Peace Research Center Prague
@prcp.cuni.cz
Interdisciplinary research Center of Excellence based at Charles University. We study international conflict, peace and security.
We are excited to welcome new researchers to the PRCP! 🥳 Read more about their background and research focus below. 👇
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are excited to welcome new researchers to the PRCP! 🥳 Read more about their background and research focus below. 👇
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As the United States faces simultaneous challenges from Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others, it cannot afford to equate credibility with maximalist shows of force.
Reliable Not Reckless
Why Washington’s measured support for Ukraine reassured the world.
foreignpolicy.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As the United States faces simultaneous challenges from Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others, it cannot afford to equate credibility with maximalist shows of force.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Experts believed Biden's careful strategy towards UA (sanctions instead of attempts of military resolve) would hurt U.S. credibility. A new 24-country public opinion survey from @laurensukin.bsky.social et al. however finds the opposite: the calculated strategy raised U.S. credibility.
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Experts believed Biden's careful strategy towards UA (sanctions instead of attempts of military resolve) would hurt U.S. credibility. A new 24-country public opinion survey from @laurensukin.bsky.social et al. however finds the opposite: the calculated strategy raised U.S. credibility.
Our second panel turned to foreign interference in the emerging Cold War. @kristinmbakke.bsky.social presented research on public attitudes in Russia’s “near abroad,” showing how the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine disrupted geopolitical orientations and deepened polarization.
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our second panel turned to foreign interference in the emerging Cold War. @kristinmbakke.bsky.social presented research on public attitudes in Russia’s “near abroad,” showing how the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine disrupted geopolitical orientations and deepened polarization.
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"Cold wars, unlike hot wars, do not have a clear start; they have a clear ending, however.”
Professor Barry Buzan used this point to highlight how today’s geopolitical tensions lack a defined beginning yet show familiar patterns of rivalry and competition reminiscent of the Cold War era.
#CSF2025
Professor Barry Buzan used this point to highlight how today’s geopolitical tensions lack a defined beginning yet show familiar patterns of rivalry and competition reminiscent of the Cold War era.
#CSF2025
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Cold wars, unlike hot wars, do not have a clear start; they have a clear ending, however.”
Professor Barry Buzan used this point to highlight how today’s geopolitical tensions lack a defined beginning yet show familiar patterns of rivalry and competition reminiscent of the Cold War era.
#CSF2025
Professor Barry Buzan used this point to highlight how today’s geopolitical tensions lack a defined beginning yet show familiar patterns of rivalry and competition reminiscent of the Cold War era.
#CSF2025
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Mariya Grinberg was more cautious about calling the current tensions a Second Cold War. She noted:
“I do think we’re not quite in a Cold War, but I’m not entirely sure that makes things any better.”
#CSF2025
“I do think we’re not quite in a Cold War, but I’m not entirely sure that makes things any better.”
#CSF2025
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Mariya Grinberg was more cautious about calling the current tensions a Second Cold War. She noted:
“I do think we’re not quite in a Cold War, but I’m not entirely sure that makes things any better.”
#CSF2025
“I do think we’re not quite in a Cold War, but I’m not entirely sure that makes things any better.”
#CSF2025
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Heidi Hardt spoke about the uncertainty of U.S. foreign policy, particularly its shifting stance on the war in Ukraine, which she described as “extremely unpredictable.”
#CSF2025
#CSF2025
October 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Heidi Hardt spoke about the uncertainty of U.S. foreign policy, particularly its shifting stance on the war in Ukraine, which she described as “extremely unpredictable.”
#CSF2025
#CSF2025
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Erik Lin-Greenberg argued that the current Cold War is “hotter” than the first, mainly due to new technologies such as cyber weapons, drones, and AI, which have increased the risk of escalation. He noted that these tools make conflicts far more visible to the public.
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Erik Lin-Greenberg argued that the current Cold War is “hotter” than the first, mainly due to new technologies such as cyber weapons, drones, and AI, which have increased the risk of escalation. He noted that these tools make conflicts far more visible to the public.
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The first panel of the day is now underway, featuring Barry Buzan (LSE), Erik Lin-Greenberg and Mariya Grinberg (MIT), and Heidi Hardt (University of California, Irvine), moderated by Michal Smetana (Peace Research Center Prague).
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The first panel of the day is now underway, featuring Barry Buzan (LSE), Erik Lin-Greenberg and Mariya Grinberg (MIT), and Heidi Hardt (University of California, Irvine), moderated by Michal Smetana (Peace Research Center Prague).
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One of the world’s most distinguished International Relations theorists, Professor Barry Buzan opened his keynote by declaring that we are already living in a Second Cold War, shaped by the end of the Western-led order and the rise of global crises.
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One of the world’s most distinguished International Relations theorists, Professor Barry Buzan opened his keynote by declaring that we are already living in a Second Cold War, shaped by the end of the Western-led order and the rise of global crises.
