Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Zapad 2017: How should the West respond?
Russia’s next wargames do not mean that war is coming.

Vacancy for the Position of Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague
In accordance with the provisions of Section 18, Subsection (2)(h), of the Act No. 341/2005 Coll., the Board of the Institute of International Relations Prague, a public research institution, is announcing the start of the selection procedure for the position of director.

Does the Negotiated Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons contradict the NPT?
“Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.” (Article VI, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons)

NATO Defence Spending: The Irrationality of 2%
Issue brief by our Associate Researcher Nicholas Williams and Simon Lunn, Senior Associate Fellow for the European Leadership Network, argues that elevating the 2% to a test of defence fidelity and solidarity is ultimately counter-productive. The brief was published by the European Leadership Network.

What future for Peace? The changing nature of democratic governance and the military organization.
Vincent Bernard, the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross (ICRC), has recently written the ‘world seems to be entering a period of selfishness, of one-sided power grabs and of rallying around murderous identities.’ This post considers what hope there is for peace

IIR co-hosting high level conference on Resilience
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 work with so many notable persons and institutions. We strive to raise awareness about this topic and contribute to the evolving debate with our expertise.

Terrorist Attacks on the Energy Sector: the Case of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State
Lukáš Tichý together with Jan Eichler are author of an article in the prestigious Studies in Conflict & Terrorism.

New ESS: Fortress Britain vs. Liberal Britain: Responding Effectively to Terrorism
 

Brand-new issue of New Perspectives is now available!
We are delighted to present issue 01/2017 of New Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year in English, which primarily focus on interdisciplinary research of Central and East European politics.

Fantasy as a factor in international politics?
We are proud to present an article "Narrative, desire, ontological security, transgression: fantasy as a factor in international politics" by Jakub Eberle, published by the prestigious Journal of International Relations and Development.