Peace Research Center Prague
@prcp.cuni.cz
Interdisciplinary research Center of Excellence based at Charles University. We study international conflict, peace and security.
📰 With the growing popularity of AfD, should we expect a reset of Germany's pragmatic politics towards Russia? Our scholar @jeberle.bsky.social just published a new long-read in @warontherocks.bsky.social, arguing why the comeback of Ostpolitik is unlikely. warontherocks.com/why-are-peop...
Why Are People Talking About a German Reset with Russia?
The summer of 2026 has raised questions once again among politicians, diplomats, and academics about whether Germany might be about to dither on Russia.
warontherocks.com
September 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
📰 With the growing popularity of AfD, should we expect a reset of Germany's pragmatic politics towards Russia? Our scholar @jeberle.bsky.social just published a new long-read in @warontherocks.bsky.social, arguing why the comeback of Ostpolitik is unlikely. warontherocks.com/why-are-peop...
❗️ New research alert! Our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade just published a study using 2 conjoint survey experiments (N=1,002 & 501), finding that AI leadership & military tech boost perceived status, but going the domestic-production route pays off far more than buying from abroad.
August 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
❗️ New research alert! Our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade just published a study using 2 conjoint survey experiments (N=1,002 & 501), finding that AI leadership & military tech boost perceived status, but going the domestic-production route pays off far more than buying from abroad.
🇩🇪 Proč se Německo ocitá v takových problémech s migrací, energetikou nebo stagnující ekonomikou? Proč v průzkumech nadále vede AfD? Náš výzkumník @jeberle.bsky.social vysvětlil příčiny a možná řešení těchto problémů v podcastu Bruselský diktát Hospodářských novin 👇
podcasty.hn.cz/c1-67908620-...
podcasty.hn.cz/c1-67908620-...
Německo se nezhroutilo a to je ten problém. Co je v zemi špatně s růstem, migrací i politikou
O Německu v Česku slýcháme prakticky jen špatné zprávy: o obrovských problémech s migrací, energetikou nebo stagnující ekonomikou. A v průzkumech tam vede strana, která navazuje na nejhorší rysy němec...
podcasty.hn.cz
August 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
🇩🇪 Proč se Německo ocitá v takových problémech s migrací, energetikou nebo stagnující ekonomikou? Proč v průzkumech nadále vede AfD? Náš výzkumník @jeberle.bsky.social vysvětlil příčiny a možná řešení těchto problémů v podcastu Bruselský diktát Hospodářských novin 👇
podcasty.hn.cz/c1-67908620-...
podcasty.hn.cz/c1-67908620-...
🖊️ New policy paper, co-authored by our scholar Dominika Kunertova: How should NATO adapt to the age of full spectrum drone warfare? How can member states build a doctrine and supply chains to deploy drones more effectively than their adversaries? academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
July 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
🖊️ New policy paper, co-authored by our scholar Dominika Kunertova: How should NATO adapt to the age of full spectrum drone warfare? How can member states build a doctrine and supply chains to deploy drones more effectively than their adversaries? academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
🔵 Our scholar @jeberle.bsky.social will be a visiting researcher at the @leibniz-ios.de. During his stay, he will be delivering a guest lecture on digital sovereignty in the CEE region. If you happen to be in the city, feel free to join!
📅 July 6, 16:00–17:30
📍 Landshuter str. 4
📅 July 6, 16:00–17:30
📍 Landshuter str. 4
June 19, 2026 at 6:45 AM
🔵 Our scholar @jeberle.bsky.social will be a visiting researcher at the @leibniz-ios.de. During his stay, he will be delivering a guest lecture on digital sovereignty in the CEE region. If you happen to be in the city, feel free to join!
📅 July 6, 16:00–17:30
📍 Landshuter str. 4
📅 July 6, 16:00–17:30
📍 Landshuter str. 4
New #INTERFER study alert! 📣 Our scholar @zuzanakrulichova.bsky.social analyzed how Lithuania's foreign policy towards China reoriented from economic engagement with the Belt & Road Initiative to framing it as a security threat and adopting a competing Indo-Pacific strategy. Link below 👇
May 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
New #INTERFER study alert! 📣 Our scholar @zuzanakrulichova.bsky.social analyzed how Lithuania's foreign policy towards China reoriented from economic engagement with the Belt & Road Initiative to framing it as a security threat and adopting a competing Indo-Pacific strategy. Link below 👇
Většina Čechů stále nemá jasný názor na Izrael. Od roku 2024 ale vůči zemi sílí negativní sentiment. Ukazují to naše nová data, která mapují vývoj českých postojů k izraelsko-palestinskému konfliktu mezi lety 2022 a 2026. 👇 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz 1/5
May 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Většina Čechů stále nemá jasný názor na Izrael. Od roku 2024 ale vůči zemi sílí negativní sentiment. Ukazují to naše nová data, která mapují vývoj českých postojů k izraelsko-palestinskému konfliktu mezi lety 2022 a 2026. 👇 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz 1/5
🔵 The heavy polarization of the U.S. political system will continue to undermine American credibility abroad, regardless of who will be in power after Trump's 2nd mandate. Our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social summarized her recent findings in @foreignpolicy.com 👇
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/23/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/23/t...
