Peter Kreko @peterkreko
Disinfo, Geopolitics, Behavioral Sciences. Associate Professor @Elteppk, Director @Pol_Cap, coordinator @hdmohub Visiting Fellow @gmf_ece Senior Fellow @CEPA linkedin.com/in/peter-kreko… Budapest, Magyarország Joined July 2017-
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Birth rates are falling much faster among progressives than conservatives in last decades (@FT). This might help explain the global surge of the populist right — and also signals deeper “strategic reserves” for conservative political forces
Negativity spread like a virus long before social media. This new paper in @Nature used epidemiological models to explain the viral spread of rumors during France’s Great Fear of 1789. nature.com/articles/s4158…
Sounds familiar? “The influence campaign seeks to recruit people both in Greenland and Denmark to the separatist movement and to sow division between the island and Copenhagen” wsj.com/world/suspecte…
🎙️ Our Research Affiliate @peterkreko joined @IVejvoda in his Vienna Coffee House Conversations podcast to talk about the post-Enlightenment era in Hungary. Details: 👉 cutt.ly/orKsvyAv
⛰️ Guten Abend from the beautiful mountain village of #Alpbach in #Austria! 🇦🇹 🤝 Together w/ our colleagues @peterkreko & Adél Tilistyák @Pol_Cap @HdmoHub, @goripaula (EDMO / @STGEUI) and @eldaelda (EDMO / @EUI_CMPF) are attending @forumalpbach as session hosts. 🔋 Taking…
Finally, someone is happy with the outcome of the Alaska summit
Finally, someone is happy with the outcome of the Alaska summit
A distinct win for Putin 🇷🇺. He didn’t yield an inch. A distinct setback for Trump 🇺🇸. No ceasefire in sight. And no one knows where 🇺🇸 policy is heading in next weeks. What the world sees is a weak and wobbling America.
Accidental transparency at its best- Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit. npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-…
In @IWM_Vienna's Vienna Coffee House Conversations, our director, @peterkreko, recently discussed with @IVejvoda the emotional, myth-driven, tribal politics in "post-Enlightenment" Hungary, taking a closer look at the 2026 parliamentary elections. tinyurl.com/5fuxsuc7
Trump is imitating CCP by extending control into economy: “A generation ago conventional wisdom held that as China liberalized, its economy would come to resemble America’s. Instead, capitalism in America is starting to look like China.” @greg_ip wsj.com/economy/the-u-…
The U.S. envoy is grossly incompetent and his confusion is causing diplomatic crises. wsj.com/world/ukraine-…
On the situation in #Hungary and so much else it was excellent to talk to @peterkreko #postenlightenment #tribalpolitics #populism #identitarianpolitics @EuropesFutures @IWM_Vienna @erstefoundation @BorisMarte @jadviga @IFDT_Beograd
On the situation in #Hungary and so much else it was excellent to talk to @peterkreko #postenlightenment #tribalpolitics #populism #identitarianpolitics @EuropesFutures @IWM_Vienna @erstefoundation @BorisMarte @jadviga @IFDT_Beograd
I spoke with the great @IVejvoda on @IWM_Vienna’s Vienna Coffee House Conversations about the rise of a “post-Enlightenment” era—where feelings beat facts, tribal politics thrive, and disinfo reshapes democracy. We also looked at Hungary ahead of 2026.…
Radical Leftist Ronald Reagan on tariffs in 1987:
“authoritarians who govern small countries such as Serbia no longer need to fear the condemnation(…)of the American president when they crack down on their opponents,enrich themselves, or tighten their grip on power.” must-read by @brianklaas theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Orbán says he would have negotiated a better economic deal with @POTUS than UvL’s Commission. the automotive industry in Hungary -among others- can suffer economically. My earlier take to @AP @jspikebudapest: “The unquestionably good bilateral relations simply cannot compensate…
💬🗞️ "This is not a bug but a feature in both systems. The way Trump uses his family in his political and business operations, so does, increasingly, Orban," our Research Affiliate @peterkreko told @FT. Details: 👉 cutt.ly/srPo70KS
@Pol_Cap director @peterkreko was quoted in @AP on Trump’s tariffs, warning that Hungary’s seemingly close ties with the US won’t shield it from economic harm: “Mutual nationalisms aren't a win-win.” “Trump gives nothing for free." tinyurl.com/yxpsszdm
“This is not a bug but a feature in both systems (...) The way Trump uses his family in his political and business operations, so does, increasingly, Orbán," said @peterkreko , director of the Political Capital to the @FT . tinyurl.com/28cz94rd

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