MKI Studies
Hungary and the Czech Republic’s Approach to Gas Security
Study by Elias Langvad The strategic role of natural gas has long coloured international relations and as a result, natural gas security has frequently remained a top concern for most governments. Since natural gas has historically been supplied through landbased...
Towards European Strategic Autonomy? Evaluating the New CSDP Initiatives
Study by Gergely Varga As a result of the deteriorating security environment of Europe, the debate about deepening defence cooperation in the EU has intensifed in the past two years. The initiatives reflecting the EU’s recent efforts to boost cooperation are reflected...
US Global Power Projection: Is the World’s Policeman still Credible?
Study by Gábor Vörös. In the face of the growing global disarray, the United States is still relied upon as the “world’s policeman”. This role requires an “omnipresent” military, a function the United States accomplishes by having unparalleled power projection...
Bilateral Climate-Related Official Development Assistance Practice of the OECD DAC Countries and Its Inherent Obstacles
Analysis by Krisztina Szabó. Climate change is inherently global in nature; as a result, it will have wide- ranging consequences for communities all around the world. Climate change seems to be an environmental issue at first glance but it has implications for all...
The Development and Direction of Russo-German Political and Economic Relations after 1990
Study by Károly Grúber and Tamás Vaszari. Russia is the nearest regional power to the European Union, and Germany is economically the most developed and powerful state in the EU. Drawing on historical precedents, the authors of this article aim to predict...
What to Make of ‘Make in India’?
Study by Anna Juhos. One and a half years after the launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the ‘Make in India Week’ in Mumbai marked another important milestone in the assessment of his government. Within the frameworks of...
Reflections on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s First Year in Office
A Foreign Policy Analysis by Anna Juhos. According to Peter Roland Desouza, „from getting the UN to declare International Yoga Day on 21 June to having the US President as Chief Guest for Republicn Day to establishing a BRICS development bank to land swaps with...
The Culture of Innovation in the Canadian Federal Public Service
Study by Douglas Michael Lloyd. The Canadian federal public service has long been seen as an institution which safeguards the public good, and offers clear unbiased advice to elected politicians. However, it is also not recognised as a bastion of free-thinking and...
Social Network Analysis in the European Parliament – Comparative Analysis of the Legislative Instruments of the 2013 Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Study by: Attila Kovács. Decision-making at European Union (EU) level has been extensively analysed in the last decades from several points of view. There is a wealth of literature on the role of each of the EU organs – primarily the European Commission (EC),...