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The article by our junior researcher Róbert Gönczi was recently published in the international academic journal European Foreign Affairs. In his analysis, our colleague sought to answer the question whether the Visegrad Group (V4) and the Three Seas Initiative can co-exist or are they mutually exclusive? According to the study, Hungary’s participation in the Central […]

The phenomenon on the Belarusian-Polish border is instructive for the future, as Belarus has imported into the post-Soviet space a political pressure tool that was previously the preserve of original transit countries. So far, we have seen examples of Turkey or Morocco using migrants to put pressure on the European Union. Our researcher, Sayfo Omar […]

Morocco, a country of 33 million, currently has 700 000 sub-Saharans of various legal statuses. A significant part of this mass would be heading towards Europe. In our lifetime, migration exploded in 2015, in Spain it was already happening in the 1990s. That is when the agreements with the Moroccan government were signed, which effectively […]

Migrants from Central America enter the United States illegally not because of violence or natural disasters, but because they have no jobs. Our researcher Kristóf György Veres told Magyar Nemzet that in the last twelve months, some 1.7 million migrants have poured into the United States, the largest number since 1961, an absolute historical record.

The EU and the Belarusian regime are playing a typical game of scaredy-cat, in which it is not known who will eventually pull the government aside. It is clear that all parties involved in the current situation feel like losers. The solution is made more difficult by the fact that there is no real room […]

Viktor Marsai, research director of the MRI, told InfoRadio that the Hungarian Defence Forces’ involvement in Mali is a direct consequence of the force development program of recent years and the concept that crises must be tackled at their roots.

The migration situation on the Belarusian-Polish border is becoming increasingly worrying, with thousands of people crowding the border, constantly looking for a way across. The Belarusian authorities are also helping them, as the latest evidence shows that they have distracted the Polish border guards with laser beams and strobes, and have also damaged and broken […]

For decades, Cyprus has been plagued by unresolved divisions and today, as a hub for migration routes, the island is also facing new challenges. A report from the Mediterranean ends. Our researcher Nikolett Pénzváltó writes in the Mandiner weekly.

  Africa is playing an increasingly important role in jihadist struggles, young people are particularly exposed to terrorist organisations, Viktor Marsai, research director of the MRI told Spirit FM. In the context of the book Terrorism 3.0, he also reacted to how utopian the idea of a world without terrorist organisations is. Although this seems […]

The military coup in Sudan is bringing renewed instability to the East African country and could threaten a serious wave of refugees, our researcher Klaudia Tóth told Karc FM.

Our junior researcher Róbert Gönczi told InfoRádió that it is worth looking at how the EU bodies relate to the Lithuanian and Latvian border guards, and how they relate to the Polish: while with the former countries especially the European Commission is consistently supportive, Poland is constantly attacked for the same.

In the past 12 months, 1.7 million migrants have poured into the United States, the highest number since 1961, an absolute historical record, said Kristóf György Veres, a researcher at the Migration Research Institute, who is on the ground to keep up to date with the latest developments.  

Overall, the German position on migration has changed a lot since 2015, but this does not mean that the humanitarian, pro-admission narrative has disappeared. While the strategic mistake of six years ago would probably no longer be made by any leading politician in Germany, a kind of polyphony has emerged: though protecting external borders is […]

Klaudia Tóth, our researcher, told Kossuth Radio’s morning news program that a recent World Bank report shows that climate change is becoming an increasingly powerful driver of migration. The effects of climate change will hit the poorest and most vulnerable regions in the hardest way and threaten to roll back the development experienced globally in […]

Egypt is an important regional partner for the Central European countries. An important element of this partnership is the fight against extremism. The Azhar Mosque in Cairo is a spiritual centre of the Islamic world, which plays an important role in the fight against radical Islamist doctrines and in the dialogue with Christians, Viktor Marsai, […]

Sayfo Omar, a researcher at the Migration Research Institute, told Hír TV that according to the UN prognosis, 97% of Afghanistan’s population will face a significantly worsening economic situation. The European Union needs reliable partners such as Egypt and Turkey to stop the growing migratory pressure.

Viktor Marsai, research director of the Migration Research Institute, told Kossuth Radio’s “Question of the Day” program that the Islamic State continues its online recruitment and propaganda after the fall of the “Caliphate”, and that various local franchises from Africa to South Asia have been able to increase the number of their attacks.

Extremist Islamist content has been found in the mobile phones of several migrants arriving from the Middle East and crossing Belarus to reach the European Union. The EU should take action against uncontrolled migration before the situation worsens further, Róbert Gönczi, junior researcher of the MRI, told Karc FM.

Our researcher Sayfo Omar said on the morning show of the M1 TV channel that the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic could lead to mass migration not only in Syria but also in other Mediterranean countries.

Szabolcs Janik, deputy director of the Migration Research Institute, told Kossuth Radio that the European Union must soon formulate its attitude towards the new Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. If the EU wants to help the Afghans and avoid a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis, it must seek cooperation and continue to provide financial support. […]

Kristóf György Veres, our researcher, told Hír TV that there is currently no quick solution to the migration crisis at the southern border of the United States. If Biden does not take swift and decisive action, sooner or later the migration crisis on the southern border could turn into a disaster comparable to the withdrawal […]

It may depend on the upcoming elections in the member states, as well as on the affiliation of the new German chancellor if the socialist David Sassoli would remain the president of the EP. According to a previously accepted power-sharing agreement, the socialists in the EP are to hand over the presidency of the chamber […]

Viktor Marsai, the research director of MRI said during an interview with Radio Kossuth that with winter approaching illegal migrants stuck on the West Balkans will try more and more desperately to get into the EU.

Decisions favouring asylum seekers that go against the original intentions of the Geneva Convention are not omnipresent yet. However, with a growing number of institutions cross-referencing each other, these often-absurd decision might reach critical mass after a while. Our researcher Márk Vargha was the guest of the evening show of the M1 TV channel.