Tamas Arki

Budapest

Editor in Chief at The Long Brief

Foreign Policy Journalist at Freelance

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Europe Needs a Trump Whisperer, and it Needs it Fast

1 month ago | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

Buying into a country that itself is striving to become an independent nation, saying “A” and then days later stating “B”, talking about “deals” and also being one of the most disconnected politicians, maybe ever to helm the United States. Expert have consistently warned that the second Trump administration would be tougher than the first one, some Democrat-leaning commentators even adding that this will be the time when Trump really shows his true intentions.
Trump and Greenland: How to be Wrongfully Right

Jan 21, 2025 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

Donald Trump once again shown his impulsive and rather assertive communication style when he blatantly said that “Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation. We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside world. Make Greenland Great Again!” The newly-inaugurated US President has posted this on the Truth Social platform.
The Reelection of Donald Trump: Dawn of a New Era of Political Communication

Nov 6, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

The reelection of Donald Trump as 47th President of the United States of America is truly a landmark moment. An impressive and virtually unprecedented political comeback in recent history. And a resounding lesson echoing far beyond the borders of the US. Donald Trump’s election victory on November 6 shows off the American dream that the real estate mogul-turned-billionaire superstar-turned-president-turned-felon-turned-president kind of already embodied for many around the world.
The Resurrection of History

Oct 15, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

Studying the history of international relations is hardly possible without encountering Francis Fukuyama’s essay, The End of History, where he argued that liberal democracies and free markets have brought the best way of governance and thus, have ended the strive for anything better or ideologically different.
Kamala Harris: The Novelty of the Switch

Jul 25, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

After much pondering about the “unponderable” and messages from worried fellow Democrats and even Hollywood stars asking him to be sensible, US President Joe Biden pulled out of the presidential race and gave his endorsement to his current Vice President Kamala Harris.
20 Years After the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union

May 2, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

Twenty years is a long time even in one’s lifetime, let alone for a economic-political community in such a fast-paced political environment as today’s is. Twenty years ago, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia were part of the biggest enlargement of the European Union. Vastly different political environment, political ruleset and European institutional system.
Pope Francis and Ukraine: Some Things Simply Cannot Change

Mar 12, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

“I believe that the stronger one is the one who sees the situation, who thinks of the people, who has the courage of the white flag, to negotiate,” said Pope Francis answering a question posed to him by a television journalist referencing “some call for the courage of surrender, of the white flag” when it comes to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Following official communication there is nothing surprising about these thoughts having been downplayed and dismissed by official parties.
Olaf Scholz: Not a "Meister" and For a Lot Less "Bürger"

Jan 16, 2024 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

Germany has never seen such a division among its citizens in modern times, as it does right now. Migration and social issues – most prominently the question surrounding farmers’ livelihoods –, coupled with foreign policy dilemmas would test any political power but Central Europe’s strongest state has shown what an agenda-fuelled, yet reckless stride for power can cause.
Deepfakes in Warfare: New Concerns Around the War in Ukraine

Dec 7, 2023 | longbrief.com | John Twomey |Tamas Arki |Conor Linehan |Gillian Murphy

Visitors to a Ukrainian news website on the evening of February 18 2022, were greeted by a familiar sight, a video of their president giving a speech. While the resemblance was there, the face seemed slightly out of sync with the head of the Ukrainian president. In the video, Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the war was over, a fact that the majority of Ukrainian people knew was false. It was a deepfake video.
Elections in the Netherlands: Will Mark Rutte Fall Upwards?

Dec 5, 2023 | longbrief.com | Tamas Arki

The Netherlands are having general elections at the end of the month and with approximately only half a year before the European elections, there is one key problem for the Dutch governing party VVD: with Mark Rutte having stepped down as Prime Minister, his party is losing not only its long-standing leader, but also one of Europe’s biggest political chameleons.