Igor Lukes Awarded Czech Diplomatic Achievement Medal
Professor Igor Lukes, Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic in Boston, has received the Medal for Merit in Diplomacy from Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. The prestigious award recognizes exceptional contributions to Czech diplomacy and foreign relations.
Lukes Lectures at Conference on Central European Politics
Igor Lukes, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, spoke recently at a conference about the 30th anniversary of the independent Czech Republic at the University of Toronto. Lukes discussed Central Europe in broad terms during the conference, tracing countries’ growth and development throughout the past 30…
Lukes Publishes Essay on Second President of Czechoslovakia
“Beneš maintained the dignity of the presidential office, which Masaryk instilled in it and which the Castle deserves. And his biggest political mistakes look innocent compared to the crimes of the Nazis and Communists who followed him.”
Garčević Interviewed on War in Ukraine and Regional Politics
Ambassador Garčević comments on the war in Ukraine, NATO and EU enlargement, relations between the EU and Russia, EU economic sanctions against Moscow, as well as recent European diplomatic visits to Kyiv.
Lukes Publishes Op-Ed on Modern Leninists
“Lenin was not a mere mistake that history had corrected once and for all with the collapse of the Soviet Union. His modus operandi is evident in the actions of many contemporary politicians.”
GDP Center Launches New Paper on EU-MERCOSUR FTA
The EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement would represent the largest trade deal for both blocs in terms of number of citizens involved, but is likely to be a step toward less productive, more unequal and more vulnerable economies in both blocs.
Lukes Quoted In Article on Czech Billionaire Petr Kellner
“Other entrepreneurs…quickly went boom and bust as the Czech economy privatized. But Kellner focused on making political friends, Lukes says, ‘because it was the only way to defend your profits.'”
Lukes Publishes Op-Ed on Trump’s COVID-19 Policies
Professor Igor Lukes publishes OpEd in Lidove Noviny on “Trump’s War with Coronavirus.”
Lukes in The Globe Post on Protests in the Czech Republic
Prof. Igor Lukes explores whether political protests in the Czech Republic can lead to meaningful change.
Lukes Interviewed on the Role of U.S., Czech Presidents
Prof. Igor Lukes was interviewed for a recent article on the role of presidents in the United States and the Czech Republic.
Lukes Gives Lecture at Czech Embassy in Washington
Prof. Igor Lukes discussed the February 1948 communist coup d’état in Prague.
Igor Lukes Discusses Legacy of Vaclav Havel
Igor Lukes, professor of International Relations and History at the Pardee School of Global Studies, published a story in The Conversation on the long shadow of former Czech president Vaclav Havel.