Neuron Talk: Geopolitics at a critical point
Why does the current geopolitical situation resemble the state of affairs 100 years ago? Where do we find a modern-day Churchill? What can each of us do so that we go on living in freedom?
How should society, the army and the economy respond?
Watch the recording of the Neuron Online Talk — an exclusive online discussion
that brought together leading specialists from various fields and professions.
What was said at the Neuron Online Talk? Watch the individual chapters
- HISTORICAL CONTEXT: the roots of current conflicts, how the situation does and does not resemble the beginning of the Second World War, pacifism versus strong capacity to act…
- BEST PRACTICE IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: agreement in the majority of society on values and the will to defend them, how to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and what about other events in the world…
- WHERE DIPLOMACY ENDS, THE ARMY BEGINS: Europe's defence capabilities and what about "dependence" on the USA? The state of the Czech army, NATO membership…
- THE CHANGES NEEDED IN SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY: is another arms race ahead of us? The resources of Russia's war economy versus Europe's and the Czech Republic's, the role of industry, strategy for further developments…
- CONCRETE STEPS SO THAT WE GO ON LIVING IN FREEDOM
The historian Petr Koura. The diplomat Petr Kolář. The soldier Otakar Foltýn. The businessman Dalibor Dědek. The social psychologist Sylvie Graf. Context. Power relations. Military conflicts. Resources and the war economy. Different views of the current geopolitical situation and of the security risks connected with power conflicts approaching our borders. Find out why geopolitics is in crisis and why the world around us is in turmoil, and what each of us can do to preserve the values of Western democracy and go on living in freedom.
The livestream's speakers
- Petr Koura, historian — a specialist in Czech political and cultural history of the 20th century, the history of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, memory culture and films on historical themes. Neuron Award laureate.
- Sylvie Graf, psychologist — she studies how to reduce tension between hostile groups and find understanding in societies that have been through conflict. Neuron Award laureate.
- Petr Kolář — adviser to the President of the Czech Republic, former diplomat in the USA and Russia
- Dalibor Dědek — entrepreneur and patron of the Neuron Foundation
- Otakar Foltýn — Military Office of the President of the Republic, officer of the Czech Army
The discussion, which took place on 28 February 2024, was moderated by Miroslav Bárta, Egyptologist, archaeologist and historian and member of the Neuron Foundation's Expedition Council, and by Monika Vondráková, co-founder and director of the Neuron Foundation.
From the left: Miroslav Bárta, Monika Vondráková, Petr Kolář, Sylvie Graf, Otakar Foltýn and Petr Koura. Dalibor Dědek, another of the Neuron Online Talk's speakers, is not in the photo; he joined the discussion online.
