Countering Fake News with Jakub Janda, Deputy Director, European Values Think-Tank

Join us for a panel discussion on countering fake news and Russian disinformation with Jakub Janda and Igor Lukes. Jakub Janda is Head of the Kremlin Watch Program and Deputy Director at the European Values Think-Tank based in Prague. He specializes in the response of democratic states to hostile disinformation and influence operations. In 2016, he was tasked by Czech security and intelligence institutions to consult on an “Influence of Foreign Powers” chapter within an Audit of National Security conducted by the Czech government. Igor Lukes is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. He writes about Europe between the world wars and about contemporary developments in East Central Europe, Russia, and the Balkans.