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Information Resilience Program //PSSI/23 May 2025
PSSI's Project Manager Kristína Šefčíková Joins Panel on Disinformation and Its Impact on Evidence-Based Policy
PSSI's Project Manager Kristína Šefčíková participated in a discussion titled Disinformation as a tool for “changing course” in evidence-based policy, organized by the Charles University Environment Centre in cooperation with the The United Nations Information Centre Prague (UNIC) and the Society for Sustainable Living.

The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) invites you to apply for the 2025 Cyber Security Academy (CSA) – a prestigious, week-long program at the intersection of cyber security, international relations, diplomacy, strategy, and public policy.

Economic & Financial Statecraft Program //PSSI/21 May 2025
PSSI Chairman Discusses China’s Exposure to Iran Oil Sanctions on Fox Business
PSSI Chairman Roger W. Robinson Jr. appeared on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss how China could be impacted by Trump's Iranian oil sanction threat.

Space Security Program //PSSI/14 May 2025
Nuclear Fears in Orbit: Governing Space Security in a Time of Rising Tensions (online guest lecture)
The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) held a public guest lecture entitled “Nuclear Fears in Orbit: Governing Space Security in a Time of Rising Tensions”.

Security Scholars Program //PSSI/6 May 2025
Call for Applications: Robinson-Martin Security Scholars Academy 2025/2026
Jste studenty magisterského oboru nebo právě začínáte svou kariéru a chcete se lépe zorientovat v oblasti mezinárodní bezpečnosti? Přihlaste se na prestižní Robinson-Martin Security Scholars Academy a získejte jedinečnou příležitost setkat se osobně s nejlepšími experty v oboru, navázat cenné kontakty a nastartovat svou profesní dráhu!

Economic & Financial Statecraft Program //PSSI/14 Apr 2025
Country Spotlight #1: Sweden's Institutional Investment into Chinese Bad Actors
After an in-depth investigation, the Prague Security Studies Institute has found that Swedish financial institutions have invested over $70 million into corporate bad actors, including $14 million into directly sanctioned companies. This includes companies linked to the Chinese military, forced labor abusers, and threats to U.S. national security.

Information Resilience Program //PSSI/14 Apr 2025
PSSI Contributes to a New EU-Funded Project Tackling Conspiracy Theories and Supporting Democratic Resilience
The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) is proud to be part of a new Horizon Europe project titled Tackling Conspiracy Theories by Fostering Resilience and Political Self-Efficacy in Democracies (TaCT-FoRSED). This international initiative, funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium led by the University of Passau, brings together research and educational institutions across Europe to address the growing challenge of conspiracy theories and their impact on democratic societies.

Economic & Financial Statecraft Program //PSSI/11 Apr 2025
PSSI Perspective #38: Overcharged: The Hidden Costs of CATL's Stock Exchange Ambitions
PSSI’s latest Perspective examines the growing risks posed by CATL, a leading Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer, due to its ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) strategy. In January 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense designated CATL as a “Chinese Military Company Operating in the United States,” raising serious national security concerns. Nevertheless, CATL is still enjoying substantial Western investment as a publicly traded company, and is further seeking a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange underwritten by U.S. financial institutions.

We are now accepting applications for this year's Summer School, which will take place on July 27-August 1, 2025 in Orlík, Czech Republic.

Economic & Financial Statecraft Program //PSSI/24 Mar 2025
Closed Roundtable Organised by PSSI Focused on Increasing the Effectiveness of Anti-Russian Sanctions
The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), the Association for International Affairs (AMO), and Lobbio, with support from the British Embassy in Prague, organized a closed roundtable entitled “Increasing the Effectiveness of Anti-Russian Sanctions.”