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2. Time to Exist and Resist: the European Union and Russian Political War
- Author:
- Mark Galeotti
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- In March 2019, the European Parliament formally voted on a resolution that “Russia can no longer be considered a strategic partner.” This was a non-binding political resolution, though, and it is still unclear what is behind the EU’s Russia policy. A particular problem in formulating EU-wide responses to Russian political war is the breadth of opinion between member states and organizational culture – and often institutional requirement – for consensus or unanimity.
- Topic:
- European Union, Political Science, and European Parliament
- Political Geography:
- Russia and Europe
3. The Significant Political Declaration and the Forthcoming 10th NPT Review Conference
- Author:
- Miroslav Tuma
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- The political declaration with an annex entitled Advancing Nuclear Disarmament, Securing Our Future was adopted on 25 February 2020 in Berlin by the Foreign Ministers of the fifteen countries associated in the prestigious Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament. They call on all NPT participating countries to discuss and adopt the proposed stepping stones. According to the authors of the declaration, the implementation could contribute to averting the dangerous development of the security situation and to the gradual realization of the generally supported vision of creating a world without nuclear weapons. Due to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the 10th NPT Review Conference was postponed indefinitely.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, and Nonproliferation
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. Japan and the Visegrad 4: The Unsensational Strategic Partners
- Author:
- Rudolf Furst
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- The Euro-Japanese rapprochement stimulates the Japanese interest in the new EU member states, which are then matched with Japanese investments and Japan’s global trade strategy. The V4 countries benefit from their geographical position, existing infrastructure and political stability, industrial tradition, and low labour costs, emphasizes Rudolf Fürst.
- Topic:
- Economics, Bilateral Relations, Labor Issues, European Union, Political stability, and Industry
- Political Geography:
- Japan, Europe, and Asia
5. 10 Years of Eastern Partnership: From Prague to Brussels and How to Proceed?
- Author:
- Pavel Havlíček
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- The past 10 years can be generally assessed as a success and this trend needs to be maintained in the upcoming decade. To this end, it will be necessary to come up with a new vision for EU-Eastern relations and keep the EU’s Eastern policy high on the EU agenda. This is where EaP supporters, such as Poland and Sweden, and again the Czech Republic, can play a decisive role. The strategic task ahead of those countries is to come up with new ideas and incentives on how to develop the policy until 2030, and beyond. The EU member states from the so-called “like-minded” group will also have to push for the Euro-Atlantic orientation of the Eastern European countries while keeping the door open to the future enlargement process in the long run. The policy paper looks at the past decade of Eastern Partnership, its achievements and failures and currents tasks and challenges that lie ahead of the both EU and the six EaP states. It brings policy recommendations for the European Union, Visegrad Group and the Czech Republic. The paper was published with a support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in the framework of public diplomacy projects within Czech Foreign Policy and international relations. It follows up on the Eastern Partnership Day, an international conference organized by AMO and the Institute of International Relations in June 2019.
- Topic:
- International Relations, European Union, and Partnerships
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Czech Republic
6. The Importance of Verification and Transparency in the Nuclear-Arms Control
- Author:
- Miroslav Tuma
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- Miroslav Tůma in his new Policy Paper titled "The Importance of Verification and Transparency in the Nuclear-Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Process" explained how monitoring and verification procedure associated with the nuclear-arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament process is nowadays important, especially in the sphere between US and Russia, which posses 90% of nuclear weapons all over the world. The author also analysed the development of the verification procedure in this field and its future curse. Should be the engagement of verification activity in a straight line with international law? What attitude should the Czech Republic take towards this problem in the near future?
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, and Disarmament
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Eurasia, North America, and United States of America
7. Kick-Starting Cosmopolitan Governance Through Science: The Case of a Giant Laser System
- Author:
- Nikola Schmidt and Ondrej Ditrych
- Publication Date:
- 12-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of International Relations Prague
- Abstract:
- Recommendations are articulated for a state such as the Czech Republic for which a pragmatic normative the framework defined herein provides a useful perspective to look at the governance of new technologies that ensure normatively desirable outcomes of sweeping technological change, and stimulate international scientific collaboration with positive spill-over effects to other domains of international cooperation. This research was supported by the Technological Agency of the Czech Republic. Particularly through a scientific grant TACR TL01000181: “A multidisciplinary analysis of planetary defense from asteroids as the key national policy ensuring further flourishing and prosperity of humankind both on Earth and in Space.”
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, Governance, and Space
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Czech Republic