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Article: The culture of conflict: Hungary's role in resolving ethnic disputes. (Transitions: Issues in East and Central Europe)
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- World Policy Journal
- Article date:
- March 22, 1995
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As events in the former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union have demonstrated, the stability of postcommunist Europe is being undermined by ethnic conflict and its dangerous consequences: civil strife, mass flows of refugees, ethno-terrorism, and interstate disputes over borders and minority problems. One area of potential conflict exists between Hungary and its neighboring states in which there are significant ethnic Hungarian populations.
In 1920, Hungary lost more than two-thirds of its territory and approximately 60 percent of its population under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although Hungary ...