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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chinese influence in the Western Balkans

October 27, 2017

Our Alexandr Lagazzi and Michal Vít, in a joint policy paper, focused on Chinese foreign policy and backdoor-deals diplomacy in the Western Balkans. Following on-the-ground research on the actual implementation of investment projects in Serbia and other Western Balkans countries, the paper analyzes the impact of Chinese influence in the region.

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Commentary: State of the Union Address 2017

September 14, 2017

Vladimír Bartovic, Martin Michelot, Zuzana Stuchlíková, Christian Kvorning Lassen, Kateřina Davidová, Alexandr Lagazzi and Benedetta Fornaciari da Passano react to Juncker's State of the Union Address 2017 from the perspective of the future of the EU and the Czech Republic's role in it.

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Defence and Industrial Policy in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

December 15, 2016

Our deputy director Martin Michelot co-authored the new policy paper analyzing the defence and industrial policy of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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Austrian border plan damaging symbolic Brenner Pass

April 25, 2016

Austria has announced plans to implement border controls at its shared border with Italy at the Brenner Pass. Alexandr Lagazzi analyses such move with regards to both Italy's and the Commission's reactions.

EU has a role to play in the suspended UN Syria Peace Talks I.

February 22, 2016

After the suspension of UN Syria Peace Talks with the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva, read what Matthieu Crévecoeur thinks about such a development and its significance for both the role of the EU in the Peace Talks and the Union's need to understand better the regional dynamics.

Another challenge for Europe: Fighting irregular warfare & exploitation of the NSAs

January 26, 2016

Europe, specifically the European Union, is now facing more pressing challenges than ever. Read a blog by Matthieu Crévecoeur in which he emphasizes the importance of staying united on both domestic and European level.

Profit or perish? Hungary and the Czech Republic’s response to the refugee crisis

October 25, 2015

How politicians in the Czech Republic and Hungary react on the migration crisis? A what myths are currently related to migration in those countries? New blog by Christian Kvorning Lassen.