Deputy Director-General for Analysis and Foreign Relations (AFR), Office of Foreign Relations and Information (ÚZSI), Czech Republic
Professional career:
October 2014 Deputy Director-General for Analysis and Foreign Relations, ÚZSI
2012 - 2014 Official representative of ÚZSI in the United States of America
2010 – 2011 Senior Head of Analysis, ÚZSI
2008 – 2010 Head of the Foreign Relations Department, ÚZSI
2004 – 2008 Official representative of ÚZSI in Ukraine
1999 - 2003 Official representative of ÚZSI in the Russian Federation
1993 - 1999 Office for Foreign Relations and Information (ÚZSI)
The ongoing immigration to Europe together with the related fear of terrorist attacks, has almost immediately turned into a hot topic for experts from social, economic and security fields becoming one of the highest priority for political decision makers and food for the media. Unfortunately, Europe immediately started to lose control over the situation. Often, decision-makers use the interpretation of the situation provided by the media, to meet the citizens’ demands. But at the same time, since the media want to sell their products, they use stories which appeal to their readership: if it is hungry for fear and blood, they will serve exactly what the readers want. Otherwise they will be replaced. Much like the politicians. As a result, individual countries lose their ability to keep distance from details and are not able to control the situation strategically.