New Caesars: Hungary Edition, Part I

A journey from the Habsburg and Austro-Hungarian Empires through the Orbán Revolution

The theoretical discussion of the New Caesarism is well and good, but the case studies are where it comes to life.¹

Let’s begin by having a look at the top news about Hungary today:

Brussels recommends freezing €7.5 billion in EU funds to Hungary over rule of law concerns:

Budapest had until November 19 to pass 17 reforms negotiated with the EU's executive…