The article analyzes Germany’s policies toward Russia from an ontological security perspective. We argue that foreign policy should be seen […]
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Seminar: “Untangling the Mayhem: Crises and Prospects of the Middle East” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations in cooperation with the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies and the Center for Asian Studies at the […]
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TEPSA Brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, Petr Kratochvíl & Zdeněk Sychra
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, written by Petr Kratochvíl (Senior […]
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Czernin Security Forum: “Moving Sands in Global Politics and European Security: Resilience and Beyond” (IIR, Czech Republic)
Save the dates of 29 – 30th November 2018 for the conference on “Moving Sands in Global Politics and European […]
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“Balancing Against Threats In Interactions Determined by Distance And Overall Gains”, Matus Halas (IIR, Czech Republic)
“Actors in the Prisoner’s Dilemma agent-based model presented here decide between cooperation and defection in binary interactions determined by distance […]
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Conference: “Reaching Out to the Other: Overcoming Intercultural Conflicts” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic would like to cordially invite […]
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Veronika Bílková as a new Secretary General of the ESIL (IIR, Czech Republic)
Veronika Bílková, the head of the Centre for International Law, was appointed the new Secretary General of the European Society […]
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New publication – “Czech Foreign Policy in 2017: Analysis” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The IIR is proud to present the 11th Volume of the Czech Foreign Policy IIR Analysis series, the Czech Foreign […]
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“The US Withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council”, Veronika Bilkova (IIR, Czech Republic)
In mid-June 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council. It sat in the Council for […]
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Conference: “Moving Sands in Global Politics and European Security: Resilience and Beyond” (IIR, Czech Republic)
Save the dates 29th – 30th November 2018 for the conference on “Moving Sands in Global Politics and European Security: […]
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Ruth Ferrero-Turrión, new Think Visegrad Fellow of IIR (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations Prague welcomed a new visiting fellow, Ruth Ferrero-Turrión, thanks to the Think Visegrad Platform and […]
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Dr. Matúš Halás has become a new member of the IIR team (IIR, Czech Republic)
Dr. Matúš Halás has become a new member of our team at the IIR and a senior researcher at our […]
Read more“The Controversial US Withdrawal From the Iranian Nuclear Deal and Its International Consequences”, Miroslav Tůma (IIR, Czech Republic)
On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump went through with his threat and, this time, has not submitted his […]
Read more“What Role for the Czech Republic in EU Military Missions?”, Ondřej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
Policy paper by Ondřej Ditrych seeks to capture how recent strategic trends and Russia’s assertive revisionism in the Eastern approaches […]
Read moreZuzana Fellegi has become the Coordinator of the Centre for Gender and Global Justice (IIR, Czech Republic)
Zuzana was one of the first Central European students who obtained a full scholarship to study international relations at Muhlenberg […]
Read moreAssoc. Prof. Emil Aslan is now the research director at the IIR (IIR, Czech Republic)
Emil graduated from the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (M.A. and Ph.D. in International Relations) […]
Read moreReport of the event: Prague European Summit, 19-21 June 2018
As an initiative of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Institute of International Relations, and under the patronage of […]
Read more“Desire as Geopolitics: Reading The Glass Room as Central European Fantasy”, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Prague)
The article focuses on the affective dimension of the tension between the Central European aspiration for a Western identity and […]
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Jakub Eberle: member of Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of German Politics
Jakub Eberle was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP). IASGP brings […]
Read moreInternational Summit: Prague European Summit
IIR cordially invites you to attend Prague European Summit 2018, which will be held on 19-21 of June. This year a […]
Read more“Egypt, a Future Gas Supplier to the European Union?”, Jan Mazac, Lukas Tichy (IIR, Czech Republic)
New paper of Jan Mazač and Lukáš Tichý from the IIR’s Centre for Energy Policy focuses on possible energy cooperation […]
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Dr. Ditrych has been appointed as the new director of the IIR
Dr. Ondřej Ditrych has been appointed as the new director of the Institute of International Relations, Prague, a leading public […]
Read more“The Social Construction of Slovakia as a Donor and its Power Effects”, Tomas Profant (IIR, Czech Republic)
New article by Tomáš Profant in Europe-Asia Studies shows the power effects of Slovak development cooperation discourses. It focuses on […]
Read moreJob Vacancy: Research Director (IIR, Czech Republic)
The IIR is now seeking to recruit a research director. His/her principal responsibility will be contributing to the further development […]
Read more“Do Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?”, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
New ECFR report by Mark Galeotti focusing on possibility of launch of a renewed Russian campaign in the Balkans in […]
Read more“Crisis Management versus Collective Defense”, Nicholas Williams (IIR, Czech Republic)
“After more than 20 years of focusing on crisis management and intervention, NATO knows how to do crisis management, but […]
