Isaac Stanley-Becker

@isaacstanbecker

Atlantic reporter and author of a book about Europe

Email: isaac@theatlantic.com
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USA amazon.com/Europe-without… Joined July 2013

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Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker Oct 31

A strategy session at Mar-a-Lago next week focused on 2028 will include senators, cabinet secretaries… and the pro-Russia strongman threatening to reignite sectarian conflict in the Balkans theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

www.theatlantic.com A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago Milorad Dodik, the separatist Bosnian Serb leader, has won MAGA’s favor after a lobbying bonanza.

Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker Apr 12

Budapest now

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Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker Apr 10

Why Sunday's election in Hungary matters so much

Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker Apr 7

Why Vance went to Hungary

Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker Apr 6

Gladden Pappin, a Harvard-educated political theorist who once predicted that Melania Trump would rule the U.S. as queen, is now on Viktor Orbán's payroll. He offers the best way to understand MAGA's infatuation with Hungary. I profiled him: theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

www.theatlantic.com The MAGA Intellectual Who Prophesied a Queen Melania An ally of J. D. Vance who has dabbled in monarchism is now working for Viktor Orbán.