Interview: ‘There is so much about Czech and Slovak history that lends itself to the espionage genre’
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with James Silvester, a British writer and author of a fascinating series of thrillers set inContinue Reading
Author: Jules Eisenchteter
A Sciences Po Paris graduate and former student of Charles University in Prague, Jules Eisenchteter has worked as a policy analyst and speech-writer in France, South-East Asia and Central Europe. Freelance writer and translator since 2015, he co-founded Kafkadesk in 2018.
Meet Oko! Magazine, the crack-team trying to bridge the gap between Czechs and expats
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Claire Dognini, Leigh Woods and Benny Water, respectively marketing director, chief-editor and art director ofContinue Reading
Interview: “Slovakia is still searching for its identity and purpose in the world”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova, respectively the founder and co-director of ‘Global Slovakia’, a Bratislava-basedContinue Reading
Interview: “Prague truly is a multi-national and cosmopolitan city”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Chris Oldroyd, founder and publisher of Prague Visitor and Prague Resident magazines, two of theContinue Reading
Meet Baasch, the electro songwriter taking the Polish alternative scene by storm
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Baasch, a Polish composer, songwriter and producer known for his distinctive dark electro-pop sound, catchyContinue Reading
What Zuzana Čaputová’s victory means for Slovakia – and what it doesn’t
Last week, Zuzana Čaputová was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president. Here’s why it matters – but not asContinue Reading
Meet Poetizer, the Czech-born social media breaking the rules with rhymes
Prague, Czech Republic – This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Lukas Sedlacek, founder and managing director of the first social mediaContinue Reading
“Poland has never been as divided as it is now”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with prominent Polish film director Konrad Szołajski. His most recent documentary, ‘Make Poland Great Again’ (Dobra Zmiana)Continue Reading
“Building a global business from Budapest is the most ideal thing I can imagine”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Peter Kovacs, co-founder of the Global Startup Awards (GSA) – one of the largest startup ecosystemsContinue Reading
Interview: “In Hungary, digital transformation is key for every company’s future”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Gabor Bonyhadi, CMO of Codecool, a Budapest-based IT education startup that launched a disruptive modelContinue Reading
Interview: A behind-the-scenes snapshot of life in communist Czechoslovakia
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Thomas K. Murphy, an American historian who recently published a book on popular culture inContinue Reading
“The ‘Hungarization’ of the Visegrad Group is harmful to the rest of Central Europe”
This week, we spoke with Vít Dostál, director of the Research Centre at the Association for International Affairs (AMO), aContinue Reading
“Many foreigners suffer from social isolation in Slovakia. This can change”
This week, Kafkadesk sat down with Henrieta Valková, a Slovak social worker who, throughout her whole life, has witnessed first-handContinue Reading
Steve Bannon flounders in Europe’s illiberal heartland
Prague, Czech Republic – The chief architect of ‘America First’ came to Central Europe hoping to find the promised land.Continue Reading
Interview: “Our Summer University fosters mutual understanding between nations”
Prague, Czech Republic – It was back in 2013. An undergrad student from Paris, I had freshly landed in PragueContinue Reading
