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 Solarizing the systemic
Toyin Falola

Dr. Tai Solarin

Professor Falola is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA. This is an excerpt of a convocation lecture, “Education at the Historic Crossroads: New Paths for a New Beginning” delivered at Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, November 26, 2014. 

POLITICS & POLICY

Hungary retreats from Putin as Orban rediscovers Germany
By Zoltan Simon

Hungarian premier Viktor Orban is trying to keep his balance as the geopolitical ground shifts beneath him, and that means taking a step toward Germany and away from Russia.
Orban has made a point of cultivating ties with President Vladimir Putin, criticizing the sanctions imposed on Russia and negotiating a $14 billion loan from the Kremlin. This month the Hungarian leader sent different signals when he voiced support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, called Germany his “compass” on foreign policy and visited NATO troops stationed in Lithuania.