Liberal democracies are increasingly less likely to collapse due to coups d’états or blatant electoral fraud. More frequently, they are underminedby state-led erosion of their institutions and electoral manipulation. Hungary under Orban serves as the paradigmatic example of this type of modern democratic erosion. Since 2010, Hungary has experien

As part of that effort, they are seeking to learn from Orban’s success in Hungary. But how did he manage to exercise control over Hungary and can the lessons from Hungary be exported to the very different context of the US? This policy brief seeks to answer those questions. It looks at how Orban seized control of Hungary, what US Republicans have

American citizens and conservative values.” In this view, even Trump’s own “establishment” political appointees, unconsciously infused with liberal values, often betrayed him and frustrated his agenda The now infamous Heritage Foundation-led Project 2025, directed by Paul Dans, the former head of Trump’s White House Personnel Office, cont