Events of the Director of Research
30 October 2025. Global Redesign: Who Writes the Rules of the Future?
The John Lukacs Institute for Strategic and Politics (part of the Eötvös József Research Centre at the Ludovika University of Public Service) held a conference on the impact of emerging Asian powers on the global order on 30 October, in the Zrínyi Hall of the main Ludovika building.
Read more about the event HERE.
7 October 2025. A Century of Partnership: The Past, Present, and Future of American–Hungarian Relation
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Consular Rights between the United States and Hungary. To commemorate the occasion, the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) of the Eötvös József Research Centre at Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS), in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, the Hungary Foundation, and the Hungarian–American Fulbright Commission, organized an international conference on October 7 in the University’s Széchenyi Hall.
Read more about the event HERE.
11 September 2025. The development of the defense industry in Central Europe is essential
European policy practitioners, analysts and experts exchanged views on the strategic tasks of the development of the European defense industry and the military technology development experience of the more than three years of the Russian–Ukrainian war at the international workshop of the John Lukacs Institute organized on September 11, 2025.
Read more about the event HERE.
8 September 2025. Hungarian-Japanese Dialogue
On 8 September, the Directorate General for International Affairs (NFI) of the Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS) and the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) convened a roundtable discussion at the university’s Educational Center with the participation of distinguished Hungarian and Japanese experts. This was the second edition of the dialogue, which explored Europe’s and the Far East’s current strategic environment, as well as Hungary’s international role, with particular emphasis on the country’s foreign policy and economic room for maneuver, the importance of minority rights, and the question of energy security.
Read more about the event HERE
29 May 2025. Changing Global Rules and Europe’s “China Card”
With the participation of distinguished experts, the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) at the Ludovika University of Public Service organized a conference entitled ‘Does Europe Have a China Card? – The EU’s Strategic Room for Maneuver After the U.S. Presidential Election’ on May 29 at the university’s Orczy Road Residence Hall.
Read more about the event HERE.
21 May 2025.Transatlantic Relations and Geopolitical Competition in Central Europe
This was the title of the English-language international conference organized by the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics on May 21, held in the Zrínyi Hall of the Ludovika University of Public Service. The event was opened by its moderator, Gábor Csizmazia, Research Fellow at the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics, followed by welcoming remarks from Pier Paolo Pigozzi, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at the Ludovika University. As he emphasized, the Ludovika University of Public Service is committed to fostering cooperation, including maintaining an extensive network of transatlantic partnerships. Faculty members, researchers, and students alike are engaged in seeking both scholarly and practical responses to contemporary global challenges.
Read more about the event HERE.
6.May 2025.Hungarian-German Strategic Discussion at the Ludovika University of Public Service
On May 6, 2025, the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics at Ludovika University of Public Service, in cooperation with the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, hosted the second Hungarian-German Strategic Discussion, an invitation-only international workshop focused on key strategic issues in Central Europe.
Read more about the event HERE.
27 March 2025. Hungarian-Japanese Geopolitical Dialogue
The Directorate General for International Affairs of the Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS) in cooperation with John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics organized a roundtable discussion featuring Hungarian and Japanese experts on March 27 in the university’s Zrínyi Hall. The event focused on various aspects of East Asian geopolitics, with particular emphasis on Sino-Japanese relations, and EU-Asia dimension.
Read more about the event HERE.
24 March 2025.Australia's Role in the Emerging Indo-Pacific Region
On March 24, 2025, Professor Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University, delivered a lecture at the Zrínyi Hall of Ludovika University of Public Service at an event organized by the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI). The distinguished foreign policy expert discussed geopolitical changes in the Indo-Pacific region, emphasizing Australia’s role with a particular focus on its relations with China, the United States, and Europe.
Read more about the event HERE.
12 November 2024.What was the secret of Donald Trump's victory?
On November 12, the Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS) hosted a discussion event in the John Lukacs Lounge, organized by the Eötvös József Research Center’s (EJRC) John Lukacs Institute. The event aimed to evaluate the outcomes of the U.S. presidential election.
Read more about the event HERE.
21 October 2024. Our focus is on Central European defense
An expert exchange of views on the Central European defense outlook took place on October 21 organized by John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics at the workshop ‘Defense matters in Central Europe – A ’Post-American Central Europe’ in sight?’
Read more about the event HERE.
18 October 2024. The European Union and China - opportunities and threats
The China policies of Germany and France, as well as their comparison with Hungary's practices, were the focus of the latest event in the Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS) Eötvös József Research Center (EJRC) John Lukacs Institute and the Habsburg Ottó Foundation’s Europe Club series, held at LUPS on October 18.
Read more about the event HERE.
13 May 2024. The common goal is peace, security and prosperity of the continent
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mehmet Kemal Bozay spoke about Türkiye’s EU membership process on May 13, in St Ladislaus Chapel of the main building of Ludovika at an event organized by the Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS) and the Embassy of Türkiye in Budapest.
Read more about the event HERE.
6 March 2024. Türkiye in a Changing World
On 6 March 2024, the sixth Turkey in a Changing World Conference, a forum for doctoral students and young researchers on Turkey's geopolitical, security, foreign and domestic policy, was successfully held. The event covered a wide range of topics for Hungarian and Turkish participants, from Turkey's relations with the Balkans, Ankara's balancing policy, to the military and drone industry situation in the small Asian state. Two researchers from the John Lukacs Institute presented their research on the Turkish military industry and the army's missions abroad.
Read more about the event HERE.
28 February 2024. Climate change and security in Hungary
The Green Policy Center held the results presentation conference of its Climate Change and Security in Hungary project at the Zrínyi Miklós Hall of the Ludovika University of Public Service on 28 February. The aim of the multi-faceted project was to assess the impacts of climate change in Hungary that pose potential security risks and to make policy recommendations to avoid these challenges becoming security problems.
Read more about the event HERE.
28 February 2024. Innovation culture: the Amazon way
Organised by the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) of the Ludovika University of Public Service, Attila Lengyel, Senior Business Development Manager of Amazon, one of the world's leading innovation companies, visited NKE and gave a presentation from the international organisation's headquarters in Luxembourg.
Read more about the event HERE.