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Péter Sasvári

Péter Sasvári is a freelance journalist. After completing his MA studies in History at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, he worked as journalist for Magyar Nemzet, and as editor for the Dialogue Platform Institute, a Turkish cultural institution in Hungary. He interned at the National Assembly of Hungary and the European Commission. He is currently working towards completing his PhD at the University of Leicester. His dissertation focuses on US-Mexican diplomatic relations in the early twentieth century.
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