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WATCH: Meet the RECLAIM Project!
In this video, Prof. Maximilian Conrad explains the new RECLAIM project. Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a set […]
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“Ensuring transparent and impactful policy coherence for development”, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň (IIR, Czech Republic)
Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň’s in-depth analysis, commissioned by the European Parliament, has evaluated the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development. At a time […]
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“Foreign Fighters and Radical Influencers – Radical Milieus in the Postwar Balkans”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
In her new book published by Routledge, IIR’s researcher Asya Metodieva looks at Salafi influencers and foreign fighters in the […]
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“Crisis Impact. China-Central Europe relations amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine”, Ivan Lidarev (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR’s researcher Think Visegrad fellow Ivan Lidarev has published a policy paper, which seeks to understand the impact of the […]
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WATCH: “EU-Russia Relations – Special Talk with Heidi Hautala MEP” | EuropeChats Episode 15
This episode of EuropeChats is a special talk between Heidi Hautala MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Jim Cloos […]
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“Foreign Fighters and Radical Influencers – Radical Milieus in the Postwar Balkans”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
In her new book published by Routledge, our researcher Asya Metodieva looks at Salafi influencers and foreign fighters in the […]
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“What can we expect from the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey?”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
Turkey’s next presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for 18 June 2023. These elections constitute a critical juncture for Turkey’s […]
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“Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources in a Time of Climate Change”, Federica Cristani (IIR, Czech Republic)
Global fish and seafood production has more than doubled in the last fifty years, with Europe accounting for 16% of […]
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EUCO Debrief October 2022: Ukraine, Russia, Energy, China & more
EUCO Debrief is our series of policy responses to the regularly published conclusions of the European Council. Each time the […]
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DiCE Townhall: “Should Flexibility and Multi-Speed Europe Become the Norm in European Integration?”, November 11
In the framework of the project ‘DiCE – Differentiation: Clustering Excellence’, on 11 November 2022, the Institute of International Relations […]
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“Chapter 8 Women and Financial Equality”, Mara Catherine Harvey and Federica Cristani (IIR, Czech Republic)
Federica Cristani has recently contributed to the newly published book by Elisa Fornalè on Gender Equality in the Mirror with […]
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“Vietnamese drug networks in the Czech Republic: Development, share in the illicit market, structures, and modi operandi”, Miroslav Nožina (IIR, Czech Republic)
In his latest article, our researcher Miroslav Nožina focuses on the development of Vietnamese drug networks in the Czech Republic. […]
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“Digital sovereignty, geopolitical imaginaries, and the reproduction of European identity”, Linda Monses and Daniel Ambach (IIR, Czech Republic)
In the article, our researcher Linda Monsees together with Daniel Lambach argue that EU digital sovereignty practices draw on geopolitical […]
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Webinar: “Conflict in Ukraine: OSCE Reports & Lessons Identified for IHL Application”, November 8 (IIR, Czech Republic)
On 24 February 2022 the Russian Federation launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Soon after the outbreak of this […]
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Seminar: “Vulnerability: Capturing ‘Care’ within Security Politics”, October 4 (IIR, Czech Republic)
We would like to invite you to our upcoming seminar which is part of Advances in International Studies organized by […]
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“Vietnamese drug networks in the Czech Republic: Development, share in the illicit market, structures, and modi operandi”, Miroslav Nožina (IIR, Czech Republic)
Vietnamese drug-related criminal activities represent a dynamic phenomenon on the Czech drug scene. Most notably, the Czech security forces have […]
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“The EU’s Mission to Rebuild Ukraine: Problems and Priorities”, Taras Prodaniuk and Artur Koldomasov (IIR, Czech Republic)
Since February 24 of this year, as Russia invaded Ukraine, the economic and political stability in Europe has been disturbed. […]
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“The Transformation of Kurdish and Islamist Parties in Turkey”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
This book analyzes the transformation of ethnic and religious political parties in Turkey with special focus on their role in […]
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“International Theory and German Foreign Policy”, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Czech Republic)
The central aim of this book is to foster connections between scholarly discussions of German foreign policy and broader theoretical […]
