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Month: July 2024

Romanian-Soviet Relations in the ‘80s (I)*

Posted by Dr. Constantin CORNEANU | 16 Jul 2024 | AESGS in the media, Articles, Geopolitics, History, International Relations |

The extremely tense Romanian-Soviet relations after April 1964 would deteriorate even more during Mikhail S. Gorbachev‘s mandate. The leaders of Kremlin criticised Nicolae Ceaușescu and, at the same time, could not forgive him for his ambition and his demonstrative flirting with the West. Speaking about Nicolae Ceaușescu, Mikhail S. Gorbachev stated that after August 21, 1968, he began to distance himself from the Soviet Union and to emphasize his demand for Romania’s independence and sovereignty to be respected in every way possible, so that this basic demand in itself, repeated on every occasion and even without reason, turned into a kind...

Romania and Hungary in the Context of 1989*

Posted by Dr. Constantin CORNEANU | 4 Jul 2024 | AESGS in the media, Articles, Geopolitics, History, International Relations |

The article below tackles the relations between Hungary and Romania in the context of the internal and external political developments of the two states during 1989. An old and historical rivalry regarding the historical ownership over Transylvania, taking a turn for the worse after 1918 and especially after 1945, would influence the relations between Budapest and Bucharest despite the fact that both states embraced the same ideology and social-economic development model. The very good relations between the leaders in Budapest and those in the Kremlin, especially after 1956, would serve to uphold Hungary’s increasingly belligerent attitude towards Romania, having...