America and Hungary’s patriotic-conservative governments have taken a decisive step to formalize what leaders on both sides describe as a renewed strategic and civilizational partnership.
This week, the United States and Hungary signed a new memorandum of understanding aimed at coordinating assistance for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities across the globe.
The agreement was signed in Washington on February 4 by Michael J. Rigas, the US Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, and Tristan Azbej, Hungary’s State Secretary responsible for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program.
According to a press release from the US State Department, the memorandum reaffirms a shared commitment to defending religious freedom and providing concrete support to communities targeted for their faith, particularly in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
American officials emphasized that Christians remain the most persecuted religious group worldwide, a reality that is frequently ignored by international institutions more comfortable promoting abstract ideals than confronting real violence. The State Department noted that religious persecution destabilizes entire regions and creates long-term security risks that eventually reach Western nations.
The agreement reflects a broader shift in US policy under President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly argued that foreign policy should be rooted in civilizational realism. Protecting persecuted Christians, Trump allies argue, is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
Hungary’s role in the agreement underscores Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s long-standing position that Christian heritage is inseparable from Europe’s identity and survival. Unlike many Western governments, Budapest has consistently framed religious freedom as something that must be defended actively, not merely discussed.
State Secretary Azbej described the memorandum as the opening of a new chapter in bilateral cooperation, calling it a continuation of what both governments have labeled a “golden age” in US–Hungarian relations. He noted that Hungary has supported persecuted people in more than 50 countries over the past eight years through the Hungary Helps Program.
The Hungary Helps model has drawn attention precisely because it rejects mass migration as a solution to persecution. Instead of relocating entire populations to Europe or North America, Hungary’s approach focuses on stabilizing communities in their homelands so families can survive and rebuild in their homelands.
This philosophy aligns closely with the Trump administration’s America First doctrine, which holds that uncontrolled migration benefits smugglers, NGOs, and other globalist networks while hollowing out nations on both ends of the pipeline. Aid, in this framework, should strengthen local resilience rather than accelerate demographic displacement.
The memorandum opens the door for joint US–Hungarian projects in crisis regions, including rebuilding churches, schools, and hospitals destroyed by jihadist violence. Both governments stressed that protecting religious minorities is essential to long-term peace and coexistence.
American officials also described the agreement as a corrective to years of neglect by international bodies that prioritize ideological campaigns over tangible humanitarian outcomes. In their view, persecuted Christians have too often been sidelined because their suffering does not fit establishment narratives fashionable to globalists and their exponents.
The partnership further cements Hungary’s position as a leading global advocate for Christians under threat. Orbán’s government has made clear that defending Christianity abroad is inseparable from defending national sovereignty at home.
The agreement also highlights a widening divide within the West. While Brussels continues to emphasize migration quotas and multiculturalism at any cost, Washington D.C. and Budapest are increasingly focused on security, cultural continuity, and rooted communities.
Religious freedom cannot survive in a vacuum. Without strong nation-states willing to defend their heritage and allies, persecuted communities are left at the mercy of extremists and indifferent bureaucratic systems.
The State Department called on other allies to follow the US-Hungary example and expand life-saving assistance to endangered communities. Whether those allies respond remains a question, given Europe’s internal division and globalist entrenchment.
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