The Hungarian Revolution of 1989: Perspectives and Prospects for Koezoetteuropa
Abstract
The concept of Kozotteuropa (Central Europe) is becoming much more prevalent in literature. This paper will deal with the experience of the Hungarian people, how that experience will impact on the idea of Kozotteuropa, and what the prospects for a political, entity in the Danubian Basin based on the Kozotteuropa concept are. The paper focuses on Hungary as the key link, and possibly strongest member, of such a union. The paper will discuss Hungarian history, Hungary's relationship with the superpowers and its neighbors, both past and present, and will propose some policies for the government of the United States to help improve our relations with this small, but important piece of Central Europe. In 1918 the European security system underwent a fundamental change. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, on of the Great Powers disintegrated. A power vacuum existed in central Europe until the rise of Nazi Germany. This ahistorical situation is now coming to an end. The question which then arises is: What shall replace the existing security system in Central Europe? One of the possible answers to this question is the Kozotteuropa (Central Europe). This concept involves the evolution of at least a regional economic order, with the potential of a political union, in the upper Danubian Basin. The countries involved include specifically Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary, with the potential involvement of Croatia and Slovenia if Yugoslavia were to break up, and also, the possible involvement of Italy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 20, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA246859
Entities
People
- Ricky L. Keeling
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School