In the February 25-26 edition of The Wall Street Journal, The Weekend Interview by Raymond Zhong with British historian Norman Davies:"The Emperor of Vanished Kingdoms"  'Europe's pre-eminent historian says all nations eventually end – even the United Kingdom, and perhaps America'

In the same issue, a report by Gregory L. White: "After Putin"

In the February 27 edition of The Washington Post, an op-ed by Charles Gati, Miklós Haraszti and Mark Palmer, with the title: "A free voice for Hungary"