Our next discussion of the Transylvania Lectures series explores the potential impacts of a Donald Trump presidency on the political dynamics of Central and Eastern Europe. It examines how Trump's "America First" policy and transactional approach to international relations might influence U.S. commitments to NATO and regional security. The discussion delves into the potential emboldening of populist leaders, shifts in economic partnerships, and the broader implications for EU cohesion. By analyzing historical precedents and current geopolitical trends, the lecture seeks to provide insights into how Central and Eastern European nations may navigate a changing transatlantic relationship under a Trump administration. 

John O’Sullivan is President and founder of the Danube Institute in Budapest, international editor of Quadrant Magazine in Sydney, Australia; associate editor of the Hungarian Review; a fellow of the National Review Institute and editor at large of National Review.  He is a co-founder and director of Twenty-First Century Initiatives as well as the International Reagan Thatcher Society. He served as a Special Adviser and speechwriter to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He was the founder and co-chairman of the New Atlantic Initiative, launched at the Congress of Prague in May 1996 by President Vaclav Havel and Lady Thatcher. It played a major role in bringing the countries of Central and Eastern Europe into NATO. His book, The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister, on the roles played by Pope John Paul II, President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher in the collapse of communism and the revival of Western market democracies, has been published in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian.  

His discussion partner is Dr. Calum Nicholson, Director of Research at the Danube Institute. A specialist and consultant on ‘climate migration’, as well as on the historical significance of social media, he also teaches courses on international development, international migration and the impact of social media at the University of Cambridge. He holds an undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, a Masters in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in Human Geography. 

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