For the last few months, Israel has been facing intense strikes and protests against the new Israeli government’s planned judicial overhaul. Our Middle East Research Group invites you to join us at the debate on the current situation, contestations regarding the nature of the Israeli regime, and long-standing critique of Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
PRCP Policy Brief #019
Central and Eastern Europe needs to robustly engage with the Global South. Four steps CEE should take to secure international support in the Russia-Ukraine war are described in our latest policy brief by Michal Parízek.
Save the date: PRCP Annual Conference 2023!
The upcoming PRCP Annual Conference will take place on April 21st at Charles University’s Faculty of Law! Come join us for a day full of debates, featuring some of the world’s leading scholars in international relations and security - Sir Lawrence Freedman, Nina Tannenwald, and many other distinguished guests!
Do ambiguous nuclear threats create a “commitment trap”? New paper out!
In their new paper Michal Smetana, Marek Vranka and Ondřej Rosendorf test the famous claim in nuclear weapons scholarship that ambiguous nuclear threats create a “commitment trap” for American leaders. The present study, published in the Journal of Experimental Political Science, finds no evidence for this claim. Read the paper here!
PRCP Policy Brief #018
In our latest policy brief, Tomáš Bruner uncovers the surprising connections between class action lawsuits, disinformation campaigns and potential threats this connection presents to the EU countries.
New Study on European Public Views on Nuclear Weapons
Our researchers Michal Onderčo and Michal Smetana, alongside Tom W. Etienne, published a new paper in Global Policy. The study explores, whether the Russian invasion of Ukraine changed the aversion of the European public toward nuclear deterrence and the stationing of US American nuclear weapons in Europe.
PRCP Annual Review 2022
We are proud to share with you our Annual Review 2022.
The year 2022 was marked by the outburst of war in Ukraine, highlighting the continuing importance and relevance of Peace research. The sad circumstances brought about increased media attention - a new challenge we’ve risen up to and managed to fulfill our social responsibility without slackening in our research activities. This year's yearbook thus provides an overview of our many publications and activities over the past year, as well as a glimpse into what we are planning for 2023"!
New Year, New Working Group & New Faces at PRCP!
In 2023, we are happy to welcome three new researchers to the PRCP team! Jan Daniel, Tereza Jermanová, and Jakub Záhora are joining our newly formed Middle East Research Group (MERG).