EU-Views: Igor Lukes
Name: Igor Lukes
Nationality: Czech
Occupation(s): Boston University Professor of History, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Professor of International Relations; Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic in New England
Connection to Europe: European citizen; Expertise in Central European history, East European politics, contemporary Russia; Specializes in the interwar period, the Cold War, and contemporary developments in East Central Europe and Russia
Date of Interview: April 22, 2016
In this episode, Toria Rainy talks to Igor Lukes, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University about the “civilizing role” of the European Union on the European continent, the politics of hate behind some critiques of the EU’s so-called “democratic deficit,” and the lingering threat to Europe’s future posed by Russia.