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Marian Majer

Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, State Secretary
In the years 2002-2004, he worked as the editor of the foreign affairs department in Denník SME. Since 2004, he has been working at the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic in various positions: in the years 2004-2005 as chief state adviser and researcher at the Institute of Security and Defense Policy, in the years 2006-2010 as general state adviser at the section of defense policy, international relations and legislation, later, in the years 2010-2011, as Director General of the Department of Defense Inspection Inspection Section and in 2012 as Director General of the Defense Policy, International Relations and Legislation Section.

In the years 2016 and 2020, he was the director of the Office of the State Secretary, and from 2020 until now he has been working as the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic.

In addition, he worked as a researcher, director of the defense policy program at the Center for European and North Atlantic Relations (CENAA), director of the security and defense policy program at the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI) and director of the Slovak Institute for Security Policy.
 
  • DISCUSSION: Propaganda and misinformation as a weapon - even in the war in Ukraine
    The discussion will focus on the following topics:
    •      Is the Slovak population a victim of propaganda?
    •      When did it all start?
    •      How does propaganda change in times of war and in times of peace?
    •      How to recognize propaganda and how to defend against it?
    •      How is Slovakia prepared to fight propaganda and misinformation?
    •      What steps has Europe taken to combat misinformation since the beginning of the war?
    •      Is online content blocking correct?
    •      What should be the role of real journalism?

    Guests:
    Ján Hargaš - State Secretary, Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
    Marián Majer - State Secretary, Ministry of Defense SR
    Dušan Ondrušek - psychologist, PDCS
    Vladimír Šnídl - journalist, Denník N

    Chairman:
    Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová

     
  • DISCUSSION
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