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Hungarian gas flirtation and geopolitical arrangements of a post-unipolar world

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  • Dmitry Shlapentokh

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Hungary engages in a peculiar “multi-vectorism” in its foreign policy and applies these principles in its search for natural gas. In the pursuit of this goal, Budapest is actively flirting with Moscow and demonstrating its contempt for Brussels. At the same time, Budapest has also looked for alternative sources of gas in the Caucasus. And Baku emerged here as the most likely backup. The Hungarian-Azerbaijanian relationship has been a reflection of this new trend in global affairs, which was predicated on the absence of a clear global centre or even centres. In the new international environment, small states often have considerable room for manoeuvres, albeit not all countries could do this easily.

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  • Dmitry Shlapentokh, 2021. "Hungarian gas flirtation and geopolitical arrangements of a post-unipolar world," Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2-3), pages 177-194, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdebxx:v:29:y:2021:i:2-3:p:177-194
    DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2021.2007604
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