CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Feher, Virag |
|---|---|
| Title | Shifting Alliances: The Evolution of the US-Hungarian Bilateral Relationship in Recent Decades |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the role of the main factors that contribute to the US-Hungarian bilateral relationship and its evolution in recent decades. Emphasis is placed on three key factors; ideology, personalities in politics, and economic interests. Using qualitative interviews as the research method, contributions from experts on the area of US-Hungarian bilateral relations is compared with the literature to bring the thesis to a comprehensive conclusion. As a result of reviewing extensive literature and interview insights, economic interests are determined to be the most important factor in bilateral relations. While ideology is present in bilateral relations and can be very influential, it is a factor of lesser importance than economic interests. Personalities in politics was found to play a more neutral role, with the power to influence the existing dynamic between the US and Hungary in either a positive or a negative direction depending on who the political leaders are, but ultimately not changing the existing relationship in a significant way. Following ideology, personalities in politics, and economic interests, the US and Hungary were both analyzed in terms of the positions they occupy in the current international world order, to determine how those positions influence their bilateral relationship. This chapter contributed to understanding the complex dynamic between the two states by showing the dominant station of the US over Hungary in terms of power, economic resources, and military ability. |
| Supervisor | Enyedi, Zsolt |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/feher_virag.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University