Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Petr Kratochvíl elected to new TEPSA Board
A remarkable achievement materialises for our colleague as he is elected to the new TEPSA board. 

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Policy Since Independence
Jakub Eberle vystoupil na diskusi s editory knihy Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Policy Since Independence, Jasminem Hasičem a Dženetou Karabegović. Diskuze byla věnována zahraniční politice Bosny a Hercegoviny a proběhla 19.12. od 16:30 ve Studentském klubu v Celetné ulici.

Russian energy discourse on the V4 countries
IIR researcher Lukáš Tichý has just published an article co-authored with Zbyněk Dubský in a prestigious peer-rewieved journal, Energy Policy. The article explores the energy relations between the Russian Federation and the V4 countries.

EU předpředsednická konference "Europe at a Crossroads" v Záhřebu
Alica Kizeková a Petr Kratochvíl vystoupili na konferenci podpořené chorvatským ministersterstvem zahraničních věcí a asociací pro studia transevropských politik TEPSA (Trans-European Policy Studies Association), která se konala 28. - 29. listopadu v Záhřebu.

Literární večer s ochutnávkou specialit ze světa v knihovně ÚMV
V úterý 3.12. proběhlo v knihovně Ústavu mezinárodních vztahů netradiční autorské čtení z čtyř beletristicky laděných knih.

Czech Journal of International Relations Vol 54, No 4 is out
Dear readers, a new issue of the Czech Journal of International Relations is out. The three peer-reviewed articles of this issue focus on highly relevant matters of international security: indirect interventions in civil wars, European defence cooperation, and the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. The issue also features seven reviews on recently published titles.

EU Political Discourse on the Energy Security Relations with Russia
The article explores the energy security relations of the European Union with the Russian Federation through the prism of the political discourse. It identifies key formations and topics related to the concept of security.

Konference "What Future for EU-Central Asia Relations?"
Alica Kizeková na poslední konferenci dvouletého projektu Horizon 2020 „SEnECA-Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia relations“, která se konala 14. - 15. listopadu v Bruselu a byla organizována asociací pro studia transevropských politik TEPSA (Trans-European Policy Studies Association), moderovala panel „More and better connectivity between Europe and Asia – what could that mean for Central Asia in practice?“

A Global Arms Control Regime on Short- and Medium-Range Missiles
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which resolved the crisis in the 80s between East-West relations, limiting ground-launched delivery vehicles with a range between 500 and 5,500 km, ceased to be a valid international law document since August 2019 between the United States and the Russia Federation. Matúš Halás, Head of Center for European Security (IIR), illustrates in his Policy Paper titled "A Global Arms Control Regime on Short and Medium-Range Missiles" the example of a possible global regime limiting the development and deployment of ground-launched short- and medium-range ballistic and cruise missiles.

The Importance of Verification and Transparency in the Nuclear-Arms Control
Miroslav Tůma in his  new Policy Paper titled "The Importance of Verification and Transparency in the Nuclear-Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Process" explains how monitoring and verification procedure associated with the nuclear-arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament process is nowadays important, especially in the sphere between US and Russia, which posses 90% of nuclear weapons all over the world. The author also analyses the development of the verification procedure in this field and its future course.