Lukes Speaks at Havel Presidential Library, Meltingpot Conference
Igor Lukes, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, had a busy summer in 2017 involving multiple interviews with the Czech media, speeches at the Swedish embassy and Vaclav Havel Presidential Library in Prague, and an appearance on a panel at the 2017 Meltingpot Conference as part of the Colours of Ostrava Festival.
Lukes spoke at an event held in front the Swedish Embassy honoring Veleslav Wahl, a man executed for his role in a western intelligence network. Wahl had previously worked against the Nazis and his father, uncle, and father-in-law were executed by the Nazis. The event was held at the Swedish Embassy because it was the house where the Wahl family lived.
Lukes delivered another talk at the Vaclav Havel Presidential Library in Prague, where he spoke about the impact of the Trump presidency on Central Europe.
As part of the Colours of Ostrava Festival, Lukes spoke as part of a panel at the 2017 Meltingpot Conference on Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections. Also at the 2017 Meltingpot Conference, Lukes delivered a presentation entitled “Does the Truth Matter Anymore? Politics in the Time of Trump and Zeman.”
Watch an interview filmed with Lukes as part of the Meltingpot Conference.
Lukes was also interviewed by several media outlets including Czech TV and Radio Prague.
Igor Lukes writes primarily about Central Europe. His publications deal with the interwar period, the Cold War, and contemporary developments in East Central Europe and Russia. His work has won the support of various other institutions, including Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays, the Woodrow Wilson Center, IREX, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1997 Lukes won the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at Boston University.