Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Veronika Bílková as a new Secretary General of the ESIL
Veronika Bílková, the head of the Centre for International Law, was appointed the new Secretary General of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) during the 14th annual conference of the ESIL, held in Manchester, UK, on 13-15 September 2018. It is the first time that this position is held by a person based in the CEE region. Congratulations!

New publication - Czech Foreign Policy in 2017: Analysis
The IIR and Dr Alica Kizeková, Editor and Programme Chair of the 10th International Symposium, are proud to present the publication "Czech Foreign Policy in 2017: Analysis" which was presented at the 10th International Symposium "Czech Foreign Policy" - Rethinking the Future.

The IIR Welcomes New Associate Researcher Petr Boháček!
The research team of the Institute of International Relations welcomes new associate researcher Petr Boháček. He specializes in space policy, Transatlantic relations, US policy and European security.

Ruth Ferrero-Turrión, Our New Think Visegrad Fellow
The Institute of International Relations Prague has a new visiting fellow, Ruth Ferrero-Turrión, thanks to the Think Visegrad Platform and its fellowship programme!

Special Issue of German Politics
The IIR Associate Researcher Vladimír Handl, along with Patricia Daehnhardt, is a co-editor of the Special Issue of German Politics titled “Germany´s Eastern Challenge: A ‘New Ostpolitik’ in the Making?” (Vol. 27, No. 4, 2018).

IIR Co-Edits Special Issue of Energy Policy!
Lukáš Tichý and Petr Kratochvíl will be the guest editors of the upcoming special issue of the prestigious research journal Energy Policy (impact factor 4.039). The special issue on “Energy Security and Policies of the V4 Countries: Between the West and Russia” is to be published at the end of the next year, i.e. 2019. The other guest co-editors of the issue will be András György Deák from the Institute of World Economics, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (HAS CERS) and Mariusz Ruszel from Rzeszow University of Technology.

Brand new issue of New Perspectives (1/2018) is now available!
We are delighted to present issue 01/2018 of New Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal published in English, which primarily focuses on interdisciplinary research of Central and East European politics.

Unlawful Killing or Self Defence?
Thoughts on the ECHR Decision in Makarova v. United Kingdom by Veronika Bílková, the head of the Centre for International Law of the IIR for EJIL: Talk! (blog of the European Journal of International Law).

Dr. Matúš Halás has become a new member of our team
Dr. Matúš Halás has become a new member of our team at the IIR and a senior researcher at our Centre for European Security. He previously worked in professional military education, as a lecturer in strategic studies at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu (Estonia) and as an assistant professor at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations in Bratislava (Slovakia).

New article: Czech party positions on the EU’s finality
"Czech party positions on the EU’s finality: a conceptual metaphor approach" is the title of the new article by Jan Kovář in the prestigious Journal of International Relations and Development. Congratulations!