Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Common fears, common opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the changing international context
Researchers from the Institute of International Relations Benjamin Tallis, Mark Galeotti, Elena Zhirukhina, and Jan Mazač together with researchers from Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) recently published a policy brief called "Common Fears, Common Opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the changing international context". The authors of the policy brief participated in the COMFEAR project number EHP-BFNU-OVNKM-2-039-2019, financed by EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021, Bilateral Fund, whose aim was to identify common fears among Czech and Norwegian public and policymakers and their role in forming public opinion and foreign policy. Moreover, the project aimed to deepen cooperation between IIR and NUPI.

Bríd Ní Ghráinne: The Syrian Safe Zone and International Law
Bríd Ní Ghráinne, senior researcher of the Institute of International Relations, published new policy brief called The Syrian Safe Zone and International Law.

The Regional Format 16+1: Early Rusting, Still Alive and Expanding into 17+1
Rudolf Furst, Head of the Centre for EU-Asia relations, published the new article titled "The Regional Format 16+1: Early Rusting, Still Alive and Expanding into 17+1". 

Tamás Lattmann: Better Protection of the Rule of Law – or of European Taxpayers’ Money
Tamás Lattmann, senior researcher at Center for International Law, wrote a reflection concerning European Parliament’s proposed regulation which aims for better protection of the rule of law in EU member states and suggests employing financial sanctions in case of shortcomings.

Policy Brief by Veronika Bílková: Free Willy! Japan Resumes Commercial Whale Hunting
Researcher of the Institute of International Relations Veronika Bílková is considering the problematic side of renewal of commercial whale hunting.

Policy Brief by Miroslav Tůma: Is There a Threat of a Repeated Deployment of Nuclear "Eurorockets" from the Cold War Period in Europe?
This Policy Brief by Miroslav Tůma, Senior Researcher at our Institute, offers an interesting insight into a problematic topic of the nuclear threat between powerful countries and what would it mean if the American-Soviet INF Treaty was terminated.