Jakub Janda

jakub.janda(at)europeanvalues.cz

Jakub Janda specializes in European policy to Russia and China, also specifically to the response of democratic states to hostile influence operations. Outside of his civilian job, he serves as an officer of Active Reserves of the Czech Armed Forces within the Czech Cyber and Information Warfare Command.

Between 2016 – 2017, he was tasked by Czech security and intelligence institutions to consult on “the Influence of Foreign Powers” chapter within the Audit of National Security conducted by the Czech government, where he was involved in the Czech policy shift on this issue. Since 2015, he has been asked to provide briefings and trainings in more than 20 countries. He has delivered expert briefings and testimonies to Members of the U.S. Congress, NATO Political Committee or to the European Parliament Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE).

In January 2022, he established EVC Taiwan Office, making EVC the first European think-tank to set up permanent presence in Taiwan. Between 2024 and 2025, he served as visiting fellow at Taiwanese Defense Ministry think-tank, the Institute of National Defence and Security Research (INDSR), conducting simulations of Chinese operations against Taiwan and its implications for European security.