Ústav mezinárodních vztahů

Turkey: The Other in an oriental soap opera
Vít Beneš and Kristýna Tamchynová are the authors of the Czech country report which is part of a series on the future of EU-Turkey relations. "The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios" (FEUTURE) is a Horizon 2020 project coordinated by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, the  Director of the Centre for Turkey and European Union Studies at the University of Cologne.

Prague European Summit 2017
Now in its third year, the Prague European Summit (PES) is an annual event established to provide a platform for high-level strategic and open debate among government officials, political and business representatives, academicians and journalists on the future of the European Union in the context of current world affairs.

Attack on the CEU in Hungary - An invalid law, or even criminal one?
In 2014, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared to build an “illiberal state” in Hungary, while constantly referring to leaders like Vladimir Putin in Russia or Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey as examples. This has been seen by many as a gradual march toward authoritarianism. While this – and many other policies – have been heavily criticized by many ever since, these have gained a new momentum with the prime minister and his circles turning against the Central European University.

New IL reflection on negotiations of a convention banning nuclear weapons
The first round of talks regarding the negotiations of a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons (their use, production, ownership, etc.) took place on March 27–31, 2017, at the UN Headquarters in New York under the presidency of Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gómez of Costa Rica. The second, and final round of talks, during which the finalization and adoption of the proposed convention is expected, should take place in New York from June 15 to July 7, 2017.

Institute of International Relations named "most prominent"
The Institute of International Relations was mentioned in a academic article "Think Tank Involvement in Foreign Policymaking in the Czech Republic and Poland"  in Italian Journal of International Affairs written by David Cadier & Monika Sus. Read below what these authors had to say about the Institute of International Relations. The citation follows.

Crimintern: How the Kremlin uses Russia’s criminal networks in Europe
New report by Mark Galeotti published by the European Council on Foreign Relations focuses on the Russia’s criminal networks in Europe.

Does Democracy Matter?
Michal Kořan contributed a chapter "East Central Europe and the Future of Democracy: A Case for a Transatlantic Democratic Reset" to the new publication "Does Democracy Matter? The United States and Global Democracy Support" edited by Adrian Basora; Agnieszka Marczyk and Maia Otarashvili and published by prestigious Rowman & Littlefield.

New reflection on the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the US attack
On Thursday 6 April 2017, the US carried out a missile strike in Syria. It did so in response to the chemical attack which had taken place two days earlier in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, in the rebel-controlled part of the Idlib province, killing 80 and seriously injuring more than 200 civilians.

International Law Reflection on the nuclear weapons ban convention
This year, there will be an international conference (March 27th – 31st and June 15th – July 7th) in the headquarters of the UN in New York. The conference will have a mandate to negotiate an agreement to ban nuclear weapons. Besides being attended by member states of the UN, the conference will be attended by representatives of some non-specified international organizations and civic society representatives. The conference will be held on the basis of a resolution „Taking Forward Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations" which calls on the world to achieve progress in just that area.

Where Two Are Fighting, the Third Has to Adjudicate
The first hearing in the dispute between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on 6th-9th March 2017. The hearing did not relate to the substance of the dispute, but to the request by Ukraine for provisional measures under Article 41 of the ICJ. Despite this, it might be useful to briefly summarize the case and consider Ukraine´s chances to succeed in it.