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Italy Elects Its First Woman Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni

“Italy Elects Its First Woman Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni” A panel discussion on a historic election in Italy Danube Institute, October 04 5:30-7:30 p. M.

Military development in the post-communist Poland

The modernisation of the Polish Armed Forces entered a new phase after Poland acceded to NATO in 1999. After the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the Polish armed forces underwent a major downsizing and had to reduce their capabilities. They needed proper military equipment to ensure better cooperation and interoperability with the allied forces. As result, in more than 20 years of Poland’s NATO membership, it’s armed forces have grown into one of the organisation's strongest militaries and the country is one of the few to meet the 2% of the GDP military budget ambition level. The study highlights key milestones in developing Polish military equipment and reflects on recent events.

Research

Christianity and democracy

02/09/2022

Christian Democracy, Christian politics, Prohászka

Historical roots of Hungarian Christian Democracy II. - Catholic People’s Party

In this article, we briefly outline the process of establishment of the Catholic People’s Party, in addition to focusing on the programme of the first Hungarian Christian party. The history of the c...

Geopolitics

26/08/2022

29 Years of the Czech Armed Forces

The path Czechia walked along the past almost three decades can be considered a successful transition. After the fall of the Iron Curtain and the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the freshly formed repu...

Geopolitics

31/07/2022

Ukrajna, Oroszország, NATO, Románia, haditengerészet, Fekete-tenger, Orbán Tamás, haderőfejlesztés

Military modernisation in Romania (post-1990)

Abstract: After the democratisation of the country following the Revolution of 1989, Romania inherited a vast military force both in terms of manpower and equipment, albeit riddled with problems of in...

Geopolitics

26/07/2022

Development of the Hungarian Defence Forces since 1989

In the early 2000s, several reports were made for the government and decision-makers indicating that the Hungarian Defence Forces and their capabilities would become highly outdated by the 2010s witho...

Geopolitics

26/07/2022

On the edge of Europe - Military developments in Britain since the end of the bipolar world order

In this paper I analyse the military developments and the strategic planning of the United Kingdom since the end of the Cold War. A two-phase change can be seen in British military strategy: the first...

Geopolitics

30/06/2022

Oroszország, hadsereg, Moldova, Transznisztria, haderőfejlesztés

Military modernisation in the Republic of Moldova (post-1991)

ABSTRACT: In light of recent geopolitical developments and the prolonged conflict in the neighbouring Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova has announced serious intentions to modernise its armed forces. ...