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Author: Wojciech Konończuk
Uploaded: Sep 04, 2015
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In April 2015, the Ukrainian parliament passed a long-awaited law on the gas sector which paves the way for the extremely difficult process of reforming and de-monopolising the Ukrainian gas sector. The law will come into force on 1 October 2015 and involves the break-up of the state-owned company Naftogaz, the current monopolist, and the gradual creation of a competitive gas market in line with the so-called Third Energy Package. At the same time, a threefold increase in the price of gas paid by individual customers and the public sector was introduced. The price had been subsidised for years and no previous government had ever decided to raise it.
The comprehensive reform of the gas sector is one of the most important and most difficult reforms Ukraine has to implement. Its success will be of fundamental importance for the Ukrainian state due to its impact on several major areas of the state’s functioning. Without the marketisation of gas prices and an improvement in Naftogaz’s financial standing (in 2014, the company’s deficit accounted for 7% of Ukraine’s GDP), it will be impossible to reform Ukraine’s public finances to end the long-lasting economic crisis. Without an improvement in Ukraine’s energy efficiency, which currently is one of the world’s lowest, it will be impossible to reduce the country’s dependence on the import of gas. Successful implementation of the reform will also be important in the context of the future of Ukrainian-Russian relations. The question of gas supplies has been one of the major aspects of this relationship since 1991. Another extremely important consequence of the reform will be to eliminate the main source of income from corruption in Ukraine., which has benefited the ruling elite since the 1990s. Corruption seems to be the reason behind the reluctance of all previous governments in Kyiv to reform the gas sector.
Ultimately, successful implementation of the reform will be a milestone for Ukraine in its attempt to leave the post-Soviet paradigm of how the state, its political elites, its economy and society function. However, the significant changes implemented so far in the gas sector have been insufficient, and require the adoption of several other laws and introduction of further price increases. It remains an open question whether the Ukrainian government will have sufficient determination and political will to complete the reform which has just been launched.
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Keywords: Ukraine, Oil and Gas
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Dec 03, 2015 / Marcin Kaczmarski, Jakub Jakóbowski, Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
China has presented a far-reaching vision of cooperation with the region in infrastructure, industry and agriculture, taking a step toward shaping the economic structure of the region and giving it a vision of development.
Dec 02, 2015 / Edit Inotai
The political difference between PM Orbán and Chancellor Merkel is evident and it has been aggravated by Orbán’s surprise move to side openly with Horst Seehofer and the CSU in a German domestic debate concerning refugees
Migration, Europe, Democracy, Hungary, EU, Global Security, Economic Security
Nov 20, 2015 / Katarina Svitkova
D.SQ Security Brief
Nov 20, 2015 / Witold Rodkiewicz
The Kremlin has been using the attacks in Paris to persuade the West to fundamentally shift its policy towards Syria – and also towards Russia.
Nov 19, 2015 / Lead Author: Dovilė Šukytė; Authors: Victoria Bucătaru, Simonas Čepėnas, Hennadiy Maksak, Svetlana Rogov, Iurii Vdovenko
Managing Political Instability, Enabling The Role Of Civil Society And Applying Lessons From The Central Eastern European Experience.
Nov 18, 2015 / Dagmar Rychnovska and Jan Daniel
D.SQ Security Brief
Nov 18, 2015 / Multiple Authors
Specialised quarterly publication devoted to cybersecurity
Europe, Poland, EU, Global Security, Cyber Security, Space Security
Nov 18, 2015 / Filip Tuček
A timely analysis of Russia’s hybrid warfare threats from Russia will allow governments in Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, and Warsaw to maximize their countries’ immunity to potential Russian coercion. When Moscow’s toolbox is uncovered (and the cloak of m
Europe, V4, Russia, NATO, Global Security, Economic Security, Cyber Security, Energy Security
Nov 18, 2015 / Grigorij Mesežnikov
CEPI’s monthly digest of news and analysis regarding Russia provides insights on important issues affecting the country
Nov 18, 2015 / Gabriela Mikušová
CEPI’s monthly digest of news and analysis regarding Ukraine provides insights on political developments as well as energy, security and other important issues affecting the country.
Europe, Media, Democracy, Ukraine, Slovakia, EU, Russia, Global Security, Economic Security, Energy Security
Nov 16, 2015 / Jill Dougherty, Riina Kaljurand
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the use of new, creative forms of warfare
Nov 16, 2015 / Kalev Stoicescu
Paris, the city of lights, arts, romance, fashion and fine cuisine is turning since the beginning of 2015 into a zone of terror and horror.
Nov 16, 2015 / Anna Bulakh
Strengthening Ukraine’s Defence is Still Highly Compelling
Nov 15, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The PCTR offers a possibility to download the latest issue of the PCTR Newsletter. A summary of important news in the field of transatlantic relations is included.
Cyber Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, Middle East, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Syria, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, Europe, Afghanistan
Nov 10, 2015 / Grzegorz Abgarowicz, Ryszard Antkiewicz, Piotr Ciepiela, Michał Dyk, Dominika Dziwisz, Zbigniew Fałek, Piotr Gajek, Rafał Kasprzyk, Włodzimierz Kotłowski, Mirosław Maj, Andrzej Najgebauer, Dariusz Pierzchała, Aleksander Poniewierski, Maciej Pyznar, Mirosł
The Kosciuszko Institute's Report represents an analysis of the issues concerning the protection of critical infrastructure with a particular emphasis on IT security issues. The primary goal of this Report is to provide actors engaged in the protection of
Space Security, Cyber Security, Global Security, Poland, Europe
Nov 09, 2015 / Jolanta Darczewska, Piotr Żochowski
Building up an image of Russophobic countries is currently instrumental in shaping a neo-imperial political identity among the citizens of the Russian Federation.
Nov 05, 2015 / András György Deák, Tomaš Kulda
Regional gas and energy policies has been moving toward a more transparent, competitive and unified market since the late 2000s.
Europe, Asia, V4, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, EU, Russia, NATO, Oil and Gas, Energy Security
Oct 28, 2015 / Wojciech Lorenz, Mário Nicolini
In a completely new security context after Russian agression against Ukraine NATO is reviewing all fundamental principles, which has driven its decisions over the last two decades. Enlargement, the Alliance’s primary policy to realise the vision of a Euro
Europe, V4, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, NATO, Global Security
Oct 28, 2015 / Milan Šuplata, Jiří Schneider, Marian Majer
By annexing Crimea and fuelling violence in the Ukraine’s easternmost regions, Russia seriously broke basic principles of international law and shook assumptions about cooperative character of post-Cold War security architecture in Europe. Yet, the seemin
Migration, Europe, V4, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, EU, NATO, Global Security
Oct 27, 2015 / Milan Nič
This paper looks more closely at the case of Slovakia and examines prospects for further improvement in bilateral relations with Kosovo. Given the fact that Slovakia along with Greece has been the most flexible of the five holdouts, are they also seen as
Oct 23, 2015 / Marta Jaroszewicz
The year 2015 brought a rapid surge in the number of Ukrainians migrating to the EU, mainly to Poland.
Oct 22, 2015 / Krzysztof Strachota, Marta Jaroszewicz, Artur Ciechanowicz
In recent weeks, cooperation with Turkey has been gaining strategic importance for the European Union and its member states in solving the migration crisis.
Oct 16, 2015 / Józef Lang
The successes of the Taliban and its allied forces in northern Afghanistan have caused nervous reactions in the Central Asian countries
Oct 14, 2015 / Wojciech Lorenz and Mário Nicolini
Before the NATO summit in Warsaw in 2016, the allies are confronted with a new security paradigm and face a strategic dilemma: how to reconcile the commitment to the Open Door Policy with the political and military reality in which Russia remains an impor
Oct 12, 2015 / Stanislav Balík, Tomáš Pojar, Ivo Pospíšil, Michael Romancov, Dušan Tříska, Michal Vodrážka, Alexandr Vondra
The PCTR realized in the academic year 2014/2015 the project „Czechoslovakia Transition to Democracy: Recommendations for the North Korea Peace-seeking Process“. One of the aims of this project was to develop a monograph, which is now available.
Oct 12, 2015 / Alena Kudzko
Once the symbol of authoritarian evil in Europe, Belarus is set to vote on Sunday, October 11 in its next presidential elections, which are unlikely to be any more democratic or fair than the previous round held in 2010.
Oct 12, 2015 / Balázs Jarábik
In his new analysis of the developments in Ukraine, the author scrutinizes the prospects for reforms and political and economic stabilization in Ukraine.
Oct 05, 2015 / Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Krzysztof Strachota
Turkey plays a key role in the crisis caused by the migration of refugees from Syria.
Sep 29, 2015 / Frank Markovic
The Visegrad Four belonged to the small group of states that opposed the quotas from the very beginning. Their stance came at a price. The vote on Tuesday is particularly damaging for the V4 not least because it has undermined the unity of the block.
Migration, Europe, V4, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, EU
Sep 24, 2015 / Martin Michelot
As time passes and migratory pressures continue to increase, with another estimated 6000 asylum-seekers having made their way into Hungary yesterday, any meeting of European decision-makers in Brussels is observed with increased scrutiny and expectations
Migration, Europe, V4, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, EU
Sep 24, 2015 / Jana Kobzova
The next few months were going to be difficult for Ukraine even without last week’s events: the country’s economy is in trouble and the war in its eastern provinces continues with no end in sight. Even before last week, the best Ukraine could hope for in
Sep 24, 2015 / Frank Markovic
How can the V4 countries coordinate their positions towards the refugee crisis and the EU referendum in the UK?
Migration, Europe, V4, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, EU
Sep 24, 2015 / The European Values Think-Tank, Central European Policy Institute
The European Values Think-Tank and the Central European Policy Institute put together a group of prominent Czech and Slovak experts to come up with a document refuting the most frequent myths and falsehoods about Ukraine and set the record straight.
Europe, Media, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Global Security
Sep 24, 2015 / Michal Skala, Júlia Miklasová
Last year’s annexation of Crimea by Russia and ensuing war in eastern Ukraine created a new momentum in the region, challenging the long-existing status quo. The changed situation has particularly damaged relations between Ukraine and de facto authorities
Sep 21, 2015 / Jaan Murumets
On the web site of the Institute of Modern Russia, a New York-based think-tank, Matthew Bodner published on August 26 an analysis of Russia’s military capabilities that could be employed in an eventual adventure in the Baltic Sea region. Everyone familiar
Sep 21, 2015 / Martin Hurt
For Sweden’s Social Democrats, it is a noteworthy change in rhetoric, as they built their past arguments for opposing NATO accession on perceived US dominance of the alliance and the fact that NATO deterrence is partially based on nuclear weapons.
Sep 21, 2015 / Anna Bulakh
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) can become a key alternative source of supply in the event of serious pipeline gas shortfalls across the EU. However, for this to happen successfully, the EU needs to develop a Europe-wide LNG strategy based on a common approac
Sep 21, 2015 / Maksym Bugriy
As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continues to rage on in Donbas (Pravda.com.ua, August 11), a popular sentiment regarding Kyiv’s relationship with NATO is likely to revive debates on Ukraine’s “Finlandization”—a strategic option notably proposed by Dr. Z
Sep 21, 2015 / Helga Kalm
The latest yearbook published by the Internal Security Service (ISS), Estonia’s counterintelligence agency, devotes a whole chapter to combating terrorism.
Sep 21, 2015 / Kalev Stoicescu
Most NATO members continue to reduce their defence budgets, in spite of Russia’s assertiveness, continued aggression against Ukraine and the risk of conflict spill over. Russia, pretending that the West is its worst enemy, is doing quite the opposite, hav
Sep 21, 2015 / Emmet Tuohy
ICDS researcher Emmet Tuohy writes on on recent Baltic corruption scandals. Tuohy discusses whether it is possible to view the Maģonis case not as a sign of widespread corruption at the highest levels of Baltic business and politics, nor as a security ris
Sep 18, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The PCTR offers you a possibility to download the latest issue of the PCTR Newsletter
Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, Asia, Europe
Sep 10, 2015 / Petr Spelda
D.SQ Security Brief
Global Security, NATO, EU, Middle East, Democracy, Media, Europe
Sep 04, 2015 / Wojciech Konończuk
The comprehensive reform of the gas sector is one of the most important and most difficult reforms Ukraine has to implement.
Aug 28, 2015 / Marta Szpala, Marta Jaroszewicz
When the mounting scale of the influx of refugees to Europe, their determination and the weakness of the Macedonian state are all taken into account, a further escalation of the crisis should be expected, not only in Macedonia but also in Serbia.
Aug 14, 2015 / Krzysztof Strachota
The world is fascinated with the phenomenon of Islamic State, failing to notice that the Middle East is going through a crisis – and this is the main challenge.
Aug 07, 2015 / Yury Fedorov
At the time, when the world is remembering the enormous tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Yury Fedorov in his new policy paper analyses what consequences might the looming crisis of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty have.
Aug 07, 2015 / Jan Daniel
European Security Spotlight No. 13
Democracy, Human Rights, Africa, Middle East, EU, Global Security
Jul 29, 2015 / Adam Balcer, Spasimir Domaradzki, Marta Szpala
The region needs the new impulse for institutional transformation and a change of the development model.
Jul 29, 2015 / Attila Kovács
Comparative Analysis of the Legislative Instruments of the 2013 Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Jul 24, 2015 / Nikola Trendov, Laszlo Vasa
The Case of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
Jul 24, 2015 / Márton Ugrósdy
New analysis by Márton Ugrósdy researcher of Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Jul 21, 2015 / Martin Jirušek, Tomáš Vlček, Hedvika Koďousková, Filip Černoch, Lukáš Lehotský, Veronika Zapletalová, Anna Leshchenko
Executive summary of a broader study focusing on assessment of the behaviour of Russian state-owned companies in natural gas and nuclear sectors in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia
Energy Security, Oil and Gas, Russia, EU, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, V4, Europe
Jul 21, 2015 / Filip Černoch, Břetislav Dančák, Jan Osička
Assessment of German
Jul 13, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations offers a possibility to download the latest issue of the PCTR Newsletter.
Economic Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Europe
Jul 10, 2015 / Jakub Groszkowski
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, the position of Slovakia’s left-wing government towards Russia has been ambiguous.
Jul 08, 2015 / Expert Group
Regular weekly digest of notable local and international news, as well as analyses covering the Ukraine crisis
Global Security, NATO, Russia, EU, Ukraine, Democracy, Europe
Jul 08, 2015 / Joerg Forbrig
This conflict will be shaped by the degrees to which both sides are able to maintain their internal cohesion. It may become a race against time, with both sides banking on the cohesion of the other fading before their own ranks break apart.
Jul 03, 2015 / Michal Smetana
D.SQ Security Brief
Jul 01, 2015 / Tomasz Piechal
The overriding goal of the governments of the so-called "People's Republics" is to maintain and develop their military potential.
Jul 01, 2015 / PSSI, Faculty of Social Studies of the Masaryk University
Executive summary of a joint study presented during the conference "Energy Security in Central and Eastern Europe and the Operations of Russian State-Owned Energy Enterprises" is now available.
Jun 30, 2015 / Jakub Zahora
D.SQ Security Brief
Global Security, USA, EU, Iran, Israel
Jun 30, 2015 / Dagmar Rychnovska
D.SQ Security Brief
Jun 16, 2015 / Dániel Bartha, Milan Nič, Maria Staszkiewicz, Milan Zubíček, Marian Majer,
In a global marketplace, the Visegrad Group countries are very small markets. But taken together, they present an interesting, underdeveloped market of over 65 million customers whose digital economic potential is only starting to be exploited.
Jun 10, 2015 / Dániel Bartha, Jakub Kufčák, Marian Majer, Mário Nicolini
NATO seems to be getting back to its old routines and the Wales commitments are slowly being pushed to the backburner. This is shocking, given that Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine continues unabated.
Jun 09, 2015 / Ivana Smolenova
This paper provides an overview of the pro- Russian disinformation activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, identifies frequently used narratives, and brings attention to the similarity of arguments and messages used by a pro-Russian media with no f
Jun 03, 2015 / Vít Dostál and Ondřej Mocek
The European Parliament has never played such an important role in the EU’s decision-making; the four Visegrád countries (V4) could benefit from the aggregated strength of their MEPs.
May 26, 2015 / Marta Jaroszewicz, Piotr Żochowski
From a public opinion point of view, corruption has been the gravest problem of today’s Ukraine, excepting the armed conflict in the east of the country.
May 20, 2015 / Tomáš A. Nagy
Even with a decimated political opposition, Prime Minister David Cameron will have to navigate his country through the uncharted waters of a likely governmental reform process and a likely controversial and divisive EU membership referendum.
May 20, 2015 / Expert Group
Since the EU’s Eastern partnership Summit in Vilnius Belarus proved to be a master of balancing between East and West, yet it is currently between a rock and a hard place.
May 14, 2015 / Benjamin Tallis
European Security Spotlight No. 12
Apr 30, 2015 / Kateřina Lišaníková
CENAA is glad to present you a brand new issue of the Policy Papers series, called “The Growing Popularity of Far-Right Swedish Democrats”. The article is written by Kateřina Lišaníková.
Apr 27, 2015 / Tomasz Dąborowski
The debate about the expansion of the gas infrastructure in central and south-eastern Europe.
Apr 24, 2015 / Konrad Popławski
Germany is working on a plan which would allow Greece to remain in the eurozone, even if the government in Athens announces that the country is bankrupt.
Apr 17, 2015 / Benjamin Tallis
European Security Spotlight No. 9
Apr 17, 2015 / Benjamin Tallis
European Security Spotlight No. 8
Apr 16, 2015 / Michal Kořan, Petr Nečas, Jan Österreicher, Bohuslav Pernica, Jiří Šedivý, Pavel Štalmach, Alexandr Vondra
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations of the CEVRO Institute (PCTR) is delighted to present the new Policy Paper entitled
Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, V4, Africa, Europe
Apr 15, 2015 / Expert Group
Ukraine Reality Check - Policy brief
Apr 14, 2015 / Edited by Marian Majer
DAV4 III Expert Group Report
Global Security, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, V4
Apr 10, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations offers a possibility to download the latest issue of PCTR Newsletter.
Economic Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Democracy, Israel, Europe
Apr 06, 2015 / Kamil Gregor, Juraj Medzihorský, Peter Spáč, Michal Škop, Petr Voda
CENAA would like to present a set of four comprehensive research papers
Mar 25, 2015 / Aliaksei Kazharski
Aliaksei Kazharski provides his insight on political and security implications of Kaliningrad’s geographical and historical peculiarities.
Mar 23, 2015 / Róbert Ondrejcsák
CENAA is delighted to present a new issue of the Policy Paper entitled “Modernization of Slovak Armed Forces: Reasons, Main Weapons Systems, Principles and challenges“. Róbert Ondrejcsák, the director of CENAA, analyzes the process of modernization of th
Mar 19, 2015 / Ewa Fischer
The Kremlin has moved away from undertaking structural changes and unpopular social reforms (such as pension reform), in fear of a rise in social discontent.
Mar 18, 2015 / Markéta Wittichová
European Security Spotlight No. 7
Mar 17, 2015 / Dániel Bartha, Milan Nič
Fragmented digital agenda in the V4 countries: how to go regional?
Mar 14, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The PTCR offers you to download the second PCTR Newsletter issue in 2015, which contains not only information about PCTR events, but especially about the most important news from the field of Euro-Atlantic relations, which happened in February.
Energy Security, Global Security, Oil and Gas, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, Poland, Syria, Ukraine, Africa, Europe
Mar 11, 2015 / Ben Nimmo
Destabilization may be Russia’s aim, but it is unlikely to follow the Ukrainian scenario.
Mar 11, 2015 / Jaroslav Naď, Marian Majer, Milan Šuplata
Security and Defense Study
Mar 11, 2015 / Milan Šuplata, Jaroslav Naď
Security and Defence Policy Brief
Mar 11, 2015 / Milan Šuplata
Security and Defense Policy Brief
Feb 25, 2015 / Rudolf Fürst
Čína se dosud nebývalou měrou začala zajímat o postkomunistickou část Evropy. Tento zájem je motivován ekonomicky, obavy z čínského „rozděl a panuj“ v EU jsou zatím neúměrné.
Global Security, EU, V4, Asia
Feb 24, 2015 / Anna Kwiatkowska-Drożdż, Kamil Frymark
Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, profound changes in Germany’s thinking about Russia can be observed.
Feb 20, 2015 / Wojciech Konończuk
The still strong oligarchic system will be one of the impediments in the process of reforming the Ukrainian state.
Feb 20, 2015 / Andrzej Sadecki
With Putin's visit to Budapest, Russia has shown that it is able, regardless of sanctions, to build close co-operation with those EU member states which are interested in it.
Feb 19, 2015 / Marcin Kaczmarski
The New Silk Road idea is a flexible formula used by China in its dialogue with many other countries.
Feb 18, 2015 / Students
Grassroots analyses providing original thought on international relations
Feb 18, 2015 / John K. Glenn, Bruce P. Jackson, Lukas Kovanda, A. Wess Mitchell, Cameron Munter, Tomas Pojar, Leah Scheunemann, Jiri Schneider, Alexandr Vondra
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations of the CEVRO Institute (PCTR) published with the kind support of a non-profit organization Zaostřeno, o.p.s. and RWE Česká republika a bilingual publication Czech – American relations: A roadmap for the future
Global Security, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, United Nations, Middle East, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Democracy, Education, Human Rights, V4, Europe, Afghanistan, Economic Security, Energy Security
Feb 13, 2015 / Vít Beneš
(in Czech) Přinášíme Vám nové video z populární série Pětiminutovky ze světové politiky.
Feb 13, 2015 / Benjamin Tallis
European Security Spotlight No. 6
Feb 08, 2015 / Jan Váška
Many policy areas are up for discussion, from the working time directive to financial regulation, but symbolic issues will be important as well.
Feb 05, 2015 / Radomír Špok, Zuzana Kasáková, Petr Volek
Reccomendations from the round table on the policy of cohesion organised as a part of the National Convent on the EU.
Feb 05, 2015 / Henry Plater-Zyberk
The publication "Russia's Contribution as a Partner in the War on Terrorism" was written by PSSI's Senior Research Fellow Henry Plater-Zyberk for the Strategic Studies Institute(SSI), the U.S. Army's institute for geostrategic and national security resear
Feb 03, 2015 / Erzsébet N. Rózsa, Anett Arany, Máté Szalai
Direct and indirect effects of the emergence of the Islamic State on international politics - including question of refugees, situation of Christians in the Middle East, foreign fighters from Europe and rivalry among the radical Islamist networks
Feb 02, 2015 / Erzsébet N. Rózsa and Anna Péczeli
A new study written by Erzsébet N. Rózsa, senior researcher of Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Anna Péczeli is now available on the website of SIPRI.
Feb 02, 2015 / András Rácz, András Deák, István Gyarmati, Roland Kováts
Summary of the panel discussion on Ukraine
Energy Security, Global Security, Russia, EU, Hungary, Ukraine, V4, Europe
Feb 02, 2015 / Edit Inotai, András Rácz
Analysis on the upcoming visits of Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin to Hungary
Jan 30, 2015 / John K. Glenn, Bruce P. Jackson, Lukáš Kovanda, A. Wess Mitchell, Cameron Munter, Tomáš Pojar, Jiří Schneider, Alexandr Vondra
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations of the CEVRO Institute (PCTR) organized in 2014, in cooperation with the American Think-tank Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a project which was supported by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Energy Security, Economic Security, Global Security, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Democracy, Human Rights, V4, Europe
Jan 30, 2015 / Radomír Špok
What are Czech targets for Europe 2020? Is the Czech Republic able to fulfill them?
