Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Defeat in Hungary’s Election

"...more than 77 percent of registered voters had cast ballots, the highest turnout in a Hungarian election since the collapse of Communism in 1989 and the start of democracy."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

It seems to be book week at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies: The announcement for the really fascinating-looking book of our colleague Dr. Daniel Mahla is out! Congrats!

iupress.org/978025307746...

Germans and Turks German-Turkish relations form an integral backdrop to many of today's most pressing political concerns, including the absorption of refugees from the Middle Eas…

I didn't want to post about it while the war is going on, but the haters in Turkey are already running very hot...
My new book, coming out in June, Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe
(and it's very different from what the haters expect...)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...