In Forum. Magazín Univerzity Karlovy was published an interview with Jan Koura in which he summarizes the results of his research on the cooperation of Moroccan opposition politician Mehdi Ben Barka with Czechoslovak intelligence service. The full text of the interview is available here.
In November 2020, Jan Koura published an article in the influential journal Intelligence and National Security (INS) on the cooperation of Moroccan opposition politician Mehdi Ben Barka with Czechoslovak intelligence in the context of StB activities in the Third World during the Cold War. Based on this text and an interview with Dr. Koura, an […]
Did you think that Cold War research and poetry were two completely incompatible things? This year’s Science Slam proved that they are not! CWRG member Jakub Mazanec’s stand-up “Cold War Technopolitics” received the most audience votes. Read more here.
The article by Mikuláš Pešta “Polozapomenutý listopad. Mezinárodní den studentstva a jeho překrývaná paměť” was published in the journal Paměť a dějiny. In it, the author examines the transformations of the legacy of 17 November and the associated memory policies. The article is available HERE.
Dr. Koura, head of the Cold War Research Group (CWRG), was awarded the CEFRES Platform Special Prize for his article “A prominent spy: Mehdi Ben Barka, Czechoslovak intelligence, and Eastern Bloc espionage in the Third World during the Cold War“, published in the impact journal Intelligence and National Security. The ceremony took place at the […]
Members of CWRG participated on a special issue of revue Paměť a dějiny which was focused on Cold War relations between Czechoslovakia and Africa. This special issue was published as a commemoration of the Year of Africa 60th anniversary. This special issue also contains a text about CWRG and its activities. Online acces: here
Charles University decided to support a research project called „African and Middle Eastern Elites Educated in former Socialist Countries: Studies, Trajectories, and Mindsets“. submitted by Dr. Constantin Katsakioris within the programme PRIMUS. It is a programme with aim to encourage young researchers with international experience to establish new research groups and laboratories. Three-years project will be solved at […]
Special Issue of International History Review called “The Secret Struggle for the Global South” was published in May 2020. This issue contains studies by two members of CWRG – Jan Koura (‘Africanos’ versus ‘Africanitos’ the Soviet-Czechoslovak Competition to Protect the Cuban Revolution) and Mikuláš Pešta (“Banking on Military Assistance: Czechoslovakia’s Struggle for Influence and Profit in […]
A study by Jan Koura called “A prominent spy: Mehdi Ben Barka, Czechoslovak intelligence, and Eastern Bloc Espionage in the Third World during the Cold War“ was published in peer-reviewed impacted journal Intelligence and National Security. Abstract: The 1965 disappearance of Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris, the catalyst of one of the greatest political scandals in […]
A study by Jan Koura called „Czechoslovakia and the ‘Cyprus issue’ in the years 1960–1974: secret arms deals, espionage, and the Cold War in the Middle East“ was published in peer-reviewed impacted journal Middle Eastern studies. Acces: https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2020.1860944 Abstract: This study is based on a broad range of newly declassified documents which garner revelatory findings pertaining […]
The dean of CU FA, Eva Lehečková, has been awarded Hillel J. Kieval from Washington University in St. Louis for his contribution to Jewish history in Central Europe and his persisting support of Jewish Studies in the Czech Republic.
The anonymous electronic evaluation of courses take place from 10 to 29 May. The results including the comments will be released in the middle of June.
Universidad de Chile and Charles University co-organize Ibero-American Week that is to take place from 9 to 13 May. As part of the event, the 27th Ibero-American Prize for student essays will be awarded and the Centre for Ibero-American Studies at CU FA will hold a conference on the bicentennial of the independence processes in Brazil, Mexico and Peru.
The presentations for the upcoming elections (to be held from 10 am on 17 May to 5 pm on 18 May) for the period 2022–2025 have been published.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and the Faculty of Humanities CU cordially invites you to a cycly of lectures by Prof. Helen Frances Leslie-Jacobsen (University of Bergen) that will be held at both faculties from 26 to 29 April 2022.
Candidates can submit their nominations until 23 April 2022, the elections will be held online from 10 am on 17 May to 5 pm on 18 May 2022.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, is looking for academic, technical, and economic staff. All offers are both in Czech and English.
In relation to the armed conflict in Ukraine, the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, the Zimin Foundation, and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, announce five two-year scholarships for Ukrainian citizens.
Charles University brought together top members of the legislative branches in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, to mark 100 years since the Czechoslovaks recognised the independence of the three Baltic states. Doc. Kristina Ante (Department of East European Studies at CU FA) had a presentation on how these countries are viewed by the Czechs.