Victoria Herczegh

Viktória Herczegh is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. She is also a PhD candidate at the Political Science and International Relations Doctoral School of Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Her PhD research topic is "Double Standards projected by Great Powers". Ms. Herczegh holds a bachelor's degree of Chinese Language and Culture and a master's degree of East Asian Studies. She also spent one semester at Shanghai International Studies University studying Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Herczegh is a native Hungarian fluent in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin.

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Can ASEAN Still Shape Its Own Destiny?

Though the Association of Southeast Asian Nations counts among its members some of the developing world’s most up-and-coming economies, the bloc has never been able to parlay its potential into meaningful strategic influence. There are many reasons for this, including conflicting national imperatives and unresolved internal conflicts. But perhaps the most important is that its […]

The Philippines Courts Defense Alliances

The Philippines has taken significant steps to expand its security partnerships in recent months. In early November, the countries of the informal Squad security grouping – the Philippines, Japan,...

China’s Military Self-Critique

Last week, the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of China’s armed forces, published a lengthy and unusually candid article assessing the People’s Liberation Army’s shortcomings. State military commentary typically...

Losing Faith in China

At an ad hoc Politburo Study Session last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the acceleration of the Sinicization of religions. Sinicization refers to the modification of someone...

The Problem With China’s Renewed Push for Unity

The Chinese government recently introduced a new set of regulations, set to take effect in 2026, to manage Chinese citizens employed by foreign diplomatic and consular missions in China....

How Long Will China Support North Korea?

On Sept. 3, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared side by side with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing. Also present was Kim’s daughter,...

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