Hungary and the Arabian Peninsula in the 1960s

In: East central Europe: L' Europe du centre-est : eine wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 23-45

Abstract

Abstract
In this article, the author discusses a particular episode in the history of Hungary's foreign policy when the Hungarian Communist leadership attempted to expand its system of foreign policy relations within the Arab world in the 1960s. Regarding the latter, the analysis focuses on the Arabian Peninsula. The study is divided into four main parts. Accordingly, it presents the fundamental shift in attitudes toward socialist globalization following Stalin's death in the first unit. The following chapters describe the relationship between Hungary and the two Yemens, as well as Kuwait in chronological order until the 1970s. The main objective of the article is to detail the role of that foreign policy, which had already tried to give preference to pragmatic, economic aspects, regardless of the political-ideological system of the given state.