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Time for Moderate Optimism – First Ship Full of Corn Leaves Ukraine

On Monday morning the first ship carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn left the South Ukrainian port of Odesa. The departure of the ship offers a ray of hope that the food crisis may be addressed soon under the new deal between Moscow and Kyiv.

Lili Zemplényi — 04.08.22

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Historical Times call for Historical Figures

We are facing ‘a decade of dangers, of uncertainty and wars’, said PM Viktor Orbán in his speech at Tusványos. A visionary program for 2022 and beyond.

Tamás Orbán — 28.07.22

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Grain Is Back on the Table: Black Sea Ports Reopened

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to reopen Black Sea ports for grain exports. The deal is a good start but to prevent famine more needs to be done.

Balázs Hompoth — 26.07.22

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Hungarian State Secretary: ‘Hungary Will Continue to Support Ukraine’

During his visit to Ukraine, Hungarian State Secretary Levente Magyar reaffirmed Hungary’s support for the war-battered country and its Hungarian minorities living in Transcarpathia.

Dávid Nagy — 22.07.22

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Global Food Security Crisis – and How Can Hungary Help?

The Hungarian Minister of Agriculture has recently travelled to Ukraine to help negotiate a solution for what is perhaps the greatest humanitarian crisis of our century.

Tamás Orbán — 22.07.22

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North Atlantic Treaty: What is NATO Allowed to Do?

The North Atlantic Treaty forms the legal basis of NATO, but what exactly is the scope of the alliance’s authority?

Balázs Hompoth — 21.07.22

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The Threat of Arms Smuggling out of Ukraine

The West started pouring weapons into Ukraine in a bid to help the country fend off the Russians. This led to a substantial expansion of the illegal arms market, which endangers the whole region.

Balázs Hompoth — 15.07.22

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Jewish Community in Ukraine: ‘Hungary has set an example in helping Ukrainians in need’

Ukrainian Jewish community leader Rabbi Mayer Tzvi Stambler has sent a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressing his gratitude for Hungary’s help in hosting Ukrainian Jewish refugees

Dávid Nagy — 15.07.22

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Poll: Central Europeans Are Highly Dissatisfied with their Governments, Except Hungary

A recent poll published by Nézőpont Institute revealed glaring differences between Central Europeans’ satisfaction with their governments. Disproving overwhelmingly negative Western press reports, Hungarians are the happiest with their government in the region.

Tamás Orbán — 15.07.22

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The Rage of Caliban Seeing His Own Face in a Glass

The need to return to national interest, realism, restraint, balance of power, and Westphalian non-intervention is perhaps the most tragic and urgent lesson that must be learned from this war.

Sumantra Maitra — 21.06.22

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Quo Vadis, Visegrád Four?

Although the Visegrád Four may be facing one of the most severe disruptions of its history, it is too early to discount it as a “collateral victim of the war,” as the cooperation’s main virtue has always been its ability to overcome momentary political disputes.

Dávid Nagy — 19.06.22

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AUKUS: A Potential Boon for Central and Eastern Europe?

The possibility was unnoticed or at least underrated, that the AUKUS agreement was a strange victory, not only for AUKUS members, but also for another region, usually chastised by the world’s political elite: Central and Eastern Europe.

Tate Sanders — 18.06.22