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Hungarian election and Europe's future with Lord of ExplaiNings Andras Simonyi
Who better to explain Hungary’s election—and America’s growing fixation with it—than András Simonyi?
A former Hungarian ambassador to the United States and one of the most compelling figures in modern diplomacy, Simonyi is a man whose life reads like a cross-continental novel: ambassador, strategist, rock guitarist, cultural bridge-builder, and a witness to some of the most consequential shifts in global power over the past four decades.
From Washington’s ideological pivots to Europe’s recurring identity crises, he has been both a participant in—and an interpreter of—history. His…
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