Hungary's Emerging Security Policy in the 1990s

Abstract

Hungary is situated in a region where national animosities, deep- frozen under socialism, are still running high, and tolerance for ethnic and religious minorities has not yet become the rule. The changed international environment requires a new security policy. In the history of the countries of Eastern Europe a new chapter was opened with the political and economic changes of the past four years. The security system built up and accepted by the two military alliances--NATO and the Warsaw Treaty organization--and based on military force, has broken down, and the ideological struggle--based on the division of Europe--practically ceased. The Cold War era, which followed World War II and lasted for 40 years, is over. Political events in Hungary have speeded up. Hungary has made a gradual, peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy, but the economic miracle, the transformation of a rigid, planned economy into a prosperous one, is still far from accomplished. This study will examine the developing concept of Hungarian security policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264025

Entities

People

  • Ferenc Vegh

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Defense Systems
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design