Danube Institute

Date: 1-2 December 2022 The Danube Institute is proud to present its second annual summit on Geopolitics in Budapest. Panel Discussions focused on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and its after-effects on the region as well as transnational issues, including the status of NATO capabilities, global energy, trade, and logistics affairs, and the competing ideals and agendas that impact them. Speakers: - Dustin Carmack, The Heritage Foundation, U.S. Topic: Cyber Security & Disinformation - Robert C. Castel, Israel Democracy Institute, Post Doc Fellow, Counter-terrorism Topic: Ukraine - Drew Bond, C3 Solutions, U.S. Topic: America’s Energy Policy - Prof. Dr. Tamás Dezső, President, Board of Trustees of the Batthyány Lajos Foundation Topic:The Future Challenges of the Middle East and the Future of Europe - Prof. Jeffrey Kaplan, Distinguished Fellow, Danube Institute Topic: Extremism, Immigration, Emigration Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 1-2 December 2022 The Danube Institute is proud to present its second annual summit on Geopolitics in Budapest. Panel Discussions focused on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and its after-effects on the region as well as transnational issues, including the status of NATO capabilities, global energy, trade, and logistics affairs, and the competing ideals and agendas that impact them. Speakers: - Timothy M. Egan, President and CEO of Canadian Gas Association, Canada Topic: Global Energy Situation - Thomas Clowes-Pritchard, Outreach Director, Pinsker Center Topic: Pipeline Politics - Viktor Marsai, Director of Migration Research Institute, Hungary Topic: No Wheat in Sight - the Geopolitical and Security Consequences of the Ukraine War in Africa - Dr. Neven Vidaković, CEO of Loti Trading and adjunct assistant professor of economics at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Co-Author and author of numerous books on banking, exchange rate regimes, and monetary and credit analysis. Topic: Financial Flows Politics & Supply Chain Politics - Václav Klaus, Prime Minister (1992-1997) and President of the Czech Republic (2003-2013) Topic: Geoeconomics: Rebuilding A Stable World Economy Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 1-2 December 2022 The Danube Institute is proud to present its second annual summit on Geopolitics in Budapest. Panel Discussions focused on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and its after-effects on the region as well as transnational issues, including the status of NATO capabilities, global energy, trade, and logistics affairs, and the competing ideals and agendas that impact them. Speakers: - S. John Tsagronis, Institute of World Politics, Professor of Statecraft and National Security Affairs Topic: Geopolitics: The Shifting Tectonic Plates of World Power - John Venable, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D. C. Topic: How Washington sees NATO’s future - H.E. Dr. Réka Szemerkényi, Senior Advisor Transatlantic Strategy, International Republican Institute Topic: NATO's adaptation to new strategic realities - David Hobbs, Atlantic Treaty Association of the United Kingdom Topic: Global Partners, the West in the Indo-Pacific: NATO and the “Hub-and-Spokes System”, Quad, AUKUS, and More" Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 7 December 2022 The adoption of the Golden Bull in 1222 was an important milestone in Hungary's constitutional development. The document, which is 800 years old this year, shows that the country's constitutional traditions go back a long history. To mark the 800th anniversary, the Danube Institute has organised a round table discussion with international speakers on national constitutions and constitutional identity. Speakers: - Alvino Mario Fantini, Editor-in-Chief of the European Conservative - Prof. Ferenc Hörcher (University of Public Service) – The History of the Hungarian Constitution - Dr. Ofir Haivry (Danube Institute) – Israel National identity and Constitutional Law - Jorge Gonzales (Uncommon Decency Podcast) – Spanish constitutional debate between Francoism and Federalism - Helene de Lauzun (European Conservative) – The “Monarchist” Constitution of the Fifth French Republic Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 29 November 2022 Without education, there is no future therefore its importance is unquestionable. Education policy is facing challanges continuously. Naturally, different solutions are existing but not all of them are profitable for the next generation. What can we do when the future of education is not treated properly? A lifelong educator, Dr. Kevin Roberts, the president of Heritage Foundation is going to present his ideas. Speakers: - John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute - Dr. Kevin Roberts, president, Heritage Foundation - Dr. Gábor Csepregi, Visiting Fellow of MCC Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date:10 November 2022 In September, PayPal closed three accounts of Toby Young with no explanation: his personal account, the account of the Free Speech Union (an organization he set up in 2020 to defend free speech), and the Daily Sceptic (the account of his news publishing website). He fought to restore the account, and he succeeded, but he decided not to use PayPal until the service restores all the accounts of the individuals and organizations it has closed for political reasons. The lecture seeks answers to questions such as the limits of ideology in private digital services as well as the possibilities of defending free speech nowadays. Speakers: - Toby Young, General Secretary of the Free Speech Union - John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute - Moderator: Boris Kalnoky, Head of Media School, MCC Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Israeli voters returned to the ballot box on November first for the fifth time in four years. The current government