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International Conference: Czech Republic and Israel - 20 years after Renewal of Relations

16.02.2010

On February 9, 2010, PSSI co-organized conference on Czech-Israeli Relations

The conference took place in the Lichtenstein Palace on the very day of the 20th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic ties between  Czechoslovakia and Israel. The conference, held under the auspices of Czech Prime Minister Jan Fisher, brought together more than one hundred prominent Czech and Israeli politicians, diplomats, entrepreneurs, experts and representatives of academia, media and civil society, who examined the developments over the last 20 years and discussed future perspectives of mutual diplomatic, economic and societal relations.

The speakers included Jan Fischer, Czech Prime Minister; Moshe Arens, Former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence; Jiri Dientsbier, Former Czechoslovak Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mina Goldiak, Deputy Chief Scientist, International R&D Relations & Cooperation, Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel; Mirek Topolanek, Former Czech Prime Minister, Ondřej Liska, Former Czech Minister of Education; Pavel Smutny, President of Czech-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Jan Herzmann, Director of Factum Invenio.

The conference was organized by the Prague Security Studies Institute in cooperation with the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, the Embassy of the State of Israel and the Czech-Israeli Chamber of Commerce.

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 »