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What We’re Watching: UNGA meets amid global crises, Hungary scrambles to secure EU funds, protests persist in Iran
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What We’re Watching: UNGA meets amid global crises, Hungary scrambles to secure EU funds, protests persist in Iran

Three big stories we're watching today: UNGA high-level talks begin; Hungary pledges to implement democratic reforms; protests continue in Iran after Mahsa Amini's death.

Putin-Xi meeting, Brussels vs. Budapest, Sweden's next government, Japanese yen in trouble, ​​
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What We're Watching: Putin-Xi meeting, Brussels vs. Budapest, Sweden's next government, Japanese yen in trouble, ​​

Big stories we're watching today: Putin-XI meet for first time since Ukraine war; Brussels and Budapest at loggerheads over alleged Hungarian corruption; Sweden's PM resigns; Japanese yen tumbles

What We're Watching: Hungarian holdout, hope in Shanghai, US troops return to Somalia
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What We're Watching: Hungarian holdout, hope in Shanghai, US troops return to Somalia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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Orbán fights for his political life

Just six weeks away from a national election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing the political fight of his life. In recent days, the right-wing populist leader, who has proudly dubbed Hungary an “illiberal democracy,” launched his re-election campaign. What is Orbán’s game plan, and how are things looking for him and his ruling Fidesz Party?

The EU takes a swing at Poland and Hungary
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The EU takes a swing at Poland and Hungary

Warsaw and Budapest are provoking Brussels again. This time, it looks like the EU might finally get tough.

Hungary's PM Viktor Orban
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Is Hungary in for an "anyone but Orbán" election?

For the first time in a decade, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a real challenge to his power. Six ideologically-diverse opposition parties have joined forces to unseat him. But even if the opposition bloc wins elections next spring, a hard feat given Orbán's popular appeal, what would it even mean to "liberalize" Hungary again?