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Sep 2024
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Fragile Alliances: America, Hungary, and...

GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES - GEOPOLITICS FROM GEORGE FRIEDMAN AND HIS TEAM AT GPF
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In order to survive generation after generation, the nation of Hungary has had to maintain a unique balancing act within Central Europe. In our recent ClubGPF live discussion, Chairman George Friedman discussed American and Hungarian world views and the strategic, geopolitical perspective of Hungary and its relation to the US and Central Europe through decades of European conflict. 

To learn more about ClubGPF, including more free audio and video clips, visit http://ow.ly/qHIP50JUPW2.

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