Read moreSeminar: “A Turning Point For Iran?”(IIR, Czech Republic)
The event will take place on April 4, 2018 at 7 pm in the IIR building, Nerudova 3, Praha 1 […]
Read more“The Decline of the Big Five”, Veronika Bílková, (IIR, Czech Republic)
Is the supremacy of the Big Five, inherited from the mid-20th century, on the brink of its decline? Have the […]
Read more“New Perspectives – Issue 3/2017” (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR is delighted to present the issue 03/2017 of New Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year in […]
Read moreUpcoming Calls: 2018 – Future of Europe (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Czech Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations Prague and the Friedrich Ebert […]
Read moreThe Controversial Question of Jerusalem from the Point of View of International Law, Veronika Bílková (IIR, Czech Republic)
What is the basis for the concept of recognition in international law and does an act of recognizing a capital […]
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Journals of the Institute of International Relations are freely available to the public from now on
The Institute of International Relations is a public research institute which aims to support research in the area of international […]
Read more“The Czech Republic: Receiving the First Relevant Chinese Investments”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The new report prepared by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) contains a chapter from our senior researcher and […]
Read more“The American President Donald Trump and “the Worst” Deal”, Miroslav Tůma (IIR, Czech Republic)
Donald Trump, as the Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 pre-election talks, began to call the agreement dealing with the […]
Read more“Charting the EU–National Strategic Constellation: Understanding EU Strategy Through Member States’ Strategic Partnerships—an Analysis of the Czech Case”, Benjamin Tallis, Michal Šimečka (IIR, Czech Republic)
That the national foreign policies of EU member states impact on the EU’s strategy and strategic performance as a (global) […]
Read more“Lack of Engagement? The Spectrum of EU Member State Policies Towards Kosovo”, Tomáš Dopita, (IIR, Czech Republic)
Kosovo’s declaration of independence in February 2008 resulted in a deep division within the European Union. While 23 EU members […]
Read moreVeronika Bílková elected the vice-president of the Venice Commission (IIR, Czech Republic)
Veronika Bílková, the coordinator of the Centre for International Law of the Institute of International Relations Prague, was elected the […]
Read moreNew researchers at the IIR (IRR Czech Republic )
The IIR is pleased to announce the arrival of four new researchers. Barbara Gawęda, Jan Hornát, Alica Kizeková and Míla […]
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Prague Insecurity Conference
29.11-1.12.2017, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague So many security conferences, and we’re still so insecure. It‘s […]
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Prague European Summit 2017
It is not a pilot year, nor the first annual summit. By now, it’s a tradition! Take a look back […]
Read moreVacancy for the Position of Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague
In accordance with the provisions of Section 18, Subsection (2)(h) of Act No. 341/2005 Coll., the Board of the Institute […]
Read moreKremlin’s Puzzle: How To Frame Putin’s Re-election?, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
This autumn marks the start of an insecure election year in Russia. On 18 March 2018 Putin will most likely […]
Read moreNot-So-Soft Power: Russia’s Military Police in Syria, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Earlier this month, in Syria’s Idlib Governorate, 29 Russians found themselves encircled by fighters from the rebel front Tahrir al-Sham (which Moscow still […]
Read moreRussian Strategy in the Age of Dmitry Medvedev, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
The aim of this article is to analyze the main characteristic features of the security culture of the Russian Federation […]
Read moreCzech Foreign Policy in 2015: Analysis,Michal Koran et al.(IIR, Czech Republic)
How did the Czech diplomacy cope with the year 2015, which was, in many aspects, a breakthrough year for the […]
Read moreThe Preliminary Legal Opinion from the European Court of Justice, Tamas Lattman (IIR, Czech Republic)
The preliminary legal opinion from the European Court of Justice – maybe it is a green light for the emergency […]
Read moreThe Disappearance of the Battlefield in the War on Terror, Antoine Bousquet (IIR, Czech Republic)
The classic image of the battlefield evokes a bounded physical space in which massed armies clash for a day […]
Read moreControlling Chaos: How Russia Manages Its Political War in Europe, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
This new report by Mark Galeotti on how Russia manages its political war in Europe was written for the European […]
Read moreConference: Prague Insecurity Conference, 29 November – 1 December 2017 (IIR)
Conference: Prague Insecurity Conference, 29 November – 1 December 2017, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague So […]
Read moreInternational Symposium: Czech Foreign Policy, 4-5 October 2017 (IIR)
4-5 October 2017, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague The Institute of International Relations Prague and the […]
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New visiting fellow at IIR
Let us introduce Michael Eric Lambert, the new Think Visegrad Visiting Fellow, who will stay with us from 1 September! […]
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New Center for Energy Policy opens at IIR
The primary objective of the CEP is to continuously monitor and analyse the external dimension of the European Union’s energy […]
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IIR hosts Prague European Summit
The IIR (Czech Republic) and partners held its flagship event, The Prague European Summit 2017 on 13-15 June, at the Lobkowicz […]
Read moreCollective Defence in the Age of Hybrid Warfare, Benjamin Tallis and Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)
This discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis and Michal Šimečka, who are both senior researchers at the Institute of International Relations, provides […]
Read moreThe Czech-German Strategic Dialogue: Assessment of Current State and Future Prospects, Benjamin Tallis (IIR, Czech Republic)
This discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, seeks to examine competing evaluations […]
Read moreFantasy as a Factor in International Politics?, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Czech Republic)
This article, by Jakub Eberle, makes the case for taking fantasy seriously in IR. It argues for a Lacanian conception […]
Read moreTurkey: The Other in an Oriental Soap Opera, Vit Benes and Kristyna Tamchynova (IIR, Czech Republic)
Vít Beneš and Kristýna Tamchynová are the authors of the Czech country report which is part of a series on […]
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IIR announces new EU-Asia Relations Center
The IIR has opened up its new center for EU-Asia relations with the goal to expand and strengthen the scope […]
Read moreInternational Symposium: Czech Foreign Policy (IIR, Czech Republic), 4-5 October 2017
The Institute of International Relations Prague and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic would like to cordially […]
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The IIR co-hosts high level conference on resilience
The Institute of International Relations along with the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program and the Finnish Institute of […]
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Vacancy: Director of the Institute of International Relations, Prague
In accordance with the provisions of Section 18, Subsection (2)(h), of Act No. 341/2005 Coll., the Board of the Institute […]
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Support message for the Central European University (IIR, Czech Republic)
The director of the Institute of International Relations Prague, Prof. Petr Kratochvíl, shared a message in support of Central European University. Considering […]
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IIR Prague named most prominent think tank in the Czech Republic and Poland
An academic article titled “Think Tank Involvement in Foreign Policymaking in the Czech Republic and Poland”, which was published in the Italian Journal […]
Read moreInternational Summit: Prague European Summit, 13-15 June 2017 (IIR, Czech Republic)
International Summit: Prague European Summit, 13-15.6.2017, Lobkowicz Palace and Czernin Palace, Prague Now in its third year, the Prague European […]
Read moreNews from the Institute of International Relations (Czech Republic)
Letter from Barack Obama in Support of the Prague Agenda We are pleased to introduce the full text of the letter from Barack […]
Read moreSeminar: The Rise of the Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe, 17 May 2017 (IIR, Czech Republic)
17.05.2017, American Center in Prague The Institute of International Relations would like to cordially invite you to the seminar “The […]
Read moreConference: The Conference in Honour of Jiri Dienstbier, 11 May 2017 (IIR, Czech Republic)
11.05.2017 Conference: The Conference in Honour of Jiri Dienstbier, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic The Institute of […]
Read moreInternational Symposium: Non-UN Sanctions and International Law, 5 May 2017 (IIR, Czech Republic)
05.05.2017 International Symposium: ESIL Prague – Nottingham Symposium: Non-UN Sanctions and International Law, , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the […]
Read morePast events at the Instiute of International Relations (Czech Republic)
Presentation: “Experiencing Afghanistan: Perspectives on Security and Implications for Foreign Assistance and Migration,” 13.03.2017, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech […]
Read moreCrimintern: How the Kremlin Uses Russia’s Criminal Networks in Europe, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
The new report by Mark Galeotti, published by the European Council on Foreign Relations, focuses on Russia’s criminal networks in Europe. The […]
Read moreDo Two Wrongs Make a Right?, Veronika Bilkova (IIR, Czech Republic)
On Thursday, 6 April 2017, the US carried out a missile strike in Syria. It did so in response to […]
Read moreWhere Two Are Fighting, the Third Has to Adjudicate – Ukraine and the Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice, Veronika Bilkova (IIR, Czech Republic)
The first hearing in the dispute between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was held at the International Court of Justice […]
Read moreA European Response to the Russian Intelligence Agency, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Russian spies do not simply gather information, but seek directly to undermine European solidarity, and require a response to match. Mark […]
Read moreCentral Europe: The Death of Dreams?, Michal Kořan (IIR, Czech Republic)
Michal Kořan, a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of International Relations, as part of the project Think Visegrad, published […]
Read moreAll’s Wrong That Starts Wrong – Withdrawals from the International Criminal Court, Tamas Lattman (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Hague-based International Criminal Court, the world’s first temporary judicial forum, created in 1998 by the adoption of the Rome […]
Read moreThe Nuclear Weapons Ban Convention and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Miroslav Tuma (IIR, Czech Republic)
This year, there will be an international conference (March 27th – 31st and June 15th – July 7th) in the […]
Read moreEuropean Strategic Autonomy: Distant but Irresistible, Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)
“Under pressure from overlapping crises”, writes Michal Šimečka in his newest policy paper, “the European Union is embracing a more […]
Read moreThe Modern Russian Army 1992-2016, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s army has undergone a turbulent transformation, from the scattered left-overs of the […]
Read moreCzech-German Relations: A Dialogue in Place of Strategy, in Hope of Strategy and in Need of Strategy, Benjamin Tallis (IIR, Czech Republic)
“The Czech-German Strategic Dialogue has been hailed as a significant upgrading of relations between the two countries. However, while it […]
Read moreCongratulations to Petr Kratochvíl on his professorship!
