János Martonyi (Hungarian Foreign Minister 1998– 2002, 2010–2014) chose not to write a memoir but instead in the past decade has penned a series of volumes based on his distinguished and pivotal role in Hungarian political life.
My American Roadtrip
Ludányi’s recollections offer a rare and valuable contribution to our understanding of American domestic and foreign policy and American-Hungarian relations.
Anti-Semitism in Hungary
The Anti-Semitism in Hungary: Appearance and Reality Conference was the culmination of a nearly year-long research project on the topic of anti-Semitism in Hungary today.
The Bartók files by David E. SchneiderThe Bartók files
A review of A Thorn in the Rosebush by Carl S. Leafstedt in The New Criterion
Book Launch: A Contested Europe
The symposium was organized on the occasion of the release of the English edition of the last major work of Prof. György Schöpflin.
Hungary’s Admiral on Horseback
Admiral Horthy’s political career spanned a good part of the first half of the twentieth century, yet he was by no means a modern statesman.
A Contested Europe
Every policy has costs, not just benefits, as well as unintended consequences. The eastward enlargement of the European Union is a case in point.
Royall Tyler and Hungary
This story of Royall Tyler is in many ways unique: an American who was almost European, who became intimately involved with Central Europe.
Review of Lost Prestige by Sir Bryan Cartledge
In ‘Lost Prestige’, Geza Jeszenszky has crafted a gem of historical scholarship… As the story of a ruptured romance, it is also unexpectedly moving.
A Thorn in the Rosebush
This book opens up new perspectives on the history of Béla Bartók’s music in the 20th century.