Being Useful a Little Every Day — An Interview with Éva Pápai

‘When I arrived here as a young woman in my twenties, full of deep Catholic faith and great enthusiasm, Fathers Kristóf Hites, Pius Horváth, Egon Jávor, and József Jaszovszky all embraced and supported me. They gave me wings and helped me fulfill the goals of the Catholic Mission.’

Should We Be Afraid of China? — An Interview with Yan Xuetong

What is China: an enemy of Europe and America, or just a competitor, or maybe a friend or ally? Is it a real threat to the Western economy and security? What new world order does China want, and why is Hungary important for Beijing? We asked a prominent Chinese foreign policy expert about the nature of the rising star and the unstoppable giant, China.

‘I come in peace—don’t shoot. I am one of yours’

‘We have heard Trump. We have heard Vance. We are taking notes. We are doing the work. But if we are to recover—from this economic dislocation, from cultural disorientation, from moral exhaustion—we will need your help. And if you choose not to offer it, because we are no longer good enough, or because better deals lie elsewhere—so be it.’

MCC International Technology Summit to Continue in 13 Regional Centres

The MCC Budapest Summit on Technology and Society aims to answer the question of how to find the balance between innovation and traditional values in a rapidly changing world. The MCC Budapest Summit is also part of MCC’s long-term mission: to strengthen international knowledge sharing, community dialogue, and intellectual values in all regions of the Carpathian Basin.

Metallically Bright? — Reflections on the US–Ukraine Minerals Agreement

The agreement is not just a matter for Ukraine and the US. There is a geopolitical realignment of the world’s raw materials markets, in which Europe’s interests are strongly involved. If US companies are, in practice, given priority access to Ukrainian raw materials, this could limit the EU’s room for manoeuvre at a time when the speed of the green transition will determine future competitiveness.

Carried by the Waves of History: The Hungarian Diaspora in Lima

‘It is no surprise, then, that even Peru, a mountainous country far from the Pacific coast, a subject of many tales about the Incas, was also home to Hungarians throughout history. This is not just a tale of curious travels from Central Europe to Latin America, but a history of our relationship to the great migratory waves that have impacted our region…’