TY - JOUR AU - Szanto, Balazs PY - 2021/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The politics of national sovereignty in Hungary vs. EU Membership in Hungary JF - AEI Insights JA - AEI Insights VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/AEIINSIGHTS/article/view/31658 SP - 49-64 AB - <p>The paper takes a critical look at the National Consultation process in 2017 in Hungary to<br>analyse the ongoing conflict between Budapest and Brussel. The Hungarian Government has<br>been hostile to various EU policies arguing that they violate the sovereignty of Hungary. This<br>paper seeks to refute this argument by showing that Hungary has the sovereignty to withdraw<br>from the agreements, the obligations of which it refuses to honour. Rather, the Government is<br>engaging in the politics of sovereignty, i.e. creating a sovereignty dispute in order to secure<br>short-term political objectives, such as political survival. This dangerous trend can be observed<br>in the populist politics of an increasing number of states, including the United Kingdom and<br>the United States, and it presents a tangible threat to any order based on international law. The<br>regimes in question use the politics of sovereignty in order to renege on their international<br>obligations.</p> ER -