of the 24th Knesset marked an end to the 15-year reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, but the seven-party coalition, headed by Prime Minister Neftali Bennet never managed to consolidate power and was dissolved earlier this year. After that, Benjamin Netanyahu could return to power by winning the elections on 1 November! But what will a ‘new’ Netanyahu-era look like? What policies will the previous coalition government pursue after it leaves power? Can weary Israeli voters hope for a more stable government? Danube Institute has gathered a unique blend of voices to examine the election results. Our speakers include: - Hananya Naftali, leading Israeli Jewish influencer and human rights activist in the fight against antisemitism and terrorism against Israel. - Dr. Ofir Haivry, Vice-President of the Herzl Institute of Jerusalem and a co-founder of the Edmund Burke foundation of Washington, DC. - Dr. Balázs Gábor, Vice-rector, Jewish Theological Seminary - University of Jewish Studies - István Kiss, Executive Director of the Danube Institute, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hungarian Conservative Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 03 November, 2022 4:00 p.m. The United States midterm elections could influence US and global politics for the next two years and greatly determine what the Biden-administration will be able to do in their time left. The polls show a good chance for the Republicans to take back the House of Representatives and even perhaps the Senate. Is this really possible, can we still trust the polls, and what factors will ultimately determine the outcome of the midterm elections? On November 3rd we tried to find answers to these questions with American domestic and foreign policy experts. Speakers: - Balázs Mártonffy, the director of the Institute for American Studies - Rod Dreher, the senior editor of The American Conservative, Director of Network Project - Danube Institute - István Stumpf, former constitutional justice of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, senior researcher at the Institute for American Studies - István Kiss, Executive Director of the Danube Institute, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hungarian Conservative Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 02 November 2022, 5.30 p.m. Panel discussion on the latest news regarding Eurozone economies, pressure on the Euro, and issues regarding inflation. The sovereign debt of four countries - Germany, France, Italy, and Spain – equals 70% of all E.U. debts. Due to years of bad monetary and fiscal policy, money is flowing out of the E.U. Traders are shorting E.U. Bonds. The costs of debt financing are increasing. Inflation is exacerbating due to the war in Ukraine. What is the future of the Euro? The currency that has been on a downward trajectory for over a year and is now below the U.S. dollar. How does this impact smaller countries like the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, and Poland, which are still using their own currency? Speakers: -Stephen Bartulica, MEP, associate professor of political philosophy at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb. Founder and president of the Center for Renewal of Culture, a Croatian NGO -John Prout, American markets expert who spent 22 years as an investment banker in the City of London, Paris, and then 10 years in Monaco in asset management. He has held a number of board and committee positions in organizations such as the NY International Treasury Club, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the CBOE, and the Philadelphia Stock Exchanges. -Dr. Neven Vidaković, CEO of Loti Trading and adjunct assistant professor of economics at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Co-Author and author of numerous books on banking, exchange rate regimes, and monetary and credit analysis. -Szabolcs Pásztor, associate professor at the University of Public Service (Budapest) and a senior researcher at the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation. -The event is moderated by John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Date: 20 September, 2022 5.30 p.m. Venue: Lónyay-Hatvany Villa- 1. Csónak str., 1015 Budapest The David Starkey Lecture Boris Johnson has left the stage. Enters Prime Minister Liz Truss, who put forth a bold plan for growth with tax cuts and increased borrowing to attempt a jump-start the economy. Meanwhile, the British pound continues its slide against the dollar, strikes of the transport workers are called for, and the voters are discontent. Labour has recently polled its largest lead over the Tories in two decades, many pundits predict a Labour victory in the next election. What is the future of Conservatism in the U. K.? British academic and commentator Dr David Starkey assessed the situation in his lecture, then he was joined in the conversation by Dr. Ofir Haivry, Vice-President of the Herzl Institute of Jerusalem and visiting fellow at the Danube Institute along with Rod Dreher, New York Times best-selling author of Live Not by Lies and Director of Network Director for Danube Institute, and John O’Sullivan CBE, President of Danube Institute and former advisor to PM Margaret Thatcher. Dr David Starkey CBE is one of Britain’s leading historians. He is the author of many best-selling books; has guest-curated several major historical exhibitions, and made some of the most important and widely watched historical documentary series on TV. He is the winner of the W. H. Smith Prize for Biography, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Barbers, columnist on The Critic and was made a CBE in 2007. His YouTube Channel, “David Starkey Talks …”, which launched in October 2021, includes videos on The Tudors, Parliament, Academic Freedom as well as the House of Windsor and many other subjects, both past and present. Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

What is the definition of conservatism? Where do our liberties come from? The conventional answer in America is that they come from John Locke, enshrined in our Revolution. However another answer is that they come from a separate national conservative English tradition. Dr. Ofir Haivry will be representing the latter and Professor Ferenc Hörcher together with Rod Dreher will share their own thoughts about it. Speakers: Dr. Ofir Haivry is the Vice-President of the Herzl Institute of Jerusalem and a co-founder of the Edmund Burke foundation of Washington DC. He has a PhD from University College of London. His fields of research are the history of political thought, and especially the Anglo-American tradition as well as Jewish political thought. He has published his book "John Selden and the Western Political Tradition" (Cambridge University Press), as well as chapters in academic books and numerous essays in journals and Magazines, in the US, Israel, UK, Italy France and Hungary. Dr. Haivry is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Danube Institute, researching traditions of European conservatism. Ferenc Hörcher is a political philosopher, historian of political thought and philosopher of art. He studied in Budapest (Hungary), Oxford (UK) and Brussels/Leuven (Belgium). He is director of the Research Institute of Politics and Government and senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Science. He was a visiting professor at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland) and the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár, Romania). He researched in Vienna (Austria), Göttingen (Germany), Wassenaar (Holland), Cambridge (UK), Edinburgh (UK) and at Notre Dame University (USA). His reseach interests include: conservatism and liberalism, the history of early modern political thought, classical Hungarian political thought, early modern and contemporary philosophy of art. Rod Dreher is a writer of non-fiction books and is a senior editor at The American Conservative magazine. His writing focuses on the intersections among religion, culture, and politics. Dreher has been a columnist for the New York Post, the Dallas Morning News, and National Review, among other publications. His books include two New York Times bestsellers The Benedict Option (2017) and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming (2013), as well as volumes on topics as diverse as Dante Alighieri, and traditional conservatism in the modern world. He lives in his native south Louisiana with his wife and children and is an Orthodox Christian. His latest book, New York Times bestseller Live Not By Lies: A Manuel for Christian Dissidents was published in Hungarian during his stay. Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: • Flying and Uplift... Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

A panel discussion on a historic election in Italy. On September 22, speaking at Princeton University in the United States, EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen stated that Europe had “the tools” to deal with Italy if the results of the election went in a “difficult direction”. Italian voters responded on September 25th with a victory for Meloni, co-founder of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) in 2012. Meanwhile, The New York Times reporter used the word “fascist” 28 times in the article to describe the first woman premier in Italian history. She replaces Mario Draghi, who was appointed without standing for parliament or being elected. If she is appointed - as expected - by the president, as the leader of the largest single party she will be the first elected head of government in the last four elections. Fratelli d’ Italia is a party which garnered only 4% of the vote in 2018. And yet Meloni experienced a meteoric rise to win Sunday’s election with a projected vote of over 25%. Her conservative coalition of three parties Salvini’s Lega and Berlusconi’s Forza Italia will enjoy a substantial parliamentary majority in both houses and will replace the appointed prime minister, Mario Draghi with the first leader who has actually stood for election since the past three Italian governments which each had an appointed, not an elected leader. What does it mean for Italy? For Hungary? For centre-right parties in Europe? For Italian 10-year sovereign bonds and the markets in general? Why does Meloni’s phrase “We defend God, country and family” strike terror in the hearts of the left? Speakers: - John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute - Alvino Mario Fantini, Editor-in-Chief of the European Conservative - Alberto Mingardi, President of the Bruno Leoni Think Tank, Milan - Benjamin Harnwell, Host, Bannon’s War Room, Rome - John Prout, markets expert - Rod Dreher, Author of ‘Live Not by Lies’, Director of Network Project at the Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

The symposium was organised on the occasion of the release of the English edition of the last major work emanating from the pen of one of the most distinguished political scientists dealing with matters related to Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century. This English edition was in galleys when he passed away in November of 2021. Speakers: - Pál Csáky, former Slovak member of EU Parliament, former Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Hungarian Minority Party in Slovakia - Zsolt Németh, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Hungarian Parliament - Ferenc Hörcher, political philosopher, historian of political thought and philosopher of art - Ferenc Miszlivetz, Director, iASK, full professor, University of Pannonia Kőszeg Campus - Gyula Kodolányi, Kossuth Prize-winning writer, literary translator, university professor - John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute - Katalin Kádár Lynn, Publisher of the Helena History Press Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

‘Christians, Violence, and the Middle East’ was the Danube Institute’s second conference which was held in relation to the ongoing research project titled ‘Violence Against Christian Communities and Institutions’. This conference was composed of three panels that were designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of violence as experienced by, or directed towards, Christian communities and institutions in the Middle East. The conference featured a keynote speech from Tristan Azbej State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, panel appearances from members of the Danube Institute, as well as our partner organizations such as ICESCO, and both secular and ecclesiastical institutions based in the Middle East, such as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for Antioch and the Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies and Media. The closing remarks were held by Julianna Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Speaker: Juliana Taimoorazy, Founder and President, Iraqi Christian Relief Council, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

‘Christians, Violence, and the Middle East’ was the Danube Institute’s second conference which was held in relation to the ongoing research project titled ‘Violence Against Christian Communities and Institutions’. This conference was composed of three panels that were designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of violence as experienced by, or directed towards, Christian communities and institutions in the Middle East. The conference featured a keynote speech from Tristan Azbej State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, panel appearances from members of the Danube Institute, as well as our partner organizations such as ICESCO, and both secular and ecclesiastical institutions based in the Middle East, such as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for Antioch and the Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies and Media. The closing remarks were held by Julianna Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Speakers: - Tomah Ejbara, Regional Manager of Hungary Helps for Middle East - Father Rif’at Bader, Director and Editor in Chief, Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies & Media - Sara Savva, Deputy Director General, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development - Father Benedict Kiely, Founder and Director, Nasarean.org - Fanni Korpics, Research Fellow at Danube Institute - Wael Taji Miller, Visiting Fellow at Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

‘Christians, Violence, and the Middle East’ was the Danube Institute’s second conference which was held in relation to the ongoing research project titled ‘Violence Against Christian Communities and Institutions’. This conference was composed of three panels that were designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of violence as experienced by, or directed towards, Christian communities and institutions in the Middle East. The conference featured a keynote speech from Tristan Azbej State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, panel appearances from members of the Danube Institute, as well as our partner organizations such as ICESCO, and both secular and ecclesiastical institutions based in the Middle East, such as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for Antioch and the Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies and Media. The closing remarks were held by Julianna Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Speakers: - Prof. Jeffrey Kaplan, Senior Distinguished Fellow, Danube Institute - Tamás Orbán, Senior Research Fellow at Danube Institute - Katalin Pethő-Kiss, Senior Fellow, Global Peace Institute - Dr. Anthony Celso, Associate Professor, Angelo State University - Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander, Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander, Terrorism Program, TRENDS Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

‘Christians, Violence, and the Middle East’ was the Danube Institute’s second conference which was held in relation to the ongoing research project titled ‘Violence Against Christian Communities and Institutions’. This conference was composed of three panels that were designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of violence as experienced by, or directed towards, Christian communities and institutions in the Middle East. The conference featured a keynote speech from Tristan Azbej State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, panel appearances from members of the Danube Institute, as well as our partner organizations such as ICESCO, and both secular and ecclesiastical institutions based in the Middle East, such as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for Antioch and the Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies and Media. The closing remarks were held by Julianna Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Speakers: - Stephen M. Rasche, Senior Fellow, International Religious Freedom in Conflict Regions - Dr. El Mostafa Rezrazi, Executive Director, Moroccan Observatory on Extremism and Violence; Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South - Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Director, Center for Civilizational Dialogue, ICESCO - Péter Kovács-Pifka, Director General, Hungary Helps Agency - Zsófia Tóth-Bíró, Online Edtitor of the Hungarian Conservative - Fanni Korpics, Research Fellow at Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

‘Christians, Violence, and the Middle East’ was the Danube Institute’s second conference which was held in relation to the ongoing research project titled ‘Violence Against Christian Communities and Institutions’. This conference was composed of three panels that were designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of violence as experienced by, or directed towards, Christian communities and institutions in the Middle East. The conference featured a keynote speech from Tristan Azbej State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, panel appearances from members of the Danube Institute, as well as our partner organizations such as ICESCO, and both secular and ecclesiastical institutions based in the Middle East, such as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for Antioch and the Jordan-based Catholic Center for Studies and Media. The closing remarks were held by Julianna Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Speakers: - Prof. Jeffrey Kaplan, Senior Distinguished Fellow, Danube Institute - Tristan Azbej, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians - Fanni Korpics, Research Fellow at Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Science is an invaluable tool, and essential for understanding the causes and nature of climate change. But to what extent can or should science guide us in understanding climate change’s societal impact? In this talk, Dr Calum TM Nicholson, Visiting fellow at Danube Institute explores the limits of science, and the dangers of ‘Scientism’ - the assumption that science isn’t simply a tool in service of our values and culture, but a guide to what our values and culture should be. If we are to formulate rigorous and judicious climate policy, we must understand not just the science of climate change, but the place and role of that science in society. Speakers: - Dr Calum TM Nicholson, Visiting fellow at Danube Institute - Melissa O’Sullivan, Deputy Director of the Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

“Christianity remains the greatest, unsurpassed, but also un-thought-through force which enabled humans to struggle against decadence.” These bold words by the Czech philosopher Jan Patočka can be found in his opus magnum, The Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History (1975). Nowadays, we sense that Europe finds itself in the Post-Christian Era; secularization, detraditionalization, individualization are but a few hallmarks of the situation after Christianity. What to make of Patočka’s highly appreciative yet cautiously critical thoughts on Christianity? What does it mean to live after Christianity? Patočka’s life-long concern and rapprochement with Christianity, culminating in The Heretical Essays, does not offer apologetics. Rather, it helps us to rethink Christianity as less of a religion and more of an existential mode of being. Speakers: - Martin Koci, Post-doctoral Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna - Péter Pásztor, Science Editor of Országút - Dr David L. Dusenbury, Fellow at Danube Institute - John O'Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Author, investigative journalist and recognized expert in disinformation, Michael D. Weiss spoke on the role of the U. S in the recent conflicts in Central Asia, the Middle East and Ukraine. What are the strategic and foreign policy aims of the United States as expressed through its actions in recent conflicts? Speakers: - Michael D. Weiss, Investigative Journalist and Recognized Expert in Disinformation - Márton Ugrósdy, Director of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade - Viktor Eszterhai, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade - Anton Bendarzsevszkij, Director of Research at Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

In the wake of recent events and the manifest failure of liberalism at home and abroad, it is time to re-imagine and re-anchor Western values in an authentically conservative but non-reactionary tradition. Dr David Starkey CBE is one of Britain’s leading historians. He is the author of many best-selling books; has guest-curated several major historical exhibitions and made some of the most important and widely watched historical documentary series on TV. He is winner of the W. H. Smith Prize for Biography, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Barbers, columnist on The Critic and was made a CBE in 2007. His YouTube Channel, “David Starkey Talks …”, which launched in October 2021, includes videos on The Tudors, Parliament, Academic Freedom as well as the House of Windsor and many other subjects, both past and present. Speakers: - Dr David Starkey CBE- Historian, radio and television presenter - John Fonte- Director, Center for American Common Culture, Hudson Institute - John O’Sullivan, President of Danube Institute Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixaba

Inspiráló videó egy inspiráló konferenciáról. Csapatunkkal részt vettünk a világ egyik legjelentősebb konzervatív konferenciáján, a #CPAC-en, amelyet első alkalommal Európában Budapesten rendeztek meg. Kiváló hangulat, izgalmas beszélgetések és találkozások a közönséggel. Külön köszönjük a Danube Institute standja iránti érdeklődést! Gratulálunk a szervezőknek! Inspiring video on an inspiring conference. Our team participated at one of the most important international conservative conference. #CPAC took place in Europe and in Budapest for the first time! Wonderful atmosphere, exciting discussion and meetings with the audience. We are especially grateful for your interest in the booth of the Danube Institute. Congratulations to the organisers!

One day conference in Budapest, organised by the University of Public Service and Danube Institute.

This is the second lecture of the series. “History is not intelligible without free responsibility.” This is one of Patočka’s many “heretical” convictions. It is in stark contrast to materialist theories of history (notably, the Marxist) that he asserts “the primacy of freedom” in history. And what is freedom for? “Freedom,” we read in his second essay, “is freedom for truth.” This is a startling conclusion. Yet it is because of this conclusion that Patočka links the origins of “history” to the origins of European philosophy – by which he means, in the first place, the thought of Socrates and his protégé Plato. On Patočka’s telling, history and philosophy are both quests for truth. Music Info: Flying and Uplifting - No Copyright Background Music by LesFreeMusic. Music Link: youtu.be/zEEbVJ158ls Outro Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay