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Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Hungary and the defeat of illiberal democracy

With the Tisza party taking office in Hungary, attention has turned to how this victory was achieved – not as an abstract political question, but through the lived experiences of Hungarians who opposed Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy and came together to defeat it. Eva Cartwright and Flora Hevesi, two such activists, join us for a dynamic and heartfelt conversation exploring what life under Fidesz really meant in Hungary’s cities and villages, and how victory was finally achieved.

8 May 2026 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Central EuropeDemocracyEuropeHungaryPodcastsSenior Associate Fellow
Commentary

Understanding Hungary’s political earthquake and the rise of Péter Magyar

Balázs Csuday writes that Péter Magyar’s landslide victory has upended Hungary’s political order, opening the door to constitutional conflict, institutional upheaval, and a major foreign policy reset after 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule. The result could reshape Hungary’s relationship with the European Union and reverberate across Europe’s populist right.

7 May 2026 | Balázs Csuday
European Security and RussiaCentral EuropeDemocracyEUEuropeForeign policyHungaryELN
Report

Assessing the OSCE Toolbox: Opportunities for a safer Europe

For nearly 50 years, the OSCE has developed a toolbox to address security challenges across wider Europe. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dismantled Europe’s existing security architecture, rendering many OSCE tools ineffective. Former ELN Policy Fellow Katia Glod argues that in spite of this, a resurgence of political commitment could reinvigorate the OSCE’s tools, enabling them to be adapted to current challenges. This report recommends concrete actions to be undertaken by the OSCE to improve the efficacy of its toolbox.

14 March 2025 | Katia Glod
OSCERussia-WestOSCERussia-West relationsArms ControlBalkansBaltic SeaBalticsBlack SeaCentral EuropeConventional Arms ControlDefenceDiplomacyEastern EuropeEUEuropeForeign policyMoldovaNATONuclear DisarmamentNuclear WeaponsOpen Skies TreatyOSCERisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineUnited NationsOSCE Expert Network
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Germany all around

As Germany enters early elections following the erosion of Olaf Scholz’s coalition, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Tanit Koch, journalist, co-host of the Focus Briefing and former editor-in-chief of the popular BILD, for a discussion of the problems facing Germany in terms of its economic ills, political divisions, and the rise of populist extremism. 

29 November 2024 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Central EuropeDefenceDemocracyEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyGermanyPodcastsRussia-West RelationsSecuritySenior Associate FellowYGLN
Event

Annual meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE 11-12 November

From 11-12 November 2024, the European Leadership Network (ELN), as a Core Partner to the Expert Network on the OSCE, brought eight members of the ELN’s contingent of OSCE Expert Network to Vienna for their Annual Meeting.

13 November 2024
OSCEOSCERussia-West relationsCentral EuropeConventional Arms ControlDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEastern EuropeEuropeForeign policyGovernanceHybrid warfareInternational LawNuclear Arms ControlNuclear WeaponsOSCERisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineOSCE Expert Network
Policy brief

NATO’s revival of collective defence and the challenge of national commitments

As leaders gather in Washington for a three day summit to mark NATO’s 75th anniversary, ELN Senior Associate Fellows Nicholas Williams and Simon Lunn analyse the re-emergence of collective defence as a priority within the alliance, and what it means for national governments. The paper argues that NATO’s regional plans should be the subject of parliamentary scrutiny by individual national parliaments to ensure that national commitments to NATO are consistent with the resources and political aims of their respective countries.

9 July 2024 | Nicholas Williams and Simon Lunn (1941-2026)
Baltic SeaBlack SeaCentral EuropeDefenceDemocracyDeterrenceEastern EuropeEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyMilitary DoctrineNATONuclear SecurityNuclear WeaponsRisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineSenior Associate Fellow