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Neither. The South Stream would not have solved much of Hungary’s problems. But neither will the country be worse-off without it.

When a sugar-daddy goes sour…

The price of natural gas is higher in European countries where the share of Russian import is high. Most likely this is not because of import dependency, but Russian dependency. While many countries import gas into their country, which is a healthy trade helping both the countries involved in the process, one of the main problems […]

Who will suffer and who will gain? Barrelperday blog is about to answer a lot of your burning questions below.

Using plastic surgery and botox among the world’s most feared leaders: fashion or rational choice?   The trendsetter in Moscow: Vladimir Vladimirovich (61) Source: Celebchanges.com Putin’s testosterone is bad for democracy – we wrote in a post on Ukraine a few weeks ago. That testosterone level has kept us thinking.

Yanukovich’s overthrow is a warning to Putin as well: something similar may yet happen in Russia. In a post published last year we examined which countries may become more democratic in the mid-term. Ukraine was among them… and so was Russia.

“The only free cheese is in the mousetrap.” Who profits from politicizing gas prices in Ukraine? How much is a country’s sovereignty worth? Guest post by András György Deák, Associate Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs.

In today’s world, anyone can easily go online and get a US, Australia or New Zealand ETA without having ever to leave the comfort of their home. But what if there was a way to travel visa-free? What would then determine whether you can travel visa-free to rich countries? It seems it is mainly economics.

Hungary plans to build two new nuclear blocks in Paks. Russian Rosatom just got the deal without a tender. It will cost around 12.5 billion euros. The first block could be operational already by 2023. At least according to the intergovernmental agreement. Will it be built or not? Will it be a failure or a […]

Bluff, empire-building or no better project?