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Interdisciplinary research Center of Excellence based at Charles University. We study international conflict, peace and security.

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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 13/09/2026
📰 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...
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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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 19/08/2026
🔗 Full article in the Journal of Strategic Studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Leading through tech? Experimental evidence on the effect of military-technological capabilities on international status
International relations scholarship emphasizes that states tend to pursue advanced military-technological capabilities to elevate their international status, yet evidence of whether such efforts ar...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 19/08/2026
❗️ 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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 06/08/2026
🇩🇪 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-...
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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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 18/07/2026
🖊️ 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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 19/06/2026
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Guest Lecture | Jakub Eberle (Prague) Digital Sovereignty, or Digital Divide: Central and Eastern Europe in EU Digital Politics
When? Monday, 6 July | 16:00-17:30 Where? Room 109, IOS, Landshuter Str. 4 Open to all
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 19/06/2026
🔵 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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 10/05/2026
🔐 Open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09557571.2026.2664110
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Between the Belt and Road and the Indo-Pacific: Lithuania’s strategic reorientation
This paper examines the evolving dynamics of Lithuania’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, analysing how Lithuania has navigated the intersection of economic opportunities, security...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 10/05/2026
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 👇
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/05/2026
5/5 Tento genderový rozdíl je přitom specifický jen pro Izrael. Při hodnocení jiných zemí, například Ruska nebo Íránu, se názory mezi muži a ženami příliš neliší. Více detailů najdete na našem webu: www.prcprague.cz/news/2026/5/...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/05/2026
4/5 Největší negativní sentiment vůči Izraeli panuje mezi mladými ženami. Zatímco u mužů věk téměř nehraje roli, u žen je zásadní proměnnou. Negativní postoj k Izraeli vyjadřuje 48 % žen ve věku 18–29 let, zatímco ve věku 30–54 let pouze 37 %.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/05/2026
3/5 Panují také velké názorové rozdíly mezi muži a ženami. Muži častěji viní z pokračování konfliktu Palestince. Ženy Palestince viní méně, ale neznamená to, že by se přikláněly více k obviňování Izraele. Většina z žen má místo toho názor nejasný.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/05/2026
2/5 Mění se také vnímání toho, kdo je odpovědný za pokračování konfliktu. Podíl Čechů, kteří viní Izrael je stále minoritní, ale stabilně roste. Naopak od roku 2024 razantně klesl podíl Čechů, kteří viní Palestince.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/05/2026
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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 30/04/2026
🔵 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...
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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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 16/04/2026
🔓 Open access: academic.oup.com/isq/article/... @isq-jrnl.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz
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Divisions at Home, Broken Promises Abroad? How Domestic Politics Shapes the United States’ Nuclear Credibility
Abstract. How will the intensifying political challenges in the United States affect Washington’s nuclear credibility? Although the implications of US dome
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 16/04/2026
🔵🇺🇸 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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 10/04/2026
🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Allied commitments and public support for military interventions: A cross-national experiment - Michal Smetana, Marek Vranka, Ondrej Rosendorf, 2026
Recent survey experiments have found that the public in NATO member states is more supportive of intervening militarily on behalf of formal allies than non-alli...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 10/04/2026
🎉 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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 09/04/2026
🔵 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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 31/03/2026
3/3 Cyber attacks were the most favored, followed by conventional strikes, then cluster munitions. WMDs were the most disfavored overall: chemical weapons were more preferred than biological. Nuclear weapons are least acceptable. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 31/03/2026
2/3 They find an overall aversion to civilian casualties & confirm that public support for weapon use is driven by categorical heuristics.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 31/03/2026
☢️ 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-...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 30/03/2026
🗣️ „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...
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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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 26/03/2026
🔵🗣️ 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...
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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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 25/03/2026
🔵 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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 16/03/2026
🔵 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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 14/03/2026
➡️ Join us on March 19 in Kampus Hybernská for timely and expert discussions. You can find the full programme and registrations here: www.prcprague.cz/events/prcp-...
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Peace Research Center Prague - Charles University Center of Excellence
Join us for the PRCP Annual Conference on March 19, 2026 at Kampus Hybernská for a timely discussion on the current erosion of the international order. Welcoming Prof. Janina Dill from Oxford Universi...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 14/03/2026
🔵 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?
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 10/03/2026
🇫🇷🚀 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...
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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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 02/03/2026
🔵 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
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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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 18/02/2026
@smetanamichal.bsky.social @mvranka.bsky.social @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social @anjadahlmann.bsky.social @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 18/02/2026
➡️ We found that across countries, people are significantly more likely to support autonomous weapons if they are more accurate than human-controlled ones, while the identity of the enemy has no significant impact on their preference. 🔗 Full paper here: academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
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Mind over Metal: Public Opinion on Autonomous Weapons in the United States, Brazil, Germany, and China
Abstract. Autonomous weapons exemplify the tension between technology and ethics in modern warfare. While observational studies suggest that the public hol
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 18/02/2026
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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 14/02/2026
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
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 13/02/2026
You can find the full programme here: www.prcprague.cz/events/prcp-...
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Peace Research Center Prague - Charles University Center of Excellence
Join us for the PRCP Annual Conference on March 19, 2026 at Kampus Hybernská for a timely discussion on the current erosion of the international order. Welcoming Prof. Janina Dill from Oxford Universi...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 13/02/2026
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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 26/01/2026
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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/02/2026
The full report is available here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a144...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 05/02/2026
@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
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Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles & FIFA president calls for lifting Russia sports ban
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 02/02/2026
💥 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...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 26/01/2026
🔓 Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Grand strategic change after critical situations: Israel and Czechia after the October 7th attacks and Russia’s Ukraine invasion | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Grand strategic change after critical situations: Israel and Czechia after the October 7th attacks and Russia’s Ukraine invasion
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 26/01/2026
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.
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 23/01/2026
2025 was a challenging but rewarding year for the PRCP team and we're happy to summarize it in our annual review: prcprague.cz/news/annual-... Some highlights: 🔵 25+ peer-reviewed articles 🔵 New international projects (incl. @erc.europa.eu & @horizoneu.bsky.social) 🔵 1,300+ media appearances
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Peace Research Center Prague - Charles University Center of Excellence
At the PRCP, 2025 will likely be remembered as a year that was busy, challenging, but also rewarding in many different ways. Having published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journ...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 20/01/2026
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 20/01/2026
🔴 Just one more week until we introduce our study mapping nuclear rhetoric between Russia and NATO during the first 3 years of the war in Ukraine. Don't forget to register! forms.gle/7Y7CE1Um3FBE... 🗓️ Tuesday Jan 27 19:00 📍 Kavárna Na Boršově 🔗 Full study: www.prcprague.cz/news/2025/12...
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 19/01/2026
Our director @smetanamichal.bsky.social won the #NeuronPrize for Promising Scientists in the Social Sciences field. 👏 The jury praised his innovative approach to combining IR, security studies & political psychology with advanced experimental methods. Our warmest congratulations, Michal!
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 18/01/2026
Water as a weapon? 🌊 Our researcher Eliška Pohnerová's new article examines how water is weaponized in war, and how the U.S. advocates against it. She finds that water norms work more as humanitarian crisis prevention than as stigmatization. 👉 Full article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Michal Onderco @profonderco.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Today Europe’s Nuclear Umbrella is officially out. The book examines how nuclear sharing is contested across Europe, and why governments stick with these policies even when they’re deeply unpopular. www.cambridge.org/nl/universit...
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Europe's Nuclear Umbrella | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 14/01/2026
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