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Talk at Gymnázium Jana Keplera

The Middle East conflict and its regional and global dimensions

Current global issues – crises and conflicts shaping the world – also resonate with high school students!

Our researchers Jan Daniel and Jakub Koláček from the Department of Middle Eastern…

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India’s Response to Middle East Conflict

How does the conflict in the Middle East affect one of the world’s major powers – India?

The Israeli-American attack on Iran is not only #reshaping regional dynamics, but also having consequences…

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What are the relationships between the judicial and executive branches of power in South American countries?

Prof. Mariana Llanos, an expert on political institutions in Latin America from the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), delivered her lecture to the students as part of the…

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ERA Chairs Projects in Czechia

Our ERA-AREAS project coordinator Karel Kouba took part in the ERA Chairs Projects in Czechia Workshop at the Filosofický ústav Akademie věd ČR | Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences,…

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Invitation: Roundtable on Iran and the Middle East at War

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating significantly. An Israeli-American strike on Iran at the end of February killed several political and military representatives of the regime, including…

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Invitation: Public Panel Discussion on the 4th Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Four years have passed since the beginning of the full-scale Russian–Ukrainian war at the end of February. What was expected to be a military operation achieving its objectives within a relatively…

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Research symposium – Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America

What are the greatest challenges facing democracy in Central America? And what does its gradual erosion look like in countries such as Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador?

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Public lecture „The Crisis between the United States and Venezuela in Historical Perspective“

What were – and still are – the real motivations of U.S. political leaders in relation to Venezuela? What is the role of Venezuelan oil, and how does China factor into the equation? And what would…

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Tomáš Sniegoň: Russia Under Surveillance – From Lenin to Putin: ‘Chekism’ as the Backbone of the Russian and Soviet Dictatorship

What role have secret services played in the formation of the Soviet dictatorship and today’s Russian authoritarian regime? And why has “Chekism” become one of the most enduring pillars of this…