Iran: Blockade or Negotiate, Hungary Earthquake, President vs. Pope

Key Topics The Iran ceasefire and US naval blockade: what's holding and what isn't US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan: prospects for a deal and the limits of unilateral diplomacy Europe's divided response: the Paris talks between Macron and Starmer and the question of inserting Europeans into the negotiations The Strait of Hormuz as Iran's ultimate leverage — and what "open" really means for trapped mariners Viktor Orbán's stunning defeat in Hungary: the economy, corruption, and the cohesion funds that sealed his fate Peter Magyar and TISA: how new is Hungary's new direction, and what does it mean for the EU and Ukraine? Orbán's fall as a setback for Putin, Trump, and the global far-right populist network Trump's feud with Pope Leo XIV: the politics of attacking the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics Hispanic and Catholic voters: the political costs of the President vs. Pope standoff The limits of populism: from Budapest to Washington, is the far right losing its popular touch? Links Christina Ruffini — https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AX7AZxLijDQ/christina-ruffini Karin Axelsson — https://politiken.dk/person/7961_Karin_Axelsson Jamie Dettmer — politico.eu/author/jamie-dettmer Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder