Rubio says Trump backs Orbán

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	64%	34	112.0%

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Reposted by Brigid Laffan, Anders Aslund

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	64%	34	37.3%
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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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by Anders Aslund

112%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	64%	34	112.0%

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Anders Åslund

@andersaslund.bsky.social

"Marco Rubio has praised Viktor Orbán’s leadership as “essential” to US interests, saying Donald Trump is “deeply committed” to the Hungarian premier’s success..." @FT
= US opposes the EU & media freedom, supports Russia, corruption & autocracy.
These are no European values.

February 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM

by Alberto Alemanno

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Reposted by Ronald Beiner

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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by Anders Aslund

112%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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by Kim L. Scheppele Reposted by Steve Peers

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Kim L. Scheppele	56%	31	93.5%
🎓 Steve Peers	71%	27	36.9%
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Kim Lane Scheppele

@kimlanelaw.bsky.social

Rubio to Orban "...Because your success is our success. If you face financial struggles,. . . know that President Trump would be very interested because of your relationship with him and because of the importance of this country to us." Orban's election lifeline.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Trump is ‘deeply committed to your success’, Rubio tells Orbán during Hungary visit – Europe live

Rubio says relationship with Orbán is ‘vital for US national interests’ ahead of Hungarian elections in April

www.theguardian.com

February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM

by Ian Bremmer

80%

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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by Anders Aslund

112%

Scholar power: 112.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	64%	34	112.0%

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by Oliver Stuenkel Reposted by Andrés Malamud

104%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Oliver Stuenkel	55%	20	73.8%
🎓 Andrés Malamud	65%	22	30.5%
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0.426

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by Trita Parsi

50%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Trita Parsi	64%	7	50.8%

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48.0%

4.1 h

17

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0.35

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by Anders Aslund

112%

Scholar power: 112.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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0.532

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Reposted by Bessma Momani, W Grant

19%

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Bessma Momani	33%	24	16.2%
🎓 W Grant	8%	13	2.9%
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0.255

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Jay Rosen

@jayrosen.bsky.social

Via PBS News Hour, Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, today endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

"Your sucess is our sucess," Rubio said.

Orbán, of course, has been the model for controlling the news media as a way to stay in power.

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.

I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...

www.cjr.org

February 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM

Reposted by Anders Aslund

37%

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	64%	34	37.3%

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by Anders Aslund

112%

Scholar power: 112.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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0.471

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Anders Åslund

@andersaslund.bsky.social

My article in the Kyiv Post today on "Rubio in Munich". What is most striking about the Rubio speech is what was not there. Not a word against Russia or for Ukraine at a security conference in Europe!
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70123

Opinion: Rubio in Munich

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to the Munich Security Conference. Although he was polite, his sugarcoated message was unmistakably MAGA. And his actions spoke much louder than his words.

www.kyivpost.com

February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM

Reposted by Gerald Friedman, David Darmofal, Diane Ravitch , and 1 more Gerald Friedman, David Darmofal, Diane Ravitch, Richard S.J. Tol

29%

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	34%	13	12.3%
🎓 David Darmofal	26%	11	8.6%
🎓 Diane Ravitch	13%	36	7.8%
🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	1%	107	1.0%
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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.

February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM

Reposted by Ronald Beiner, Anne Applebaum

36%

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🎓 Ronald Beiner	49%	22	23.0%
🎓 Anne Applebaum	46%	9	13.8%
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by Anders Aslund

112%

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Story's scientific field profile

Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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by Alan Sked

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Political science 79%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

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🎓 Alan Sked	58%	11	57.7%

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0

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0.2

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