After Trump, Partisanship Will Still Undermine U.S. Credibility
For foreign audiences, the dysfunctional nature of U.S. politics matters more than the country’s leader.
foreignpolicy.com
April 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
🔵 The heavy polarization of the U.S. political system will continue to undermine American credibility abroad, regardless of who will be in power after Trump's 2nd mandate. Our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social summarized her recent findings in @foreignpolicy.com 👇
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/23/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/23/t...
🔵🇺🇸 How do U.S. domestic politics shape foreign perceptions of nuclear credibility? A new cross-national survey experiment from our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleague Helen Webley-Brown finds that particularly polarization decreases foreign confidence in U.S. deterrence.
April 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🔵🇺🇸 How do U.S. domestic politics shape foreign perceptions of nuclear credibility? A new cross-national survey experiment from our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleague Helen Webley-Brown finds that particularly polarization decreases foreign confidence in U.S. deterrence.
🎉 Our 1st @erc.europa.eu #MICROCODE article is out! Using a cross-national survey experiment,
@smetanamichal.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social find that formal alliances boost public support for military intervention globally, but the effect is smaller outside NATO.
@smetanamichal.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social find that formal alliances boost public support for military intervention globally, but the effect is smaller outside NATO.
April 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🎉 Our 1st @erc.europa.eu #MICROCODE article is out! Using a cross-national survey experiment,
@smetanamichal.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social find that formal alliances boost public support for military intervention globally, but the effect is smaller outside NATO.
@smetanamichal.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social find that formal alliances boost public support for military intervention globally, but the effect is smaller outside NATO.
🔵 Do politicians trade human rights for the benefits of arms deals? Not more than citizens do. Those are findings from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social & @chrisvsteinert.bsky.social's survey experiments conducted on public and elite samples in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪. Just published in JCR: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
April 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🔵 Do politicians trade human rights for the benefits of arms deals? Not more than citizens do. Those are findings from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social & @chrisvsteinert.bsky.social's survey experiments conducted on public and elite samples in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪. Just published in JCR: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
☢️ 1/3 What makes a weapon too horrific to use? Our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social & her colleagues
David Allison & @herzogsm.bsky.social fielded a survey experiment on a U.S. sample, investigating public support for use of different weapon types. Open access: academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...
David Allison & @herzogsm.bsky.social fielded a survey experiment on a U.S. sample, investigating public support for use of different weapon types. Open access: academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...
March 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
☢️ 1/3 What makes a weapon too horrific to use? Our researcher @laurensukin.bsky.social & her colleagues
David Allison & @herzogsm.bsky.social fielded a survey experiment on a U.S. sample, investigating public support for use of different weapon types. Open access: academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...
David Allison & @herzogsm.bsky.social fielded a survey experiment on a U.S. sample, investigating public support for use of different weapon types. Open access: academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...
🗣️ „Íránci si nenechají od nikoho diktovat, kdy mají povstat a čím mají současný systém nahradit,“ říká náš výzkumník Jakub Koláček v rozhovoru pro @dennikn.bsky.social. Z historických zkušeností vidíme, že tlak na režim většinou zemi spíše semkne, než rozvrátí. denikn.cz/2012315/iran...
Íránista Jakub Koláček: Po bombardování režimy nepadají, změnu v Íránu musejí udělat lidé zdola
Svět s napětím sleduje vojenskou eskalaci mezi USA, Izraelem a Íránem. Historické zkušenosti ukazují, že vnější tlak režimy často spíš semkne, než rozvrátí. „Íránci si nenechají od nikoho diktovat, kd...
denikn.cz
March 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
🗣️ „Íránci si nenechají od nikoho diktovat, kdy mají povstat a čím mají současný systém nahradit,“ říká náš výzkumník Jakub Koláček v rozhovoru pro @dennikn.bsky.social. Z historických zkušeností vidíme, že tlak na režim většinou zemi spíše semkne, než rozvrátí. denikn.cz/2012315/iran...
