Hungary: From Warsaw Pact to NATO

Abstract

This paper examines how the Hungarian Armed Forces have changed from the Cold War Warsaw Pact focus to the democratic focus of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The first part of the paper will provide a historical perspective of Hungary in the Warsaw Pact and describe the events from the point of view of socialist countries. The next part will focus on the integration of Hungary into NATO from both a political and military perspective. Particular attention will be given to the roles Hungary have played in the many international exercises, peacekeeping missions, and the Partnership for Peace Program. The paper will then examine the differences between Hungary in the Warsaw Pact and NATO to see how the Hungarian military has been transformed. Finally, the paper will conclude with a description of the civil-military relationship along with the security and defense policies that exist today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2000
Accession Number
ADA389803

Entities

People

  • Tibor Benko

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies