Interdisciplinary research Center of Excellence based at @CharlesUniPRG @imsfsvuk. We study international conflict, peace, and security.
Prague, Czech Republic
Joined December 2017
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☢️ Does public opinion make nuclear threats more credible?
A survey of nearly 8,000 people by @Lauren_Sukin & Samuel Seitz finds that in democracies, a public supportive of nuclear use made threats seem more credible, while in Russia the leader's personality matters more.
Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP) retweeted
1/ Ještě před volbami podnikla americká armáda limitované útoky na cíle v Íránu. Pokud by se teď po volbách Trump rozhodl pro větší vojenskou akci, má k tomu sice v regionu dostupné kapacity, ale také jeden velký problém: výrazně ztenčené zásoby interceptorů (...)
🎓ERC Grant Workshop Alert!
Aiming for an ERC grant? Get practical tips & first-hand advice from ERC grantee @MichalSmetana3 . Co-hosted by @FSV_UK & the European Centre of Charles University.
📅 Nov 26, 9:30–11:30
📍 Hollar Building, H212
🔗 Register here: science.fsv.cuni.cz/udalost/…
🚁 Is a drone wall enough to protect Europe? Not on its own, argues @DominiKunertova for @SIPRIorg.
👉 Russia’s war on Ukraine has spread cheap drones faster than arms control can adapt. The answer: better reporting, airspace governance and export controls.
📊Jak při výzkumu nakládat s daty a co se vyplatí řešit předem? „Kvalitní správa dat není jen otázka toho, co se s daty stane na konci projektu, jak se může na první pohled zdát,“ upozorňuje @KlKosova. Mluví také o tom, kde končí otevřenost a začíná ochrana soukromí respondentů.
🔗 Celý rozhovor pro @eosc_cz: eosc.cz/novinky-a-akce/novin…
🎙️ Join us for a panel discussion on the future of disarmament amid rising military spending and strained arms control frameworks. The event features Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova (@VCDNP) and Veerle Moyson (@unodavienna ), moderated by Alžběta Dvořáková.
See you on November 2nd from 14:15 to 15:45 at the Jinonice campus (room C322)! Register here: disarmamenteducation.org/en/…
🗣️ Third panel focused on political polarization and the way it reshape European politics and international cooperation.
👉 Speakers discussed what tools do leaders use to undermine democracy and what is the variable that causes polarization.
🔵 In the second panel we shifted to foreign interference and what it means for democratic resilience.
👉 Speakers argued that lines between foreign and domestic politics are often blurred and that the role of the civilian domain needs to be emphasized.
🌐 The first panel following Prof. Leeds’ speech focused on how NATO is being reshaped by growing political divisions.
👉 Speakers discussed what these developments could mean for the future of European security.
🗣️ The conference was opened by a keynote speech from prof. Brett Ashley Leeds from Rice University.
👉 She talked about the role of the United Stated in military alliances, how these alliances change and whether they still matter.
🔵 The Czech Security Forum 2026 has started! This year we discuss Polarization, Interference, and Fragmentation of the Western alliance.
🖊️ New article from @Lauren_Sukin and her colleagues Luis Rodriguez and Stephen Herzog on nuclear views! Using surveys in 24 countries they find that many people support both nuclear deterrence and disarmament. Published in @BulletinAtomic.
Full article 👇
thebulletin.org/2026/10/the-…
🎓 Opportunity alert for early career peace researchers! The PEACE Action network has opened a call for applicants to its Next Gen Programme: mentorship, two in-person workshops and a research stay abroad. Apply before Oct 31: peaceresearchnetwork.eu/join
