The electoral victory of Donald Trump in 2016 surprised everyone, including the winner, the vanquished, and all the specialists. Even today, almost four years later, bitterly divided citizens struggle to understand what happened. The talk by Igor Lukes, Professor of History & International Relations at Boston University, seeks to cast light on several lesser-known factors behind Trump’s victory four years ago and it endorses the view that the warning lights are flashing red again for the coming election.

Moderated by Christopher Harwood .

Prof. Igor Lukes

Dr. Igor Lukes is a Professor of History and International Relations at Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. His books include Ceskoslovensko nad propasti (2014), On the Edge of the Cold War (2012), Rudolf Slansky (2006), Czechoslovakia Between Stalin and Hitler: The Diplomacy of Edvard Benes in the 1930′s (1996). He is a co-author and co-editor of The Munich Conference, 1938: Prelude to World War II (1999), Inside the Apparat (1990), and Gorbachev’s USSR: A System in Crisis (1990). Lukes is the recipient of the Central Intelligence Agency 2012 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature on Intelligence and the 2000 Stanley Z. Pech Prize for his article The Rudolf Slansky Affair. The book on Benes won the Boston Authors Club Award as well as the Kahn Award in 1996.

This event will be broadcasted online, live on Zoom.us. RSVP online through Eventbrite to receive a link and password for free viewing.

The event is organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, New York Chapter, with support of BBLA. In cooperation with the Harriman Institute at Columbia University