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Can a War Ever Be Justified?

The inherent dilemma regarding the rules of engagement in a just war is that they tend to become either vague or restrictive when military operations fail to achieve victory or a ceasefire leading to peace….
The newly-installed Prime Minister of Hungary Sándor Wekerle and other cabinet members in front of the Matthias Church in Hungary, during the St. Stephen Day's Procession on 20 August 1917.

The Forgotten Harbinger of Modernization in Hungary: Sándor Wekerle

Sándor Wekerle was born 175 years ago in 1848. While being one of the most remarkable and enlightened Hungarian politicians of the Compromise era, he was largely exiled from history in the twentieth century….
Horthy rides his white horse as he marches on Budapest on 16 November 1919.

16 November: End of a Chaotic Era for Hungary, and the Prelude to a New One

16 November marks the day when Rear Admiral, and later Regent, Miklós Horthy marched into Budapest in 1919, symbolically ending the Hungarian Soviet Republic. This remains a controversial event to this very day: while on the one hand, it ended…
Pál Teleki (C, wearing glasses) sitting to the left of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement, at the 4th World Scout Jamboree in Gödöllő in 1933.

‘I did not hold you back. I am guilty’: The Life and Tragedy of Pál Teleki

Pál Teleki, prime minister of Hungary in the interwar era, was probably one of the most tragic figures of twentieth century Hungarian history. He was torn between his conscience and geopolitical reality, a tension he could only resolve by ending…
Ukrainian artillerymen work at a position on the front line near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on July 20, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

The Ukrainian Counter-Attack Has Entered Its Final Phase

The next few weeks will show the true situation on the front: success in Ukraine will bring the war closer to its end; failure could result in a stand-off and the conflict dragging on for years….
Nuptial procession by Károly Sterio (colour lithography, 1855). The groomsman is carrying a fokos.

The Fokos: A Uniquely Versatile Tool and Weapon

Among the world’s historical weapons, the Hungarian fokos stands out as a symbol of the commoners’ culture in Hungary and the broader Carpathian Basin….

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