🔵🗣️ Ve stínu války v Íránu možná zapomínáme na dění v Gaze a Západním břehu Jordánu. Co se děje na palestinckých územích?
O osadnickém násilí na Západním břehu a humanitární situaci v Gaze mluvil náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora v #PULS
@voxpot.bsky.social. puls.voxpot.cz/episodes/pro...
O osadnickém násilí na Západním břehu a humanitární situaci v Gaze mluvil náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora v #PULS
@voxpot.bsky.social. puls.voxpot.cz/episodes/pro...
PULS | Proč osadníci stupňují násilí na Západním břehu?
Mezi vývojem americko-izraelské války proti Íránu se zprávy z Pásma Gazy a Západního břehu Jordánu ztrácejí. V Pulsu proto výzkumník Jakub Záhora vysvětluje, co se teď děje na palestinských územích...
puls.voxpot.cz
March 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🔵🗣️ Ve stínu války v Íránu možná zapomínáme na dění v Gaze a Západním břehu Jordánu. Co se děje na palestinckých územích?
O osadnickém násilí na Západním břehu a humanitární situaci v Gaze mluvil náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora v #PULS
@voxpot.bsky.social. puls.voxpot.cz/episodes/pro...
O osadnickém násilí na Západním břehu a humanitární situaci v Gaze mluvil náš výzkumník Jakub Záhora v #PULS
@voxpot.bsky.social. puls.voxpot.cz/episodes/pro...
🔵 Our chronology of nuclear signaling between Russia and NATO during the war in Ukraine now has an online interactive dashboard! It allows tracking and analyzing nuclear escalation dynamics during the conflict (fall 2021-January 2025): swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
@liviuhorovitz.bsky.social
@liviuhorovitz.bsky.social
March 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🔵 Our chronology of nuclear signaling between Russia and NATO during the war in Ukraine now has an online interactive dashboard! It allows tracking and analyzing nuclear escalation dynamics during the conflict (fall 2021-January 2025): swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
@liviuhorovitz.bsky.social
@liviuhorovitz.bsky.social
🔵 We have reached the capacity of our Annual Conference venue and registrations have therefore been closed.
Thank you to everyone who registered for your interest! We look forward to welcoming you at the event on Thursday March 19 in Kampus Hybernská.
Thank you to everyone who registered for your interest! We look forward to welcoming you at the event on Thursday March 19 in Kampus Hybernská.
March 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🔵 We have reached the capacity of our Annual Conference venue and registrations have therefore been closed.
Thank you to everyone who registered for your interest! We look forward to welcoming you at the event on Thursday March 19 in Kampus Hybernská.
Thank you to everyone who registered for your interest! We look forward to welcoming you at the event on Thursday March 19 in Kampus Hybernská.
🔵 Our Annual Conference will address current pressing security issues: technological rivalry and foreign interference.
How does dual-use nature of innovation impact conflict and proliferation trends? What are the newest findings in how states respond to foreign interference?
How does dual-use nature of innovation impact conflict and proliferation trends? What are the newest findings in how states respond to foreign interference?
March 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
🔵 Our Annual Conference will address current pressing security issues: technological rivalry and foreign interference.
How does dual-use nature of innovation impact conflict and proliferation trends? What are the newest findings in how states respond to foreign interference?
How does dual-use nature of innovation impact conflict and proliferation trends? What are the newest findings in how states respond to foreign interference?
🇫🇷🚀 Nejde o náhradu NATO, ale o další evropskou pojistku pro případ, že by americký jaderný deštník slábl. Proč Macron mění francouzskou doktrínu a co to znamená pro Evropu, vysvětluje náš @profonderco.bsky.social pro @dennikn.bsky.social: dennikn.sk/5183510/expe...
Expert na jadrové zbrane Onderčo: Európa sa musí pripraviť na vek jadrových zbraní, jednoduché riešenia neexistujú
Aby sme boli slobodní, musíme byť obávaní, vyhlásil francúzsky prezident Emmanuel Macron v dlho očakávanom prejave o jadrových zbraniach. V príhovore na základni jadrových ponoriek v bretónskom Île Lo...
dennikn.sk
March 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🇫🇷🚀 Nejde o náhradu NATO, ale o další evropskou pojistku pro případ, že by americký jaderný deštník slábl. Proč Macron mění francouzskou doktrínu a co to znamená pro Evropu, vysvětluje náš @profonderco.bsky.social pro @dennikn.bsky.social: dennikn.sk/5183510/expe...
