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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.
What We're Watching

Japan loosens arms export restrictions, Hungary’s Magyar shows nationalist streak, Trump looks for new friends in Europe

Tokyo announced on Tuesday that it will remove restrictions on arms exports to countries with which it already has defense agreements, escalating its feud with Beijing.

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
Analysis

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election could be a tipping point on the continent.

Tisza leader ​Peter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026, after Hungarians vote in a general election.
What We're Watching

Hungary’s Orbán ousted from power, Pope heads to Africa amid Trump spat, Iran war looms over DC bank meetings

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
What We're Watching

Hungary’s Orbán faces judgment day, Peru to hold another presidential election, Cuba’s leader isn’t quitting

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right
GZERO World Clips

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Ivan Krastev warns that the Iran war has made Trump's most loyal European allies start to see the US as a threat.

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

Ivan Krastev traces the unlikely arc of Viktor Orbán, from liberal dissident to illiberal nationalist, and explains why he's closer to Putin than Trump.

Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump
GZERO World Clips

Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump

Ivan Krastev explains how Viktor Orbán's economic survival depends not on Trump or Brussels, but on Beijing.

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking
Ian Explains

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

Ian Bremmer breaks down how Viktor Orbán built Europe's most durable nationalist empire, and why a single election could bring it all crashing down.

​An Israeli activist records illegal settlers driving past a village in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, on October 28, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Israel arrests violent settlers, US House ends extended recess, Botswana eyes majority stake in diamond giant, & More

In Hungary, Orbán's grip on power is slipping
The Debrief

In Hungary, Orbán's grip on power is slipping

Don't let a chummy White House visit fool you. He's on the ropes.