Students at the Institute of World Politics visited the Ludovika University of Public Service between May 31st and June 21st during IWP’s first Study Abroad Program to Budapest. The program was organized in cooperation with the Danube Institute, and participants of the US delegation consulted with experts at the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics on key issues related to Hungarian foreign and security policy.
Based in Washington D.C., the Institute of World Politics (IWP) organizes student study trips to Europe on a regular basis. This year’s program included Budapest where American students could gain insight into several Central European security topics. The participants of the first Budapest program conducted individual research under the Danube Institute and were supported by the Ludovika University of Public Service via lectures and library access.
IWP students could consult with researchers at the Eötvös József Research Center and the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics on the main international topics that are related to Hungarian foreign and security policy. The guests were briefed on Hungary’s EU membership by Dr. Balázs Tárnok, on Hungary’s role in NATO by Dr. Tamás Csiki Varga, on Hungarian-Chinese relations by Dr. Viktor Eszterhai, and on issues related to international sanctions policy and Hungarian energy policy by Dr. András Deák and Dr. Csaba Gondola, respectively. Concluding the lecture series, Dr. Balázs Mártonffy, director for research at the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics discussed Hungary’s strategy in foreign policy with students of IWP.
The Institute of World Politics and the Ludovika University of Public Service have had indirect forms of cooperation before: Tate Sanders and Logan West, Budapest Fellows of the Hungary Foundation, consulted with experts at Ludovika throughout 2022-2023. Furthermore, Dr. Gábor Csizmazia, research fellow at the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics visited IWP via the Hungarian Eötvös State Scholarship, and contributed to the American students’ visit at Ludovika.