FORUM 2000 BULLETIN – JUNE 2021

25th Forum 2000 Conference

The 25th Forum 2000 Conference titled What Now? Building Back Democratically will take place on October 10-12, 2021. The program will be accompanied by the Festival of Democracy on October 9-15, 2021. The format of the Conference will be announced in the following months, as the pandemic situation develops. In-person or virtually, we look forward to welcoming you – save the date!

Czech Republic, EU, and Belarus: What next?

On June 6, 2021, Forum 2000 organized a working discussion “Czech Republic, EU, and Belarus: What next?” in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The participants of the discussion were Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Aleš Chmelař, Member of the EU Parliament Mikuláš Peksa of the Czech Pirate Party. The discussion was moderated by the Executive Director of Forum 2000 Foundation Jakub Klepal.

Elections change nothing in Russia #Forum2000online

Putin never lets other partner’s weakness pass by unused,” comments Konstantin von Eggert for #Forum2000online Chat, as he explains Putin’s behavior in the international arena. Konstantin is an independent journalist contributing to Deutsche Welle and TV Rain, and a leading expert on current Russia

Didi Kirsten Tatlow: On China´s global tech dominance

The first level of encryption in China is the Chinese language,” said Didi Kirsten Tatlow in our #Forum2000online Chat. She spoke about how China has been working to establish global technological dominance and what should be the response of democratic states.