Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Hybrid Warriors: Transforming Czech Security through the ‘Russian Hybrid Warfare’ Assemblage
Czech Sociological Review published an article authored by Jan Daniel and Jakub Eberle that analyses the transformations in the understanding of the Czech national security due to the emergence of the notion of "Russian hybrid warfare".

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.

The end of democracy in the EU?
Has the Eurozone Crisis really substantially increased the EU´s democratic deficit as many claim? Or has the European Union´s functioning improved after the crisis? Our Senior Researcher Petr Kratochvíl and Zdeněk Sychra from Masaryk University Brno shed new light on the controversial institutional changes in the EU in the aftermath of the crisis and its new policies, but also on the public perceptions of the EU.

The very first English issue of Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations!
The final 2018 issue of Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations (4/2018) is also the very first one containing exclusively English articles. Our journal aims to strengthen the Czech voice in the global academic arena and provide excellent international researchers access to our readership in the Czech Republic and other countries.

A Cordon Populiste from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea
In his commentary "A Cordon Populiste from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea: Is a New Populist Alliance Emerging in the EU?", Petr Kratochvíl discusses the rise of populist-led governments across Europe. The paper was published by Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

EU-Russia Energy Relations - A Discursive Approach
The new book by Lukáš Tichý, Head of our Centre for Energy Policy, published by Springer explores the timely topic of energy security and international relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation.

Conference Report: Resilience Capacity Building – Implications for NATO
The Institute of International Relations along with NATO Science for Peace and Security Program and the Finnish institute of International Affairs hosted two-day high level conference on the very current issue of Resilience. We are proud to be working with so many notable persons and institutions. We strive to raise awareness about this topic and contribute to the evolving debate with our expertise.

Dr. Elena Zhirukhina has become a new member of our team at the IIR
Dr. Elena Zhirukhina has become a new member of our team at the IIR. Elena will be covering topics relating to security issues as a member of Centre for European Security research team. Previously worked at the Russian Academy of Science, held a Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of St Andrews, and held a Lecturer position at the Academy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A Model Disagreement: The Fall of the Slovak Government during the Eurozone Crisis in 2011
How do you explain the fall of the Slovak government during the Eurozone crisis in 2011? Was it a pure irrationality of the ruling coalition leaders or instead the only rational outcome of a situation given the preferences of actors involved? As usual, the truth is somewhere in between. Find out more in the article published in the journal Europe-Asia Studies and written by our colleague Matus Halas, who interviewed both Iveta Radicova and Richard Sulik.

Rudolf Fürst contributed to the new ETNC Report on Political values in Europe-China relations
The Institute of International Relations is proud to contribute to the new ETNC Report 2018: Political values in Europe-China relations. See the chapter on Czech-Chinese relations written by Rudolf Fürst, a Head of the Centre for EU-Asia relations, there, pp.27-30.