERENCE] Media Consumption Patterns and Media Landscapes in Illiberal Regimes

Projekt Polska and 21 Research Center/November 24, 2022November 24, 2022

In the past years, illiberal political regimes emerged in Poland and Hungary. One of the victims to these regimes are media. Freedom and independence of media in those countries are now under pressure from various angles, such as legal regulations and outright political pressure. The joint research of Project: Polska (PL) and 21 Research Centre (HU) is focused on small, rural media outlets and rural society in general.