The honeymoon is over Hungary's first two years in NATO
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Eszes, Janos.
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Abenheim, Donald
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2001-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Hungary has gone through its third democratic election since the systemic changes in 1989. There is clear continuity in the foreign policy goals of the government, including Euro-Atlantic integration efforts (Hungary became a NATO member in March 1999, and is expecting to acquire accession to the European Union in the near future). The priority of building good relations with the countryĆ¢ s neighbors remains strong. Hungary has gone through military reform. By the end of 1997, it had finished the quantitative phase. In the second phase, the goal is to introduce qualitative changes, including defense strategy and technological modernization of the armed forces. Another key element is to perfect full-fledged democratic and civilian control over the armed forces. Hungary has been working on the issue of good-neighborly relations. The country has successfully mended historic ties with most of its neighbors. This reconciliation is in the interest of the countries involved, of the entire region, as well as that of Europe as a whole.
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National Security Affairs
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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xiv, 89 p. ;
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