Hungary

Hungary's Defense Minister: NATO Will Not Abandon Afghanistan Overnight

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:48 -0500

From James Morrison, Washington Times: “In together, out together,” Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende explained when asked how long his country’s combat troops would stay in Afghanistan after U.S. forces leave next year.

Strategy Session on Hungarian and NATO Security Challenges with Csaba Hende

Jason Harmala — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:23:52 -0500

On May 16, 2013 the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Csaba Hende, Hungary’s minister of defense, for a strategy session about the most pressing challenges in Hungarian and transatlantic security leading up to the NATO June 2013 Defense Ministerial.

Millions of Comrades in Arms in NATO Bound Europe Together

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:09:07 -0500

From George Friedman, Stratfor: On a personal level, my relationship with Europe always passes through the prism of NATO.

Time to unblock Macedonia's accession to NATO

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:49:54 -0500

From Sally A. Painter, EurActiv: Macedonia has made dramatic progress in its effort to join both NATO and the EU.

Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian power grab

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:12:52 -0500

From Editorial Board of the Washington Post: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán triggered alarm bells around Europe in 2011 when he used a two-thirds majority in parliament to push through a series of measures that concentrated political power, weakened checks and balances and restricted the freedom of the media, religious groups and minorities.

The Netherlands will contribute to NATO Air Policing mission over the Baltic States

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:13:33 -0500

From Lithuania Tribune: In a meeting with the Ambassadors of the three Baltic States on March 11 in the Hague Defence Minister of the Netherlands Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert made a formal notification of the decision of the Netherlands to ensure security of Lithuania’s, Latvia’s and Estonia’s airspace by contributing to NATO’s Air Policing mission

Romania believes rival nation behind "MiniDuke" cyber attack

Jorge Benitez — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:24:30 -0600

From Ioana Patran, Reuters: Romania believes another state was behind the "MiniDuke" cyber attack that hit its national security institutions as well as NATO and other European countries, its SRI secret service said on Friday.

More than 20 countries hit by cyber campaign to steal geopolitical intelligence

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:20:08 -0600

From Josh Halliday, Guardian: Cyber criminals have targeted government officials in more than 20 countries, including Ireland and Romania, in a complex online assault seen rarely since the turn of the millennium.