09-01-17 Petr Kratochvíl, newly elected member of the TEPSA Board, has been awarded with a professorship. Prof Kratochvíl was elected […]
Read moreSolidarity, Securitisation, and Europe in an Age of Hybrid Threats, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Mark Galeotti contributed to the Central European Political Science Review an analysis of the series of very real threats Europe is facing from […]
Read moreRecent Publications from the Institute of International Relations Prague, Autumn 2016
Mark Galeotti, Hybrid War or Hybridnaya Voina? Getting Russia’s Non-linear Military Challenge Right, November 2016 The West is at war. […]
Read morePast events at the Institute of International Relations Prague, Autumn 2016
Conference: “The Prague Agenda 2016“, 1-2 December 2016, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Czernin Palace, Prague The […]
Read moreNews from the Institute of International Relations Prague, Autumn 2016
The Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague Elected to the Board of TEPSA The Institute of International Relations […]
Read moreRecent Publications from the Institute of International Relations Prague – Summer 2016
New Perspectives, Issue 1/16. We are delighted to present issue 01/2016 of New Perspectives . The texts in this issue […]
Read morePast events at the Institute of International Relations Prague – Summer 2016
Symposium: “The International Symposium ‘Czech Foreign Policy’”, 21-22 September 2016, the Institute of International Relations Prague. The International Symposium on […]
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ILA Conference in Johannesburg On 7 – 11 August 2016, the 77th biannual conference of the International Law Association (ILA) […]
Read morePast events at the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) – Spring/summer 2016
Seminar on “The Politics of Intimacy: Exploring the Intersections of Policies and Emotions“ 25 May 2016, Institute of International […]
Read moreInternational Symposium “Czech Foreign Policy”, 21-22 September 2016, Institute of International Relations, Prague
The International Symposium of the Czech Foreign Policy is, as its name suggests, a conference focusing on different aspects […]
Read moreRecent publications from the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) – Spring/summer 2016
The Centre for International Law of the Institute of International Relations, Prague, has released a series of observations entitled […]
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The Vision for Europe Award is the annually bestowed award for distinguished personalities who have, in the course of […]
Read morePast events at the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) – Spring 2016
Expert public discussion on “Migration: An Opportunity, Not a Threat?” 25 April 2016, the Institute of International Relations Prague […]
Read moreRecent publications from the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) – Spring 2016
Petr Kratochvíl, EU Global Strategy Expert Opinion, No. 15, 05 February 2016 We present to you a special analysis […]
Read moreRecent publications from the Prague Institute of International Relations – Winter 2015/16
Uroš Svete, Damijan Guštin, Janja Vuga, Rok Zupančič, Jelena Juvan, The Small State Facing Asymmetric Environment: A Reconsideration of […]
Read morePast events at the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) – Winter 2015/16
Seminar on “Euro-Atlantic Security: A Pre-Warsaw Assessment” 29 February-1 March 2016 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague The Ministry of Foreign […]
Read more“The 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Visegrad Cooperation”, Prague Institute of International Relations, 18 February 2016
18 February 2016, Czernin Palace, Loretánské Náměstí 5, Prague The Institute of International Relations Prague, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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Roundtable on “Central European Security: The Problem of Reassurance“, 17 September 2015, Institute of International Relations Prague, International Visegrad Fund […]
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Open Call for IIR Visiting Scholar, Institute of International Relations Prague The Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) is currently […]
Read moreConference on “European Union Institutions Fit for External Challenges”, 12-13 November 2015, the Institute of International Relations Prague
Conference on “European Union Institutions Fit for External Challenges”, 12-13 November 2015, the Institute of International Relations Prague, […]
Read moreConference “Prague Agenda 2015”, 14-16 October 2015, the Institute of International Relations Prague
Conference “Prague Agenda 2015”, 14-16 October 2015, the Institute of International Relations Prague, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the […]
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