Latin Christendom Defines the West

The article argues the West is best delimited by the historical footprint of Latin Christianity (Catholic and Protestant), not by Cold War maps or crude east–west labels. Hungary illustrates the point: crowned by the pope in 1000 AD and long integrated into Latin Christendom, it is an eastern beachhead of the West despite its Soviet era. — This lens clarifies today’s disputes over who 'belongs' in the West, shaping debates on European identity, alliance politics, and cultural fault lines.