Hungary’s Relations with the BRICS in the Context of the Changing World Order

Abstract

The paper aims to analyse Hungary’s evolving foreign policy in a changing world order since the politico-economic regime change of the early 1990s, but with the main focus on relations with the member states of the BRICS group since the initiation of Hungary’s ‘Global Opening’ policy in 2011. As such, the paper aims to offer a comparative overview of Hungary’s engagements with the five core members of the BRICS. By following the theory of poles and paying attention to the changing world order, Hungary’s foreign policy is critically examined to pave the way for a geopolitical analysis of bilateral relations with the BRICS members. Trade, security and soft power (culture and education) will be analysed in more depth and scrutiny.