Helena Ivanov
Project Fellow, NATO & its Adversaries
Dr Helena Ivanov is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. She recently completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on the relationship between propaganda and violence against civilians. In her thesis, Helena examined the role propaganda played during the Yugoslav Wars and produced a model for studying propaganda which details the key phases, functions, discourses, and techniques of propaganda (the model itself is applicable to other contexts). Additionally, Helena also served as a Manager at the Centre for International Studies at the LSE.
Latest Analysis:
Might China win the peace once the dust has settled from Ukraine’s war? Dr Helena Ivanov and Bob Seely explore, in The Telegraph.
As geopolitical tensions continue to increase, so does research collaboration with international actors such as China. What risks should the UK Government, universities, and UK-based research programmes be aware of? And what do the British public think? Helena Ivanov writes for the Henry Jackson Society.
As Russia intensifies its onslaught on Ukraine, Serbian President Vučić cosies up to the Kremlin & RT launches a Serbian language version of its site, angering the EU. Serbia does not seem to be helping itself. Helena Ivanov for UnHerd.
Serbia is finding itself in an increasingly precarious position. The gulf between the EU and Russia is widening, and soon enough it may be forced to pick sides. Helena Ivanov writes for UnHerd.
Helena Ivanov writes for The Post by UnHerd on how a flare-up on the Serbia-Kosovo border could destabilise Europe, and what the EU must do to prevent this.
Helena Ivanov writes for The Post by UnHerd on Serbia’s struggle to maintain a balancing act between East and West and how internal disputes over condemning Russia highlight the difficult position that the Western Balkans is in.
Helena Ivanov explains for CapX why Serbia is not aligned with other EU nations in taking on Putin, and how if the West wants Serbia in its camp, it needs to offer something tangible.