CEIAS analyst Lucia Husenicová contributed to the edited volume on EU-South Korea relations with a chapter on relations between Slovakia and South Korea. The publication maps South Korea’s relations with Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovakia, and is the second volume in the series. The report was published by the Korea Chair… Continue reading Mapping out EU-South Korea relations: Key member states’ perspectives (vol. II)
Nová publikácia projektu MapInfluenCE sa zaoberá systematickými mapovaním nástrojov, ktoré Čína využíva na budovanie vzťahov so slovenskými predstaviteľmi a na získavanie vplyvu. Štúdia skúma využívanie nástrojov „cukru a biča“, t. j. odmeňovania a nátlaku s cieľom presadzovať svoje záujmy na Slovenku. Štúdia mapuje využívanie týchto nástrojov na viacerých úrovniach slovensko-čínskych vzťahov, počnúc medzivládnou úrovňou, skrz… Continue reading Čínska prítomnosť na Slovensku: medzi cukrom a bičom
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are witnessing a surge of nationalism throughout an ostensibly globalized world. In this article, we focus on the “narrative battle” over COVID-19 that has escalated between two competing major powers – China and the US. Guided by a cultural sociological approach, we reveal the meaning-making processes behind the narrative battle… Continue reading The Politics of Blaming: the Narrative Battle between China and the US over COVID-19
A new policy paper based on research undertaken by the MapInfluenCE project reveals the evolving nature of Chinese propaganda, both overt and covert, in Central Europe. Bolstered by collaborative research across the Visegrad nations, ongoing shifts in propaganda strategy are revealed in the paper, with cyberspace becoming the battlefield of choice more and more often.… Continue reading China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns in Central Europe
The coronavirus pandemic has shown how important the media are – an essential tool for communication between citizens and government in the time of crisis. In the new policy paper, Matej Šimalčík and Ivana Karásková (Association for International Affairs, Prague) analyze tools which can be used to safeguard media from hostile foreign influence. The coronavirus… Continue reading Limited welcome: Protecting the media from hostile foreign influence
