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Category: VOLUME II, No. 4

THE HUNGARIAN REVIEW SEEMS TOO YOUNG

The Hungarian Review seems too young a publication to sustain losses on the battlefield, but on the eve of this, our fifth edition, we mark the passing of two staunch friends and allies, György Szabados and Ferenc Mádl. György Szabados was a pianist and “free music” composer in the footsteps of Béla

BOSNIA: A BALANCE SHEET

Reflections on the arrest of Ratko Mladić „A difficult period of our history is now over,” Serbian President Boris Tadić told reporters in Belgrade, as he announced the arrest of Ratko Mladić in the northern Vojvodinan village of Lazarevo earlier that day, “we have removed the stain from the face

OUTPOST IN THE DESERT

How Hungary Represents the Western World in Tripoli There is a little known aspect to the Libyan war: as the West was busy trying to bring down the Ghadafi regime, Hungary continued to represent the western world in Ghadafi’s capital of Tripoli. As western planes bombed key installations in the

RECLAIMING THE BEST OF THE OLD EU

Prospects for the Polish EU Presidency The EU presidency is not what it used to be but one should not give up on it altogether. Such is at least the mood in Warsaw as Poland prepares to take over from Hungary the steering wheel of the Union. Interestingly, as the

VISEGRÁD

Past and Future In the May edition of Hungarian Review, Janusz Bugajski wrote a sympathetic and sensible analysis on “Visegrád”, the cooperation of the four core Central European states, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The Visegrád process was initiated twenty years ago on 15 February 1991 and named after

THE UNLOVED HUNGARIAN CAPITALISM

More than just the proverbial Hungarian blues Clichés and perceptions do not change fast; it was not long ago that Hungary ceased to be seen as a most successful ‘Transition’ country. In fact, Hungary was the first EU member state to turn to the IMF for financial support in 2008.

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES OF THE ORBÁN GOVERNMENT – A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE

“…the Union shall establish an internal market. It shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stab ility, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress…” (From Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty) The principal conclusions of this

WHITHER THE HUNGARIAN WELFARE STATE?

The angry woman spoke in a shrill voice to the television reporters. “The country should speak out against these measures, they go against the development of society!” she cried. Then, in a voice a bit quieter, but with the same vehemence, she tried to explain her position. “We will live

WILLIAM SMITH O’BRIEN’S HUNGARIAN JOURNEY

One hundred and fifty years ago, in the summer of 1861 William Smith O’Brien, one time Irish MP at Westminster spent three weeks in Hungary, recording almost every day of his visit in his Journal. He was a leading member of the Young Irelanders. In the summer of 1848 he

ON LAW, FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE

In my interpretation “Multidisciplinary Legal Research” is an approach that is not limited by overly restrictive methodology in support of sophisticated analysis, often by syntheses. The conceptual analysis of law offers many chances to discover the internal logic of a certain law. However, as we know, the life of the