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FOS Ready to Launch Its Third Student Summit on Challenges of Democracy
The Friends of Slovakia (FOS) International Student Summits are off and running! Two successful virtual summits were held in 2021 and a third summit will occur in April 2022. All three events address the theme, “Challenges of Democracy.” The students, faculty, and expert guest speakers from past summits have all participated virtually due to covid-19 restrictions and will continue to do so for the third Student Summit.
17
Mar
2022
By Thomas W. Skladony
webinar
Russia Invades Ukraine: Implications for Slovakia
Friends of Slovakia hosted a webinar of leading experts who reviewed the most important political, social, economic, and foreign-policy implications of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine for Slovakia and beyond.
09
Mar
2022
By Friends of Slovakia
webinar
100th Anniversary of Death of Štefánik Commemorated
This year, 2019, represents the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the most important figures in the history of Slovakia, Milan Rastislav Štefánik. On May 4, the anniversary was commemorated with a talk by researcher Kevin J. McNamara of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, who discussed “Six Events that Made Milan Stefanik a […]
06
May
2019
By Friends of Slovakia
presentation