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An interview with Jan Koura in Forum magazine

February 10, 2022 Notices Publications

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.  

Reactions to Jan Koura’s article in Intelligence and National Security

January 8, 2022 Notices Publications

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 […]

Cold War technopolitics scored in Science Slam 2021

November 4, 2021 Notices

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.

An article by Mikuláš Pešta in the journal Paměť a dějiny

October 21, 2021 Notices Publications

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 was awarded the CEFRES Platform Special Prize

October 7, 2021 Notices

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 […]

Special Issue of revue Paměť a dějiny

February 7, 2021 Notices Publications

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

PRIMUS Research Programme and CWRG

February 7, 2021 Notices

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 IHR “The Secret Struggle for the Global South”

February 7, 2021 Notices Publications

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 […]

Jan Koura published a study in Intelligence and National Security

February 7, 2021 Notices Publications

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 […]

Jan Koura published a study in Middle Eastern Studies

February 5, 2021 Notices Publications

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 […]

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Professor of Jewish History and Thinking, Hillel J. Kieval, Has Received Silver Medal of CU FA

May 12, 2022 Faculty

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.

Evaluation of the Summer Semester Courses Has Been Launched

May 12, 2022 Faculty

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.

Ibero-American Week Is Just Around the Corner

May 3, 2022 Faculty

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.

Vote in the Elections to the Academic Senate of CU FA

May 2, 2022 Faculty

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.

Prof. Jacobsen Introduces Law Books and Faroese Ballads

April 26, 2022 Faculty

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.

The Elections to the Academic Senate of CU FA Are Approaching

April 19, 2022 Faculty

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.

Job Offers at Faculty of Arts, Charles University

April 11, 2022 Faculty

The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, is looking for academic, technical, and economic staff. All offers are both in Czech and English.

Boris Nemtsov Scholarship Has Been Announced

April 6, 2022 Faculty

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.

Conference of Four Countries Offers Crucial Lessons

April 5, 2022 Faculty

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.


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