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“Digital sovereignty, geopolitical imaginaries, and the reproduction of European identity”, Linda Monses and Daniel Lambach (IIR, Czech Republic)
“Digital sovereignty” has emerged as a hot topic in European politics. But although true European digital sovereignty seems unattainable, analysing […]
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“Politics of the Debtfare State: Repoliticizing the Czech Debt Enforcement Order and Its Limits”, Daniel Šitera (IIR, Czech Republic)
In Czechia, one of the statistically most equal and least indebted states, almost one-tenth of its (mostly low-income) population is […]
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“Defence cooperation and change: How defence industry integration fostered development of the European security community”, Ondřej Ditrych and Tomáš Kučera (IIR, Czech Republic)
This article situates recent initiatives to deepen security and defence cooperation in the European Union in the historical perspective. It […]
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“The Diplomatic Rapprochement between Turkey and Egypt: Implications and Recommendations for the Czech Presidency of the EU”, Clément Steuer, Pelin Ayan Musil and Sinan Arda (IIR, Czech Republic)
The recent rapprochement between Turkey and Egypt could be the key to the stabilization of the situation in Libya, which […]
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“When International Disasters Affect Technology Transfer: Where is International Law?”, Federica Cristiani (IIR, Czech Republic)
Natural disasters may have devastating impacts on human life, the economy, and environment of the affected states. This article focuses […]
Read moreTrans European Policy Studies Association Launches Book on Russia and the Future of Europe
TEPSA continues to provide excellent analysis of politicalattitudes and trends across the EU27 and beyond BRUSSELS, 13/07/2022: The latest book […]
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WATCH: Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Czech Presidency
Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council […]
Read moreTEPSA and IIR organise Pre-Presidency Conference before the Czech Presidency begins
The May Conference will bring experts, policy-makers, civil society andthe wider public together to discuss the priorities of the upcomingCzech […]
Read moreDiCE Panel at the Czech Pre-Presidency Conference: “The Future of European Integration: After the Crises and the CoFoE”, May 24
Europe and the world continues to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, with all its healthcare and financial implications. Russia has […]
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Czech Pre-Presidency Conference, Prague, 23-24 May 2022
On 1 July 2022, France handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Czechia, which holds its […]
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Job Vacancy: “Researcher/Senior Researcher”, Deadline April 15 (IIR, Prague)
IIR Prague now seeks to hire Researcher / Senior Researcher with expertise in one or more of the following areas: China’s […]
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“Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development: A troubleshooting guide for reluctant EU donors”, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň (IIR, Czech Republic)
The inclusion of the Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in the Sustainable Development Goals as Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development […]
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“Outer Space: an Area Recognised as Res Communis Omnium: Limits of National Space Mining Law”, Martin Švec (IIR, Czech Republic)
Against the background of rapid advances in space technology and better understanding of the composition of celestial bodies, the utilisation […]
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“NATO’s sub-conventional deterrence: The case of Russian violations of the Estonian airspace”, Matus Halas (IIR, Prague)
The question of how to deter sub-conventional activities—characterized by a limited role for the use of force—is one of the […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Is the EU fit for the Green Deal? Lessons from Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development”, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň (IIR, Czech Republic)
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Is the EU fit for the Green Deal? Lessons from Policy Coherence […]
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“Policy Paper: Terrorism, Cryptocurrencies and the EU Response”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
In her policy paper “Terrorism, Cryptocurrencies and the EU Response”, written under the project Think Visegrad in Brussels, Asya Metodieva, […]
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WATCH: European Solidarity in Action | #EuropeChats Episode 8
In this special episode of EuropeChats, we are joined by Prof. Michael Kaeding. Michael is Jean Monnet Chair ad personam […]
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“Solidarity in the EU: does it exist?”, December 6 (IIR, Czech Republic)
How did a stubborn pro-European country even during soviet regime, turned into disillusioned member state and mild promoter of European […]
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WATCH: “Stronger Together? European Solidarity in Times of Crisis”, December 2 (ÖGFE, Austria)
In the framework of the upcoming book “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, edited […]
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“Anxiety geopolitics: Hybrid warfare, civilisational geopolitics, and the Janus-faced politics of anxiety”, Jakub Eberle, Jan Daniel (IIR, Czech Republic)
Working at the intersection of political geography and international relations, this article does two things. First, it theorises the relationship […]
