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PSSI at the Riga Summit Conferences

12.12.2006

On November 27-29, 2006, a selected group of young leaders met in Riga to share their views and offer their solutions to regional and global security problems.

The forum saw participation of more than 50 representatives of national and international NGOs, think-tanks, media, business and public sector in NATO member, partner and contact countries, who continued in discussions on issues earmarked in a preparatory Forum meeting in July, 2006: nation-building in Afghanistan, NATO’s Partnerships, NATO’s relationship with Russia, energy security, and NATO enlargement. PSSI Fellow Jan Havranek prepared and presented the proposals for discussion among the NATO enlargement group.

Recommendations on future NATO policies in the above areas were embodied in the Young Leaders Proposals and were presented to the NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Tuesday, 28 November, 2006.

Download the Young Leaders Proposals

Young Leaders Forum Program

Full List of Participants

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 »