Centre for European Security

Main goal of the Centre for European Security (CES) is to explore European security issues from a broad interdisciplinary point of view. From conventional military threats to newer topics such as hybrid threats. The Centre supports both classical research and more policy-oriented work and seeks to cover diverse methodological approaches including discourse and critical analysis. This is reflected in a large number of outputs of various formats, from media reviews to policy papers to scientific articles. The same variety applies to the events organized by the CEB, including the regular Security Coffee Encounters attended by the Prague diplomatic community.

Publications of the Centre for European Security

Proving a negative: why deterrence does not work in the Baltics.
Deterrence does not work in the Baltics writes our colleague, Matus Halas, in his article for European Security, in which he shows that the situation in the Baltics for NATO is not exactly the best. (Matúš Halás)
“Putin, You Suck”: Affective Sticking Points in the Czech Narrative on “Russian Hybrid Warfare”.
New article by Jakub Eberle and Jan Daniel for the prestigious journal Political Psychology. The text focues on how one of the many possible narratives about the threat of “Russian hybrid war” succeeded in the Czech environment. (Jan Daniel and Jakub Eberle)
Russian Political War: moving beyond the hybrid
New book by Mark Galeotti cuts through the misunderstandings about Russia’s geopolitical challenge to the West, presenting this not as ‘hybrid war’ but ‘political war.’ (Mark Galeotti)
The Disappearance of the Battlefield in the War on Terror
The Global War on Terror’s policy of targeted killing is transforming the character of war and undercutting the means to regulate it. (Antoine Bousquet)
G5 Sahel Joint Force: European Strategy: Should Go Beyond Counter-terrorism
On the 2 July 2017 the leaders of five Sahelian nations, joined by the French president Macron, officially inaugurated the new regional military operation. Mali and the wider Sahel region should be provided with more support, but is the new counter-terrorist force what is needed? (Jan Daniel).
Zapad 2017: How should the West respond?
Russia has always conducted military drills more numerous and larger in scale than NATO’s. Zapad 2017 will be held in September and is perceived as a potential threat to the security of the region, especially by the Baltic Republics, not least because both the invasion of Georgia and that of Ukraine were preceded by major military exercises. Is the threat credible, and is the fear of an opportunistically expansionist Russia justified in this context? (Nicolò Fasola)
Fortress Britain vs. Liberal Britain: Responding Effectively to Terrorism
"With troops on the streets after the Manchester attack, liberal Britain is threatened by harsh (and ineffective) responses to terror," writes Benjamin Tallis in the newest European Security Spotlight related to the possible British responses to the terrorist attack in Manchester. (Benjamin Tallis)
A European Response to Russian Intelligence Activity
Russian spies do not simply gather information, but seek directly to undermine European solidarity, and require a response to match. (Mark Galeotti)