🔵 Je možné, že konflikt na Blízkém východě nabyde stejného rozsahu jako válka na Ukrajině. Bude záležet na tom, zda USA a Izrael režim „srazí na kolena,” říká náš výzkumník @kolacekj.bsky.social v rozhovoru pro @respektcz.bsky.social. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz www.respekt.cz/zahranici/vvv
Írán cílí na vyvolání regionální války. Zásadní je, zda Američané a Izraelci režim vojensky srazí na kolena
S expertem Jakubem Koláčkem o tom, kam se konflikt může rozrůst, o co se Teherán nyní snaží a jak se do vývoje propíše smrt Chameneího
www.respekt.cz
March 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🔵 Je možné, že konflikt na Blízkém východě nabyde stejného rozsahu jako válka na Ukrajině. Bude záležet na tom, zda USA a Izrael režim „srazí na kolena,” říká náš výzkumník @kolacekj.bsky.social v rozhovoru pro @respektcz.bsky.social. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz www.respekt.cz/zahranici/vvv
Does the public across the world support the use of autonomous weapons in the same way? 🦾 We conducted a pre-registered survey experiment in 🇺🇸🇧🇷🇩🇪🇨🇳, exposing participants to varying risk of misidentifying the target & different types of targets (terrorist vs. aggressive state). @ims.fsv.cuni.cz
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Does the public across the world support the use of autonomous weapons in the same way? 🦾 We conducted a pre-registered survey experiment in 🇺🇸🇧🇷🇩🇪🇨🇳, exposing participants to varying risk of misidentifying the target & different types of targets (terrorist vs. aggressive state). @ims.fsv.cuni.cz
Opportunity alert for young aspiring peace researchers! 🔵 The COST Peace Research Community Europe has opened a call for applicants to their 5-day Summer School in Coimbra, Portugal. The application deadline is fast approaching: February 22. More details: peaceresearchnetwork.eu/join
February 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Opportunity alert for young aspiring peace researchers! 🔵 The COST Peace Research Community Europe has opened a call for applicants to their 5-day Summer School in Coimbra, Portugal. The application deadline is fast approaching: February 22. More details: peaceresearchnetwork.eu/join
Registrations are open for the PRCP Annual Conference 2026! This year, we will focus on the unraveling international order, exploring the breakdown of international law, dual-use technological competition and foreign interference.
🗓️ 19/03, Kampus Hybernská
🔗 Register: forms.gle/AWponkp8rrAS...
🗓️ 19/03, Kampus Hybernská
🔗 Register: forms.gle/AWponkp8rrAS...
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Registrations are open for the PRCP Annual Conference 2026! This year, we will focus on the unraveling international order, exploring the breakdown of international law, dual-use technological competition and foreign interference.
🗓️ 19/03, Kampus Hybernská
🔗 Register: forms.gle/AWponkp8rrAS...
🗓️ 19/03, Kampus Hybernská
🔗 Register: forms.gle/AWponkp8rrAS...
Reposted by Peace Research Center Prague
Do states' grand strategies persist after traumatic geopolitical events? @zuzanalizcova.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold in @ejisbisa.bsky.social compare Israel after Oct 7 and Czechia after Russia's 2022 invasion, showing that the scale of change reflected the severity of perceived shock and threat.
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Do states' grand strategies persist after traumatic geopolitical events? @zuzanalizcova.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold in @ejisbisa.bsky.social compare Israel after Oct 7 and Czechia after Russia's 2022 invasion, showing that the scale of change reflected the severity of perceived shock and threat.
@smetanamichal.bsky.social and @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social introduced our chronology of nuclear signaling between Russia and NATO during the war in Ukraine in a recent episode of Ukraine: The Latest @telegraph.co.uk!
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ycr...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ycr...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz
Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles & FIFA president calls for lifting Russia sports ban
open.spotify.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
@smetanamichal.bsky.social and @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social introduced our chronology of nuclear signaling between Russia and NATO during the war in Ukraine in a recent episode of Ukraine: The Latest @telegraph.co.uk!
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ycr...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ycr...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz
💥 Do nuclear deterrence and disarmament always go against each other? Drawing on surveys from 24 countries (N=27 250),
@laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues show publics across Global North and South often support both. @pspolisci.bsky.social 🔓 Open access: cambridge.org/core/journal...
@laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues show publics across Global North and South often support both. @pspolisci.bsky.social 🔓 Open access: cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
💥 Do nuclear deterrence and disarmament always go against each other? Drawing on surveys from 24 countries (N=27 250),
@laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues show publics across Global North and South often support both. @pspolisci.bsky.social 🔓 Open access: cambridge.org/core/journal...
@laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues show publics across Global North and South often support both. @pspolisci.bsky.social 🔓 Open access: cambridge.org/core/journal...