Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

The Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA) is a Budapest-based institute whose work is carried out by researchers and experts alongside communications, event management, and operational colleagues. Its team aims to support Hungarian foreign policy thinking and international dialogue with up-to-date, reliable analyses and professional programmes. The Institute describes its commitments as scientific research, analysis, and public information, supported by an active research network and an extensive domestic and international network of relations. From 2024 it entered a new period of strategic research, with researchers continuing their work in five new research groups, a transformation intended to link research projects more closely to Hungarian foreign policy priorities.

The Hungarian Institute of International Affairs carries out its work through researchers and experts as well as colleagues in communications, event management, and operational functions, with the team aiming to support Hungarian foreign policy thinking and international dialogue. The Institute maintains an active research network that produces publicly available studies, strategic analyses, and professional background papers, and it continuously builds and expands a network of contacts enabling direct dialogue with international partners and decision-makers. Each year it organizes more than 100 public, professional roundtable discussions, debate forums, and workshop meetings in Hungarian and English. From 2024, HIIA entered a new period of strategic research, with researchers continuing their work in five new research groups, a transformation aimed at linking research projects even more closely to Hungarian foreign policy priorities.

An exclusive platform for international dialogue providing a venue and expert environment for lectures and public forums featuring high-level foreign political, economic, or academic figures, with emphasis on public outreach and accessibility.

• Foreign Policy Review

  Online and print publication, quarterly frequency.

• MKI Analysis

  Online extensive academic publication.

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