MKI Policy Brief
Argentina’s Economic Struggle: from IMF to IMF
Analysis by Petra Szepesi Argentina has had a turbulent history of economic and political downturns. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the major crises of the past three decades and analyze the causes, the crisis management procedures, and the post-crisis...
The Geopolitical Rivalry for Navigable Sea Routes in the Arctic
Analysis by Simon Szilvási The melting of the Arctic region has vastly accelerated in the last decades as a result of climate change. The region offers numerous potential opportunities, one of them being the opening of new sea routes for commercial shipping. However,...
Hungarian Interests in the Debate on the Future of the Cohesion Policy
Analysis by Sándor Gyula Nagy and Gábor Ferenc Kiss Our analysis aims to highlight the main points of the European Commission’s proposal “The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027” focusing especially on the cohesion policy and including the national interest...
Energy Policy Goals and Challenges for Hungary in the 21st Century
Analysis by Diána Szőke This policy brief attempts to outline some of the main goals and challenges shaping energy policy in Hungary. After providing an overview of the Hungarian energy mix, it examines three strategic energy policy challenges in detail. These are...
The Western Balkans on the Visegrad Countries’ Agenda
Analysis by Anna Orosz After joining the European Union and NATO, the Visegrad countries agreed to give support to the Western Balkan countries in the Euro-Atlantic integration process. The current Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrad Group handles the region and its...
Sticks Will Not Replace Carrots – The Limits of US Influence in Europe
Analysis by Márton Ugrósdy Europe and the United States of America are drifting apart – conventional wisdom has it that Old Europe was never in love with Republican presidents anyway. But with Donald Trump at the helm, the US soft power to influence European allies is...
Weaponizing the Weather? – The Implications of Treating Climate Change as a Security Issue
Analysis by Diana Szőke Anthropogenic climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It will have profound changes not just on our natural environment, but also on human societies. In recent years, the academic community, political decision-makers and...
A Changing Climate: Effects of the US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and Its Implications for Visegrad Countries
Analysis by Diána Szőke US President Donald Trump’s announcement in June on the American withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement created a huge uproar, and cast doubts upon the future of international efforts to curb anthropogenic global warming. Although several...
Evaluating the Effects of Brexit on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy
Analysis by Zsuzsanna Csornai Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is one of the few intergovernmental felds in the current European Union institutional framework with unanimous decisions, except for the Permanent Structured Cooperation, which allows stronger...
Information Warfare in Hungary
Analysis by János T. Barabás According to the US Department of Defense the traditional way of resolving conflicts, especially by military means becomes less and less viable due to social, economic, and information related developments. Non-state actors now have access...
Expanding the Concept of Terrorism Possible Interpretations after the Orlando Shooting
Analysis by Máté Szalai and Péter Wagner In the middle of June 2016, Omar Mateen committed the most severe mass shooting in the history of the United States at the Pulse night club in Orlando. The first interpretations focused on terrorism and the spread of radical...
The Cross-Strait Conundrum
Analysis by Gábor Vörös With the election of a new pro-independence president in Taiwan, the current détente in the cross-strait relations is likely to fade away. If Taiwan chooses to proclaim independence, it could invite a Chinese invasion and possibly lose the...