The Diamond Axis Bends But Does Not Break

The reader holds in their hands a book that captures a dialogue between two individuals – a Hungarian and an American – exchanging messages across the internet. The two authors alternate between speaker and respondent, not as ideological opponents but as individuals shaped by distinct styles and life journeys. Roughly contemporaries in age, their worldviews have nonetheless been molded by profoundly different experiences. Their reflections resonate with the tensions of our time, drawing insight from both history and the urgent lessons of the present. They respond to each other’s cultures, histories, and the unique positions their countries hold within the…