Jan 30, 2015 / Miroslav Tůma
Miroslav Tůma: Strukturu knihy tvoří tři hlavní tematické bloky, jež jsou zdánlivě odlišné: Události a aktivity ovlivňující jaderně odzbrojovací a neproliferační proces (2011–2014), Klíčová regionální jaderně odzbrojovací a neproliferační problematika na
Jan 29, 2015 / Andrej Findor
Policy Paper presents a basic conceptual framework to the theory of radicalization and de-radicalization. This framework serves as a theoretical basis for studying the development of electoral behaviour as well as for designing interventions on the local
Jan 28, 2015 / Vít Beneš
Čím ukrajinská válka není? A čím může být? Přečtěte si policy paper Víta Beneše.
Jan 08, 2015 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
The Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations offers a possibility to download the latest issue of PCTR Newsletter.
USA, NATO, Russia, EU, United Nations, Middle East, Czech Republic, Europe, Afghanistan, Energy Security
Nov 20, 2014 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
PCTR Newsletter
Economic Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Israel, Asia, Europe, Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2014 / Cameron Munter
The seventh policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project.
Economic Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Democracy, Europe
Sep 30, 2014 / A. Wess Mitchell and Leah Scheunemann
The sixth policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project.
Global Security, USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Europe
Sep 30, 2014 / John K. Glenn
The PCTR offers you the possibility to download the fifth policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project.
USA, NATO, Russia, EU, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Europe, Global Security
Sep 30, 2014 / Bruce P. Jackson
The PCTR offers you the possibility to download the fourth policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project.
Energy Security, Global Security, USA, NATO, EU, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Democracy, Europe
Sep 04, 2014 / Marian Majer
On Thursday, the leaders of 28 countries will meet at the next NATO summit. A year ago, it seemed that the completion of the ISAF mission would be its main topic
Sep 04, 2014 / Dominik Jankowski
The current Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a game changer for European security. The entire European security architecture has trembled as the eastern flank of the continent has been destabilised. If the conflict cannot act as a unifier for the transatlant
Aug 26, 2014 / Tomáš Profant, Patryk Toporowski
In their recent policy paper, Tomáš Profant and Patryk Toporowski of the Polish Institute of International Affairs find some similarities between Poland and the Czech Republic in their approaches to the Banking Union and recommend a cooperation of both co
Jul 29, 2014 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
PCTR Newsletter
NATO, Russia, EU, Middle East, Czech Republic, Syria, Ukraine, Israel, Europe
Jul 01, 2014 / PSSI Prague
PSSI just published its bi-annual 2012&2013 report. The report includes information about all activities, conferences, publications and educational programs undertaken by PSSI in the last 2 years
Energy Security, Space Security, Global Security, Czech Republic
Jun 21, 2014 / Padrtová Barbora (edt.)
Publication includes tailor-made recommendations in the field of Security Sector Reform (SSF) for individual South Caucasus countries based on best and worst practices of V4 countries.
Jun 16, 2014 / Centrum transatlantických vztahů (PCTR)
Zkrácený přepis přednášky „Blízký východ - znovuobnovení stability nebo pokračující chaos?“ z 13. února 2014
Global Security, USA, Syria, Democracy, Human Rights, Israel, Europe
Jun 16, 2014 / Lukáš Kovanda (ECONOMIC CONSULTANT)
The third policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project
Jun 16, 2014 / Tomáš Pojar (VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, CEVRO INSTITUTE)
The second policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project
Jun 16, 2014 / Jiří Schneider (SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, PSSI)
The first policy paper of the Connection Prague – Washington: How to strengthen transatlantic tie between the Czech Republic and the United States of America… project.
Global Security, Nuclear, USA, NATO, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Europe
Jun 16, 2014 / Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
PCTR Newsletter
Jun 14, 2014 / Veronika Macková, CENAA
What is new in Cyber world in May 2014?
Jun 14, 2014 / Vicenová Radka, CENAA
Even though European Parliament elections are considered to be rather second-order, i.e. with low attraction for voters, the discussion within the pre-election campaign brought up a wide range of important topics from various areas of public life.
May 28, 2014 / Petr Pavlik, Department of World Economy, Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics, Prague
This publication is a collection of papers presented at the annual conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes organised by Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics
EU, Czech Republic, Africa, Asia, Europe
