MKI Policy Brief
Can the V4’s Priorities Shape “Europe’s Priorities”? (2) – The Multiannual Financial Framework 2021–2027
Analysis by Sejla Almadi The proposal on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021–2027 has been defined along “Europe’s priorities” by the European Commission (2018) and will be the first long-term budget for the European Union of 27. In the political debate of...
Renegotiating NAFTA: The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
Analysis by Gabriela Linán The United States of America, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement on trade to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on November 30, 2018 at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The United...
In the Clutches of the Past – An Economic Outlook for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Analysis by Adrienne Ábel Even before its founding, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had been on the global radar due to its vast natural wealth. Following the colonial period and its independence, the Congo experienced many turbulent years under different...
Challenges and Opportunities for the CEFTA Countries
Analysis by Dženita Šiljak The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) was signed in 1992 by the countries of the Visegrád Group. Current CEFTA members are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia. CEFTA serves...
Possible Consequences of New Foreign Workers Scheme in Japan: Why It Isn’t Good for Japan
Analysis by Kei Hakata The bill to reform the immigration law was adopted by the National Diet of Japan in December 2018. It will allow the intake of as many 345,150 foreign workers through the next five years starting from April 2019. However, the issue of foreign...
The Beginning of the End of the Merkel Era
Analysis by Tamás Levente Molnár There have been extraordinary turbulent developments in German politics since the federal elections in September 2017. Angela Merkel’s first attempt to form a coalition government failed, so she had to continue the grand coalition. The...
The Effect of Western Engagement on Libyan Peace Process
Analysis by Anna Maria Dzunic This analysis aims to present the engagement of Western powers in Libya and how it affects the peace process of the country following the Libyan Political Agreement. It focuses on three particular issues: the rivalry between France and...
The Island of Stability? Oman Amidst the Challenges of Succession, SocioEconomic Development, and Regional Instability (1)
Analysis by Máté Szalai The aim of the two-part analysis is to present and interpret the challenges the Omani regime is facing in domestic political, the economic and the international spheres. In spite of the narrative that Oman constitutes an “island of stability”...
A Small State in Constant Crisis Lebanon after the parliamentary elections of May 2018
Analysis by Elias Dahrouge and Máté Szalai The analysis aims at presenting the political landscape of Lebanon after the parliamentary elections taking place in May 2018. Since the voting, Lebanese political forces have failed to create a government, therefore the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina After the 2018 Election: What to Expect?
Analysis by Dženita Šiljak The aim of this analysis is to provide an overview of a complex political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a small country with 3,500,000 people, five presidents and 7,488 candidates who took part in the recent election. It is one of the...
BREXIT – Why so Complicated?
Analysis by Barnabás Szabó Negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom concerning the latter’s withdrawal from the former have been staggering ever since the clock of the 2-year deadline started ticking in March 2017. The purpose of this paper is to...
Hard Lessons from Brussels: The Key Challenges Facing NATO
Analysis by Diána Szőke The recent NATO summit in Brussels highlighted some of the major internal divisions currently plaguing the alliance, but it would be far too premature to predict the decline of the transatlantic security relationship. This policy brief aims to...