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Roundtable on Arab Spring

29.09.2011

PSSI organized a roundtable discussion with Professor Barry Rubin, Director of Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. The topic of his speech was How the Arab spring of 2011 is translating into a new regional line-up and set of crisis for 2012. Professor Rubin explained his view on the new geopolitical reality at the Middle East following the changes in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and deteriorating relations between Israel and Turkey. He pointed out that the major threat facing the Middle East today is a growing influence of radical Islamism, which is probably going to become a dominant ideology in Egypt. He also criticized the behavior of the Western countries, especially the USA under Obama administration, which spent most of their political capital on appeasing the radicals, instead of cooperating and supporting the moderate countries in the region. Professor Rubin also stressed that the best protection against radicalism is traditional Islam promoted by the monarchies.  

Public debate on Iran

14.05.2012

PSSI, in cooperation with the US Embassy in Prague and Heinrich Böll Foundation, invites you to a discussion at the American Center. The topic of the Oxford style debate will be: This House Believes that Diplomacy Can Stop Iran ... more »

International Conference: „Gulf Region: Changing the Status Quo?“

14.05.2012

On May 22, 2012, Prague Security Studies Institute organizes a conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference will discuss how the Arab uprisings influenced the Gulf region and which role Iran plays in the region. To learn more about ... more »

Petr Lang appointed Program Director of PSSI

02.05.2012

On April 30, 2012, Petr Lang was appointed to the position of Program Director of the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI). Mr. Lang had been working as PSSI’s Program Coordinator since 2006. He has been involved in coordination, planning ... more »

PSSI’s Co-Founder, Roger W. Robinson Jr., assumes the position of Acting Executive Director of PSSI

30.04.2012

Recently, PSSI’s Co-Founder, Roger W. Robinson Jr., assumed the position of Acting Executive Director of the Institute. Like our late Co-Founder and Executive Director, Olda Černý, Mr. Robinson comes to this post with a background as a senior ... more »

PSSI organized two roundtables on the Middle East

23.04.2012

On March 28, 2012 the Prague Security Studies Institute organized a roundtable debate with professor Hillel Frisch, who teaches at the Departments of Political Studies and Middle East Studies in Bar-Ilan University, Israel and is a Senior Researcher ... more »

New Master’s Degree Program in International Security Studies at Charles University

19.04.2012

We are delighted to notify you that the Master’s Degree Program in International Security Studies (MISS) at the prestigious Charles University is now accredited for an English language curriculum that will commence this fall.  The deadline ... more »