Long Brief by the Connectivity Center
In response to the increasingly challenging international political and economic environment, the Hungarian government has made connectivity a cornerstone of its foreign policy strategy, hoping that it will help Hungary catch up with the most advanced economies. This relatively new perspective encourages the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs to pay more attention than before to the crucial issues of connectivity in its research projects. Since the concept of connectivity has different meanings in international politics and academic discourse, the researchers of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs will explore the conceptual framework and possible definitions of connectivity in this analysis, and will compare how the key actors in world politics and the global economy – the European Union, the United States and China – interpret connectivity, and what conclusions can be drawn from this for domestic decision-makers. The analysis is also intended to serve as a starting point for future research by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs focusing on connectivity.
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