Geurasia

22/04/2025 18:55

Jeffrey Sachs: Close U.S. military bases in Asia!

As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to complain about the cost of U.S. military bases in the Indo-Pacific, suggesting that host countries should cover the expenses, Jeffrey Sachs, professor at Columbia University, offers a win-win solution for all in a recent article: close the bases and bring U.S. servicemen back home.

14/04/2025 17:33

Xi Jinping begins Southeast Asia tour in Vietnam amid tariff tensions

Trade and tariff wars “will produce no winner,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday as he began his Southeast Asian trip in Vietnam.

12/04/2025 13:16

Diplomatic blitz on Viktor Orbán's trip to Türkiye

Viktor Orbán was in for a diplomatic blitz during his visit to Türkiye. After the Turkish-Hungarian summit, photos posted on social media show that he met several leaders, and on Saturday, he held bilateral talks with the President-in-Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Prime Minister of Georgia.

11/04/2025 22:02

First Central Asia–European Union summit: Advancing toward strategic interregional cooperation

The first-ever Central Asia–European Union Summit, held on April 4 in Samarkand, marked a historic milestone in advancing strategic interregional cooperation.

11/04/2025 19:51

Viktor Orbán in talks with Turkish President

On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Antalya, Türkiye, the Prime Minister's Communications Department informed MTI.

09/04/2025 22:32

Geopolitical ambitions of the European Union in Central Asia

As the United States endeavors to establish a novel global security and economic architecture, other major international actors are seeking to fortify their positions within a reconfigured international relations system.

06/04/2025 08:00

EU announces new era in relations with Central Asia

On April 1-2, 2025, the first European Union-Central Asia Summit convened in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, marking a significant milestone in the relations of the EU and the region. "This is truly the start of a new era in our ancient friendship," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized after introducing a €12 billion package designed to bolster cooperation in critical areas.

04/04/2025 09:00

Tashkent as a center of parliamentary diplomacy

In April 2025, Tashkent will host the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the first time in the history of Central Asia. This event brings together over 2000 parliamentarians from more than 100 national parliaments, providing a unique opportunity to discuss key global issues.

02/04/2025 22:55

Central Asia – European Union: Towards a strategic partnership

On April 3-4 of this year, Samarkand will host the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and the Central Asian countries. This landmark event will open a new chapter in relations between the regions, marking a transition to a qualitatively new level of multilateral cooperation. The very fact of organizing such a dialogue highlights the EU's strong interest in developing cooperation and its commitment to strengthening partnerships with the Central Asian states.

01/04/2025 16:41

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan finalise border delimitation in historic meeting in Khujand

On 31 March, the city of Khujand, Tajikistan, hosted a trilateral summit attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. This momentous occasion marked the culmination of the border delimitation process among the three nations, a pivotal milestone in Central Asian geopolitics.

31/03/2025 23:14

The newest edition of Eurasia is here!

The latest issue of Eurasia focuses on agriculture. We conducted an interview with István Nagy, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, and report on the latest innovations in Asian agriculture.

31/03/2025 17:17

China can only be conquered with premium products

Hungary is a country with outstanding agricultural traditions. Our excellent livestock, meat products, fruits and their derivatives, vegetables, and field crops rank among the best in the world in terms of quality. However, due to the country’s size, we are incapable of producing quantities relevant to major markets. For a country like Hungary, the key to success lies in regional cooperation and the production of premium products—especially when aiming to enter the Chinese market.

31/03/2025 16:47

How Hungarian agriculture can succeed in Asia

"We are constantly seeking new markets where Hungarian products can gain ground," emphasized Minister of Agriculture István Nagy in an interview with our newspaper. We also asked him how Hungarian companies can succeed in Asia and how to counterbalance the harmful decisions of the European Union.

31/03/2025 16:33

180-degree turn

President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, and as we predicted in previous issues of Eurasia magazine, he has upended the existing international order, rendering the previous Western ideological approach to politics obsolete.

28/03/2025 08:22

U.S. foreign policy aiming for dominance, says American economist

The American foreign policy is aiming for dominance, primacy and hegemony, a stance that does not help America seek security or prosperity, U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs has said.

19/03/2025 18:38

Direct flight between Budapest and Mumbai

Later this year, Wizz Air will launch a direct flight between Budapest and Mumbai every day of the week, and this will soon be followed by a connection between Hungary and the Indian capital, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in New Delhi.