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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 and implementation of all PSSI’s programs, and worked closely with Olda Černý, PSSI’s late Executive Director. Olda’s Co-Founder of PSSI and Acting Executive Director, Roger Robinson, observed, “Petr Lang has been an indispensible part of the PSSI team for over six years and brings institutional memory as well as fresh ideas to his new position.“

Mr. Lang has, to date, focused on energy security, breaking geopolitical developments and the nexus of global economics and national security concerns. He has also coordinated major events in a number of other policy areas (e.g missile defense, space security etc.). Prior to joining PSSI, he served as  Fundraising and Human Resources Coordinator at the Forum 2000 Foundation in Prague and as the Editor at the People in Need Foundation.  In 2009-2010, Mr. Lang also lectured on the EU’s energy security policies at Metropolitan University in Prague.

He holds  an advanced MA degree (PhDr.) in political science from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University and has published periodically on subjects in his field.

Videos from the Fifth PSSI Space Security Conference

08.08.2019

Videos from the Fifth PSSI Space Security Conference, held on June 9-11, 2019 in Prague, are now available online. Entitled “Evolution of the Counterspace Threat and Strengthening of International Space Partnerships”, the event ... more »

Intern Wanted for Our Cyber Security Program

31.07.2019

We are looking for an intern to work on projects related to new technologies and cybersecurity.  Internship: September 2019 - March 2020 approximately 25h/month proficiency in both Czech and English necessary Deadline for application: ... more »

Internship Opportunity!

22.07.2019

We are looking for an intern to work on projects related to disinformation and strategic communication! Deadline for application: August 25, 2019 Internship: September 2019 - January 2020 approximately 25h/month proficiency in both Czech ... more »

PSSI Studied Vaccination and Disinformation in the Czech Disinformation Environment

10.07.2019

Based on the contemporary international debate pertaining to the influence of the so-called anti-vaccination movements and the role of misinformation in public health as such, the main aim of the project was to find out whether Czech websites known ... more »

Call for Applications: Cyber Security Academy 2019

07.07.2019

Are you interested in international and security affairs? Would you like to expand your knowledge of cybersecurity issues? Apply to the Cyber Security Academy in Prague, Czech Republic (September 30-October 4, 2019)! This second edition of the ... more »

Read our Policy Paper Entitled "Western Balkans at the crossroads: Which road should the EU take?"

06.07.2019

The policy paper suggests several recommendations for new Commission’s and European External Action Service’s (EEAS) strategy towards the region based on research done within the PSSI-led project, ‘Western Balkans at the Crossroads: ... more »