Hungary might be free of Orbán, but Americans and others should beware of looking at the country as a blueprint for taking back democracy.
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"As Mexico’s government pledges robust security, citizens and civil groups denounce the operation as a security spectacle designed to mask the systemic violence gripping the nation."
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual Year in Hate and Extremism report documented 1,263 hate and extremist antigovernment groups operating in the United States in 2025.
Meanwhile, the watchdog warns of the cozy relationship between the hard right and the Trump administration.
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As Mexico deploys nearly 100,000 security personnel ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, critics say the government is creating a tourist security bubble while ignoring disappearances, violence, and…
Since Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, US hate groups and far-right influencers have been welcomed into the halls of power.
"As President Donald Trump lurches repeatedly from threats of devastation to promises of peace, it’s becoming increasingly clear that US military might is no longer capable of subduing even a mid-sized power like Iran, much less holding the rest of the world in its thrall."
"In the West, Hungary became a lesson in headlines and panels, backsliding, culture war, corruption, quarrels with Brussels, and conservatives parading through Budapest. For many, the story remained distant, filed as someone else’s problem."
"Some Colombians view the circus as a sophisticated public-relations project for an institution still grappling with allegations of corruption, violence, and abuses committed during the country’s long civil conflict."
"The International Coalition and the KRG saw a mutual benefit to strengthening the Peshmerga and launched a reform program in 2017. It was a classic example of the low-hanging fruit that seemed ripe for security sector reform in the post-9/11 wars."
"A carton of eggs costs the equivalent of hundreds of US dollars (more than many workers make in a month), and even when Cubans are able to locate and purchase food, they find themselves in a mad dash to cook it before the power goes out again."
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a years-long reform process aimed at reshaping the Peshmerga has been dying a slow death.
It's often said in Hawai'i that the U.S. military is "one leg of a three-legged stool" propping up the state's economy.
But the military's economic boost is lower than often claimed — and its costs are far higher.
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