Alpbach Talks: Fireside Chat with Jacques Rupnik
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 20, 2026, 18:30 – 20:00
In the evening discussion (Fireside Chat), we will look back at the path we have traveled since the fall of the Iron Curtain and analyze the challenges facing the European Union today. Is European integration in crisis, or is it undergoing a necessary transformation? What role does the voice of Prague, Warsaw, or Budapest play in it? We will look at how the electoral dynamics in France and the changes in the political map affect the ambitions of Paris and the stability of the entire European "27".
Jacques Rupnik is a French political scientist and a recognized expert on Central and Eastern Europe. He studied history and political science at the Sorbonne in Paris and Harvard University in the USA. Since 1977, he has collaborated with Pavel Tigrid and the exile magazine Svědectví. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, he worked as an advisor to President Václav Havel from 1990 to 1992. As a Professor Emeritus at the Paris Institute of Political Sciences (Sciences Po), he is one of the most cited experts on the modern history and politics of our region.