Our first panel built on Prof. Buzan’s keynote. Mariya Grinberg (MIT) argued that while the global outlook is grim, it’s unclear if we’re in a new Cold War. True bipolarity and recurring crises between 2 superpowers are absent, with only one true proxy war taking place. #CSF2025
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Our first panel built on Prof. Buzan’s keynote. Mariya Grinberg (MIT) argued that while the global outlook is grim, it’s unclear if we’re in a new Cold War. True bipolarity and recurring crises between 2 superpowers are absent, with only one true proxy war taking place. #CSF2025
The Czech Security Forum 2025 has officially started!
We opened with a keynote by Prof. Barry Buzan (LSE), who emphasized that the West has lost its global influence over state behavior and argued that we have been living in a Second Cold War for the past decade. #CSF2025
We opened with a keynote by Prof. Barry Buzan (LSE), who emphasized that the West has lost its global influence over state behavior and argued that we have been living in a Second Cold War for the past decade. #CSF2025
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Czech Security Forum 2025 has officially started!
We opened with a keynote by Prof. Barry Buzan (LSE), who emphasized that the West has lost its global influence over state behavior and argued that we have been living in a Second Cold War for the past decade. #CSF2025
We opened with a keynote by Prof. Barry Buzan (LSE), who emphasized that the West has lost its global influence over state behavior and argued that we have been living in a Second Cold War for the past decade. #CSF2025
🎙️ „Jsem mírně optimistický, že ani jedna strana nemá zájem o to, aby znovu vypukla válka v takové míře, jako byla doposud. Vidím nějakou naději, že minimálně to nejhorší násilí je teď zastavené,“ komentoval náš @jakubzahora.bsky.social příměří v Gaze pro hnonline.sk. hnonline.sk/tv/podcasty/...
Mier pod americkou taktovkou. V Gaze sa ukázal rozdiel medzi Trumpom a Bidenom, hovorí expert
"Prioritné je zabezpečenie humanitárnej pomoci pre obyvateľstvo. To je absolútny základ, podmienka toho, aby prežili," upozorňuje s Jakub Záhora z Blízkeho východu Filozofickej fakulty Karlovej univer...
hnonline.sk
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🎙️ „Jsem mírně optimistický, že ani jedna strana nemá zájem o to, aby znovu vypukla válka v takové míře, jako byla doposud. Vidím nějakou naději, že minimálně to nejhorší násilí je teď zastavené,“ komentoval náš @jakubzahora.bsky.social příměří v Gaze pro hnonline.sk. hnonline.sk/tv/podcasty/...
🇨🇿🇺🇦 Jak bude nová česká vláda přistupovat k Ukrajině? Podle našeho výzkumníka @jeberle.bsky.social bude méně vstřícná oproti té předchozí, ale je nepravděpodobné, že by blokovala vojenskou podporu Kyjevu. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz www.ceskenoviny.cz/ukrinform/ce...
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🇨🇿🇺🇦 Jak bude nová česká vláda přistupovat k Ukrajině? Podle našeho výzkumníka @jeberle.bsky.social bude méně vstřícná oproti té předchozí, ale je nepravděpodobné, že by blokovala vojenskou podporu Kyjevu. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz www.ceskenoviny.cz/ukrinform/ce...
Huge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Huge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
📣 Zástupci Izraele a Hamásu uzavřeli příměří. Dohodu komentoval náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora. Podle něj jsme za dva roky nebyli tak blízko dosažení míru, ale hlavní otázkou je, kdo bude v Gaze vládnout po stažení izraelské armády a vrácení rukojmí. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
Dohoda Izraele a Hamásu je průlom, jsme ale v první fázi. Otázka jde, kdo povládne v Gaze, říká politolog
„Za dva roky války jsme zatím nebyli tak blízko dosažení míru. Ale jsme v první fázi, po které má nastat několik dalších, které mají vést k novému politickému uspořádání,“ říká politolog.
www.irozhlas.cz
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📣 Zástupci Izraele a Hamásu uzavřeli příměří. Dohodu komentoval náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora. Podle něj jsme za dva roky nebyli tak blízko dosažení míru, ale hlavní otázkou je, kdo bude v Gaze vládnout po stažení izraelské armády a vrácení rukojmí. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
Just two more days to apply! ⬇️ @iirprague.bsky.social
📢 Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher!
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just two more days to apply! ⬇️ @iirprague.bsky.social
❗️Zadržení flotily aktivistů mířící do Gazy, včetně Češky Šárky Přikrylové, bylo podle naší výzkumnice Nikoly Kurkové Klímové v rozporu s mezinárodním právem. Izrael tak dál porušuje rezoluce RB OSN i závazné smlouvy, píše
@voxpot.bsky.social www.voxpot.cz/zadrzeni-flo...
@voxpot.bsky.social www.voxpot.cz/zadrzeni-flo...