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“Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space: Context-Based Legitimacy in Global Governance of Large Technical Systems” Petr Bohacek, Pavel Dufek and Nikola Schmidt (IIR, Czech Republic)
Technology offers unique sets of opportunities, from human flourishing to civilization survival, but also challenges, from partial misuse to global […]
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“Taming rock music in communist states: Politicisation of Western popular culture in East Europe and mainland China”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
‘Rock and its accompanying subcultures, which voiced the rebellious attitudes of young people against the communist political establishments in the […]
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“The external energy actorness of the EU towards Egypt”, Lukáš Tichý, Zbyně and Jan Mazač (IIR, Czech Republic)
The aim of this article is to apply the concept of external actorness to an analysis of EU energy relations […]
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“Bring Them Back: Manage the Risk”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
‘Local and international media continuously tell stories about people who, after having joined the Islamic State (IS) a few years […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Multilateralism Reloaded: the EU’s way”, Ondrej Ditrych
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Multilateralism Reloaded: the EU’s way”, written by Ondrej Ditrych, Director at […]
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“Stability, Sustainability and Success in the Sahel: The Next Steps for the Czech Engagement”, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Jan Daniel and Ondřej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
As a follow-up up to the military involvement of the Czech Republic in the region since 2013 and the consequent […]
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“Building up Cybersecurity Policies in the Visegrad Region: Which Cooperation?”, Federica Cristani (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Visegrad region has been the target of cyberattacks, both in the public and private sectors, in the last years. […]
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“How Should Europe Address Iran’s Missile Proliferation Activities”, Azriel Bermant (IIR, Czech Republic)
One of the criticisms that has been levelled at the Iran nuclear agreement officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
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“China’s soft power in the Czech Republic”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
China’s public image in the Czech Republic has worsened significantly since the positive U-turn in Czech–Chinese political relations and signing […]
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“Exploring neoliberal resilience”, Daniel Šitera (IIR, Czech Republic)
Why is neoliberalism still ruling the Czech economic thinking and economic policies, while it has been challenged in Poland, Hungary, […]
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“Bohemian Forest Dark Tales: The Czech Republic, Russia’s Dirty War Machine and Western Solidarity”, Ondřej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
In the light of the Czech-Russian diplomatic tit-for-tat, Ondřej Ditrych, the director of the IIR, argues in his latest commentary […]
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Seminar: “Republic of Conscience: Human Rights and Poetry” (IIR, Czech Republic)
On 25 May, the Centre for International Law hosted a seminar with Rióna Ní Fhrighil, Personal Professor of Modern Irish […]
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“Exploring neoliberal resilience: the transnational politics of austerity in Czechia”, Daniel Šitera (IIR, Czech Republic)
The 2008 economic crisis undermined faith in the neoliberal order of the world economy. Yet, the Czech attitude towards neoliberalism […]
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Seminar on International Law, Human Trafficking, and Refugees (IIR, Czech Republic)
On 13 April, the Centre for International Law hosted a seminar with Gillian Kane, PhD candidate at the School of […]
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IIR has a new website (IIR, Czech Republic)
It is our pleasure to introduce to you IIR’s new website! It is well designed, modern, beautiful, and easy to […]
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“China and Central Europe: cooperation in difficult times during the COVID-19 outbreak”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The comparative case study traces the V4 states’ relations with China since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe […]
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Internship Vacancy: Research Assistant (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR is looking for new interns! Do you want to deepen your practical knowledge? Do you want to try the […]
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Online Conference: “The Indo-Pacific in the Post-Trump Era: Expectations and Challenges”, March 18 (IIR, Czech Republic)
The webinar aims to join the current discussion on the evolving dynamics among great and middle powers in the Indo-Pacific […]
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“Otto Pick: Observer and Actor of Czech Diplomacy”, Vladimir Handl (IIR, Czech Republic)
The publication presents Professor Pick, but also the transformation period of Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic, its main milestones and actors […]
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“Political Science in Central and Eastern Europe: Integration with Limited Convergence in Czechia”, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Czech Republic)
Has Czech political science succeeded in integrating itself into the European field? A scientific article co-authored by Jakub Eberle argues […]
