Dan Dungaciu, First Vice-President of AUR and Chairman of the Romanian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), addresses the opening of RISS in Bucharest, Romania. He reflects on the significance of shared values as the foundation of transatlantic conservative cooperation, drawing a parallel between how established political networks have long organized around common principles. Dungaciu frames the RISS-Gold Institute partnership as a step toward institutionalizing those values through NGOs, foundations, and media infrastructure. He describes the moment as historically significant, noting it marks the first time a U.S. think tank outside traditional institutions has established a presence in Bucharest to advance this model.