Zadržení flotily aktivistů? Izrael nebyl v právu, říká odbornice - VOXPOT: reportáže, které spojují Česko se světem
Část zajatých posádek z humanitární flotily směřující do Gazy byla izraelskými úřady deportována. Celý incident, který se týká i české aktivistky Šárky Přikrylové, byl přitom v rozporu s mezinárodním ...
www.voxpot.cz
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
❗️Zadržení flotily aktivistů mířící do Gazy, včetně Češky Šárky Přikrylové, bylo podle naší výzkumnice Nikoly Kurkové Klímové v rozporu s mezinárodním právem. Izrael tak dál porušuje rezoluce RB OSN i závazné smlouvy, píše
@voxpot.bsky.social www.voxpot.cz/zadrzeni-flo...
@voxpot.bsky.social www.voxpot.cz/zadrzeni-flo...
🕊️ 20 years after Israel’s Gaza disengagement, what did it really achieve?
In a new article, Rob Geist Pinfold argues it wasn’t a failed peace plan, but a way to freeze the peace process while grasping more control over the West Bank.
📄 Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In a new article, Rob Geist Pinfold argues it wasn’t a failed peace plan, but a way to freeze the peace process while grasping more control over the West Bank.
📄 Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Failure of Containment: Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal After 20 Years
Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza is increasingly remembered as a failed peace initiative. Recently, Israeli commentators have even argued that the policy directly precipitated the Hamas-led at...
www.tandfonline.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🕊️ 20 years after Israel’s Gaza disengagement, what did it really achieve?
In a new article, Rob Geist Pinfold argues it wasn’t a failed peace plan, but a way to freeze the peace process while grasping more control over the West Bank.
📄 Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In a new article, Rob Geist Pinfold argues it wasn’t a failed peace plan, but a way to freeze the peace process while grasping more control over the West Bank.
📄 Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher!
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
📢 Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher!
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
Join the @iirprague.bsky.social INTERFER team and delve into foreign interference research with a focus on technology.
💼 Full-time position until Dec 2028
💶 64,600 CZK gross/month + travel funds
🗓 Apply by 12 Oct 👉 www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/9/...
🚀 How to navigate the new nuclear map? @laurensukin.bsky.social and Rohan Mukherjee (LSE) published a 7-essay roundtable in Texas National Security Review on shifts in the global nuclear order across Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, China & the Korean Peninsula.
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🚀 How to navigate the new nuclear map? @laurensukin.bsky.social and Rohan Mukherjee (LSE) published a 7-essay roundtable in Texas National Security Review on shifts in the global nuclear order across Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, China & the Korean Peninsula.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 Despite Trump's affirmations of U.S. defense commitments to countering China in the Indo-Pacific, our reseacher @laurensukin.bsky.social
claims that relative relief felt by Indo-Pacific allies is premature. Many key mechanisms and personnel are deteriorating. warontherocks.com/2025/09/wash...
claims that relative relief felt by Indo-Pacific allies is premature. Many key mechanisms and personnel are deteriorating. warontherocks.com/2025/09/wash...
Washington’s Ironclad Commitments Are Rusting in the Indo-Pacific
The recent wave of meetings between U.S. officials and allies in the Indo-Pacific have been studies in the duality of American diplomacy under President
warontherocks.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🇺🇸🇨🇳 Despite Trump's affirmations of U.S. defense commitments to countering China in the Indo-Pacific, our reseacher @laurensukin.bsky.social
claims that relative relief felt by Indo-Pacific allies is premature. Many key mechanisms and personnel are deteriorating. warontherocks.com/2025/09/wash...
claims that relative relief felt by Indo-Pacific allies is premature. Many key mechanisms and personnel are deteriorating. warontherocks.com/2025/09/wash...
📢 New article from Jakub Záhora in the @cambridgecria.bsky.social: How can science fiction help us understand the experience of conducting fieldwork in international relations?
Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📢 New article from Jakub Záhora in the @cambridgecria.bsky.social: How can science fiction help us understand the experience of conducting fieldwork in international relations?
Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🎓 Just published in @cspjournal.bsky.social:
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🎓 Just published in @cspjournal.bsky.social:
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
🎙️ Náš @vbahensky.bsky.social byl hostem #SpotlightNews Aktuálně. Reagoval na proslov Marka Rutteho na Pražském obranném summitu, který opakovaně varoval před ruským zbrojením. Jak moc je realistické, že by Rusko mohlo opravdu obsadit například Lotyšsko?
zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/st...
zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/st...
Straší šéf NATO zbytečně? Vpád Rusů do Lotyšska je reálný, varuje analytik | Aktuálně.cz
Mark Rutte opakovaně varoval před ruským zbrojením. „Strašení má trošičku v popisu práce,“ komentuje to Vojtěch Bahenský.
zpravy.aktualne.cz
September 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🎙️ Náš @vbahensky.bsky.social byl hostem #SpotlightNews Aktuálně. Reagoval na proslov Marka Rutteho na Pražském obranném summitu, který opakovaně varoval před ruským zbrojením. Jak moc je realistické, že by Rusko mohlo opravdu obsadit například Lotyšsko?
zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/st...
zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/st...