Operational Risk:

Very High

Score:

20/100

Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
Basic documents including the Hungarian National Military Strategy (NMS) [1] and the National Security Strategy (NSS) [2] adopted in 2012 do not address corruption-related…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
There is no doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue in operations. The National Military Strategy does not mention corruption at all [1], as…
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Q52 25/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 25 / 100
While some elements of the military education include training on corruption issues, pre-deployment training cover this issue only on a superficial level. This might…
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Q53 50/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 25 / 100
Corruption risks, as well as other risks, are considered during preparation for foreign peace supporting missions [1]. Soldiers are briefed about the main problems…
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Application Score: 75 / 100
As examples in 53A suggest the issue of corruption as a threat in the local environment in Kosovo, Afghanistan or Iraq is well noted…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 0/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
Hungary takes part in international military operations (NATO, EU, UN, international coalitions) and does not engage in singular military operations. Hungary does not have…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
The Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) have no general regulations or guidance on how to monitor and evaluate corruption risks during international missions. According to…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been marked Not Applicable. Hungary does not have experts trained specifically for corruption monitoring in international missions. Operatives of the National…
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Contracting

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Q55 25/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
The main framework of preparing soldiers for mission participation is Decree 220/2015 of Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) Joint Forces Command [1].…
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Training Score: 50 / 100
Anti-corruption training is part of the general training before deployment [1]. However, this training is only theoretical and also reportedly very general, with no…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The Hungarian government has signed the Montreux Document [1]. However Hungarian laws are not…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no information on monitoring the work of PMCs, or having any oversight…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There were no legal issues related to PSCs. PMCs are mainly non-existent and only…
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