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“Protester-Police Fraternisation in the 2013 Gezi Park Uprisings”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
The number of anti-regime protests is significantly rising across the globe. Social media is often filled with videos and images […]
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First Issue of impacted Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations Journal Published (IIR, Czech Republic)
This year’s first issue of our impacted Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations journal just got published! We […]
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Two New Researchers have joined the Team (IIR, Czech Republic)
Two new researchers have joined the IIR team: Julian Schmid and Martin Laryš. Julian Schmid is a Postdoctoral Researcher at […]
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“Complementary Protection and Encampment”, Bríd Ní Ghráinne (IIR, Czech Republic)
The paper examines whether it is legal to deport an individual to a state where they will likely end up […]
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International Women’s Day: Read our Top 5 Publications
To celebrate International Women’s Day we are taking advantage of our regular #PublicationOfTheDay feature on social media to highlighting the […]
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Online Conference: “A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives”, February 16 (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR cordially invites you to the online conference “A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese […]
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“The Actorness of the EU in Its Energy Relations with Algeria”, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
Together with Jan Mazáč of the Charles University and Zbyněk Dubský of the University of Economics, Prague, they focused on […]
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Internship Vacancy: “Public Relations and Event Assistant” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The PREA internship offers a wide range of marketing tasks. As a part of this internship, you will manage the […]
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“The Current State of EU-Turkey Relations and Implications for Czech Foreign Policy”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
The latest policy paper of researcher Pelin Ayan Musil discusses this important topic from the perspective of bringing back the […]
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“COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions”, Emil Aslan et al. (IIR, Czech Republic)
Research director Emil Aslan contributed to this article, which focuses on conducting fieldwork during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]
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Jan Daniel Takes Part in ′′Misinformation, Clickbait, Junk News” Conference (IIR, Czech Republic)
The terms ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ have lost their shock value in today’s public discourse and seem to have […]
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Online Workshop: “A Workshop on Academic Publishing with the Czech Journal of International Relations Editorial Board Members”, March 25-26 (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Czech Journal of International Relations (CJIR) invites primarily PhD students to a workshop on academic writing and publishing. The […]
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“Fears of Jihadi Terrorism: Questions for Central Europe after the Vienna Attack”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
In her first article as a fellow of Visegrad Insight, our researcher Asya Metodieva analyzes the unprecedented nature of the […]
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2020 Global Go to Think-Tank Index: TEPSA once again confirmed as one of the leading think-tank networks in the world
Retaining its position from last year, TEPSA ranks among the 10 best think tank networks in the world in the […]
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“Who Let the Dogs Out: The Czech Intelligence Service Annual Report and the Challenges of Discussing Threats in a Postfactual Age”, Ondrej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Czech domestic intelligence service details the threats to which the Central European country is exposed. It shows the broader […]
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“Mapping Out EU-South Korea Relations: Key Member States’ Perspectives”, Alica Kizeková (IIR, Czech Republic)
What is the perspective of key EU member states towards South Korea? While EU-South Korea relations have attracted growing attention […]
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Lukáš Tichý Published an article in the prestigious Insight Turkey magazine published by SETA (IIR, Czech Republic)
The EU is now considered as an actor in international relations in many ways. Considering that it is dependent on […]
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Call for Applications: Childcare Personnel (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations is looking for childcare personnel for its newly-established, small child group Výzkumníček. The position is […]
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“Border Control and Invisible Threats. Does the Closures of Borders in Europe Stop COVID-19?”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
This policy paper evaluates the implementation of travel restrictions in Europe due to COVID-19 to provide an understanding of the […]
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“The Actorness of the EU in Its Energy Relations with Algeria”, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
The author aims to define the criteria for the EU’s external actorness in its energy policy and their application to […]
