Hungary's Near Abroad. Minorities Policy and Bilateral Treaties

Abstract

NATO (and EU) enlargement has been successful in establishing incentives for aspiring members to resolve border and ethnic minority issues. Hungarian bilateral treaties have stabilized the situation more in Romania than Slovakia because, unrelated to its treaty, Slovakia has been moving in autocratic directions. Both treaties have marginalized nationalist extremists and helped transform Hungarian minorities from being a potential "bloc", to becoming a "bridge" for Euro-Atlantic integration. If Hungary enters NATO with no clear prospect for Romania, it could undermine recent positive developments in Bucharest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394168

Entities

People

  • Hans Binnendijk
  • Jeffrey Simon

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Autonomy
  • Central Europe
  • Communism
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Elections
  • Electronic Mail
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Local Governments
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Slovakia
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

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  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • International Relations and European Studies