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In 2004, the Central European and Baltic countries joined the European Union as new members. The Prague office seeks to strengthen liberal forces, both political and intellectual, in the region. Our project office particularly supports the 4liberty.eu network, which serves as a centre of competence and a platform for dialogue.
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20 years after 9/11: conspiracy theories still alive and related to Covid-19
As the world remembers the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, conspiracy theories about what "really" happened are resurfacing and continue to roam the Internet twenty years after the event, although most have been disproven and none confirmed by experts. Check out the new bi-weekly report by Infosecurity.sk.
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Job Vacancy: Project Manager Central Europe and the Baltic States
As of 1st December 2021, the position of a Project Manager for Central Europe and the Baltic States at the Prague office will be filled full-time (40 hours/week) at least until 31st December 2022 (with a potential extension).
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From Poland With Love - August
From humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border over collapse of the ruling coalition to Poland Campus of the Future: In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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Analysing Populism in the Visegrád Group
What does populism mean? And why is populism so strong in the Visegrád Group, especially in Poland and Hungary? Karolina Derynska reflects on the challenge for liberals to find a successful way to oppose this „movement”.
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Aggressive US, weak NATO, and a looming refugee crisis. How Slovak disinformation actors are exploiting the situation in Afghanistan
The rapid fall of the Afghan government and the hasty evacuation of refugees provided ample opportunity for disinformation actors and media to spread streams of anti-American, anti-NATO and anti-refugee narratives. Accordingly, disinformation proliferated in the Slovak information space regarding the recent events in Afghanistan. Check out the new bi-weekly report by Infosecurity.sk.
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Commonalities of Populism in Europe and the V4 Region
Orbán, Kaczyński, Babiš, Salvini, Le Pen, Farage. Politicians from different countries, with different political affiliations, but they definitely have one thing in common: they are all populists. But how come, that one “ideology” can connect these different politicians with different political views?
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From Poland With Love - July
From controversial draft bill concerning the Polish media law over ECJ´s ruling on the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court to return of Donald Tusk in Polish politics: In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends (August 16, 2021)
New changes related to Covid 19 measures and continuous disinformation narratives around vaccination. Those are the topics of the new bi-weekly report by STRATPOL – Strategic Policy Institute and Slovak Security Policy Institute. The report is part of Infosecurity,sk project monitoring activities of both Slovak and foreign disinformation actors, but focusing mainly on the former.
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The perspective of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia on the Three Seas Initiative
The new policy paper by Association for International Affairs supported by Prague office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom presents an overview of the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian positions towards the Three Seas Initative. The three countries were considered as “reluctant participants” of the initiative at the beginning, but as the 3SI developed over the past 5 years, their positions evolved as well.
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Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends (July 30, 2021)
Protests against the pandemic measures in front of the Slovak parliament and disinformation narratives around vaccination. Those are the topics of the new bi-weekly report by STRATPOL – Strategic Policy Institute and Slovak Security Policy Institute. The report is part of Infosecurity,sk project monitoring activities of both Slovak and foreign disinformation actors, but focusing mainly on the former.
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Diversity and LGBT+ Rights in Albania, North Macedonia and Moldova
In 2019 Projekt: Polska with support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom initiated a project called “Ed Net. Education for Human Rights and Diversity”. The project idea grew from hostile sentiment of populist Central European governments towards anti-discriminatory, anti-hate speech and sexual education. In his article, Michał Tęcza from Projekt: Polska reports about his experience from the fact-finding missions to Albania, North Macedonia and Moldova.
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Old Problems and No Solution
Today, the European Commission will publish its annual Rule of Law Report, in which it systematically examines the separation of powers, media diversity and the independence of the judiciary in all 27 EU countries. The new report could deepen existing conflicts. So far, however, there have been no consequences from the ranking.
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Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends (July 20, 2021)
The Slovak anti-vaxxers demonstrating in front of the houses of Slovak doctors and disinformation narratives regarding "vaccination apartheid". Those are the topics of the new bi-weekly report by STRATPOL – Strategic Policy Institute and Slovak Security Policy Institute. The report is part of Infosecurity,sk project monitoring activities of both Slovak and foreign disinformation actors, but focusing mainly on the former.
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From Poland With Love - June
From cyber attack on Polish officials over a controversial draft bill limiting property restitution claims to disputes in the United Right governing coalition: In his monthly newsletter, guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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Minding the Gap: Deepening Polarisation in Poland and Hungary
21 Research Center and Projekt:Polska present their joint study titled Minding the gap: deepening political polarisation in Poland and Hungary. Based on four (2-2) focus groups conducted in the two countries, the research focuses on political preference formation and polarisation within the rural Hungarian and Polish population. It aims to deconstruct the populist governing parties’ disproportionate popularity among the communities of villages and smaller towns.
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As the world remembers the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, conspiracy theories about what "really" happened are resurfacing and continue to roam the Internet twenty years after the event, although most have been disproven and none confirmed by experts. Check out the latest bi-weekly report by Infosecurity.sk , a project by Stratpol - Strategic Policy Institute and FNF Prague 👇 https://bit.ly/2Z5552j
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"A whole hour for the mere enumeration of the priorities and measures takes so far by the European Commission – that is how the annual speech on the State of the European Union given by the Commission President and directed at the European Parliament and the European citizens can be summarised. The tradition, which is modelled on the American State of the Union Address and has been taking place since José Manuel Barroso, is eagerly awaited every year in political Brussels and the capitals of the EU member states. Did Ursula von der Leyen live up to these expectations?" Our European Affairs Manager, Jeanette Süß, takes stock of this year's State of the Union address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Check out the full article on 👇 https://bit.ly/2XxXf0L
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Last year, we gathered a group of motivated young people to talk about populism, storytelling and the Visegrád countries. 🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰 A couple of our participants sought out to explore the issues further in a mini-series of opinion pieces and essays. In the last part of our series, we meet Szabolcs Sóber (International Officer, Momentum Movement): Populist parties are present everywhere– in many countries worldwide, both on the left and right side of the political spectrum. Regardless of whether they are forming a government, it is undeniable that they managed something important in recent times: to bring their narratives to families’ dining tables. Would you call it a success? https://bit.ly/396FwQc
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