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“The Current State of EU-Turkey Relations and Implications for Czech Foreign Policy”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
The latest policy paper of our researcher Pelin Ayan Musil discusses this important topic from the perspective of bringing back […]
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“China and the USA in Central Asia: Competing Actors with Different Goals?”, Alica Kizeková (IIR, Czech Republic)
The chapter examines the engagement of China and the USA with the states in Central Asia in the era of […]
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“Czech President’s Spy Games”, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
The article deals with a long-standing dispute between the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman and the Security Information […]
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“Jihadi Foreign Fighters and the Threat to Czechia”, Emil Aslan and Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
Following the 2020 Vienna terrorist attack, jihadi terrorrism came to the forefront of threats for Central Europe. Even though Czechia […]
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Call for Applications: The Institute of International Relations Prague is looking for new interns for the year 2021 (IIR, Czech Republic)
Join the IIR team as a Public Relations and Event Assistant or as a Research Assistant and gain experience in […]
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Asya Metodieva speakers at the 10th Belgrade Security Forum (IIR, Czech Republic)
Despite the declared ambition of all Western Balkan countries to join the European Union and their integration and increasing cooperation […]
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“‘This agenda will never be politically popular’: Central Europe’s anti-gender mobilization and the Czech Women, Peace and Security agenda”, Mila O’Sullivan (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has recently started to gain traction in Central Europe, notwithstanding discussion in the […]
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Job Vacancy: Researcher / Senior Researcher (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) has been the leading academic institution for the study of international relations in […]
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The director of IIR shared their thoughts about the challenges that the new US president will have to face (IIR, Czech Republic)
The director of IIR, Ondřej Ditrych, along with a number of specialists in international relations, shared their thoughts about the […]
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“Moving Forward or Turning Back? Slovak Parties and the Future of the EU”, Jan Kovář (IIR, Czech Republic)
This article explores which metaphors relevant political parties in Slovakia use when they speak about the EU’s “finalité politique” by […]
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Job Vacancy: Researcher / Senior Researcher (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) has been the leading academic institution for the study of international relations in […]
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“Border Control and Invisible Threats. Does the Closures of Borders in Europe Stop COVID-19?”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
This policy paper evaluates the implementation of travel restrictions in Europe due to COVID-19 to provide an understanding of the […]
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Annual Summit: “Prague European Summit 2020” (IIR, Czech Republic)
Prague European Summit is a platform for strategic dialogue about common responses to EU’s challenges. It connects public officials, business […]
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Job Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) has been the leading academic institution for the study of international relations in […]
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“Japan and the Visegrad 4: The Unsensational Strategic Partners”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
This paper points out to the convergence between the Visegrad 4 and Japan that is driven by economic concerns and […]
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“Time to Exist and Resist: the European Union and Russian Political War”, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Russia is waging a political war campaign of active measures intended to divide, distract, and dismay European states, not as […]
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“Mitigating the COVID-19 effect: Emergency economic policy-making in Central Europe”, Tomáš Profant (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR researcher Tomáš Profant co-authored the paper Mitigating the COVID-19 effect: Emergency economic policy-making in Central Europe which explores the economic […]
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International Conference: “Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue: Enriching Future Communities”, 5 November (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Conference aims to enhance mutual understanding and multilateral cooperation by providing a platform to debate and identify opportunities and […]
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“COVID-19, Border Closures, and International Law”, Bríd Ní Ghráinne (IIR, Czech Republic)
Politicians all around the world often describe coronavirus pandemic as a war or a national emergency. Because of the COVID-19 […]
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“How Does Identity Relate to Attitudes Towards Differentiation?”, Jan Kovář and Petr Kratochvíl (IIR, Czech Republic)
A new policy paper of our researchers Jan Kovář and Petr Kratochvíl just came out! It was written with a […]
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