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Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO organized a closed roundtable “Tackling Lebanon’s Crisis” with Sami Zoughaib, Economist and Research Manager at Lebanon-based think-tank The Policy Initiative. Sami Zoughaib focuses on politics, political economy and governance in Lebanon.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO with Association for International Affairs (AMO) organized a closed roundtable “Russian Meddling in the Middle East: The Jerusalem Perspective” with Vladimir (Ze’ev) Khanin, expert on Israeli-Russian relations and politics and Russian-speaking Jewish community in Israel and in diaspora.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO held a closed roundtable “Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria: Between Hammers and Anvils.” Our distinguished guests were members of Syrian National Coalition Dr. Abdelhakim Bachar, Abdullah Kaddo and Muhamad Nazir Hakim.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO held a closed roundtable “The Kurds between a Rock and a Hard Place: Is There a Way Out?” Our distinguished guest was Ziryan Rojhilati, Director of Erbil-based think-tank Rudaw Research Center (RRC).

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable entitled “Israeli Experience with Psychological Operations: Lessons Learned (and Not Learned).” Our distinguished guest was dr. Ron Schleifer, Israeli expert on psychological warfare and and military-media relations.

Prague Center for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR) and Prague Center for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a public debate “Armenia’s Democratic Journey in a Turbulent Region: The Need for Stability and Security” with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. The even took place on Thursday, May 4 at 18:00 at CEVRO Institute.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable entitled “Iraq 20 Years On: A Country at Critical Juncture.” Our distinguished guest was Aram Mahmood, lecturer at Komar University of Science and Technology and former member of Iraqi Presidency Advisory Council under the tenure of president Barham Salih.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a public debate “European Imprint in Sahel: Contributing to Security and Stability in the Troubled Region.” The event was held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 16:00-17:30 at the atrium of CEVRO Institute. Click to see the video.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a closed roundtable focusing on the ongoing unrest in Iran and its regional implications. Our distinquished guest was Ziryan Rojhilati, Director of Rudaw Research Center.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute introduces its activities in the academic year 2021/22. Our activities included public debates, roundtable meetings, webinars, policy paper publications covering a wide range of up-to-date issues. Check out the overview of our work in this overview. Additional information can be also found in posts on our webpage.

PCMR’s Vojtěch Bílý visited Bamako. The purpose was to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between CEVRO Institute and École de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye (EMP-ABB). The scope of cooperation with EMP-ABB includes activities such as research and analysis in the areas of peace and security, publications, exchange of lecturers, and knowledge-sharing activities.

During his visit to Mali, PCMR’s Vojtěch Bílý also conducted a meeting with Imam Mahmoud Dicko, one of the most influential politico-religious figures in the country. Imam Dicko is a prominent religious leader who is influential not only in the matters of faith but also in politics. Imam Dicko supported opposition movement against president Ibrahim Boucar Keita in 2020.

Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR) and Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable “Turkey-EU Relations in the Face of Russian Aggression towards Ukraine” with Amb. Faruk Kaymakcı, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey and Director for EU Affairs.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) and Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable on the situation in Sinai and the role of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) with Amb. R. Stephen Beecroft, Director-General of the MFO.

We are excited to announce that Ramazan Ozel has recently joined our team as a research intern. As a master’s student of Crisis Management, Ramazan will carry out his research on Cyprus dispute and Kurdish politics at the Prague Centre for Middle East Relations of CEVRO Institute.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a debate “Mali: A New Battlefield in the War on Terror?” Our distinguished guests were dr. Aly Tounkara, Director of Center for Security and Strategic Studies in Sahel and Jan Havránek, Deputy Minister for Defence Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic.

Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable “Mali: Sahel Security in the Context of European Engagement” with Dr. Aly Tounkara, Director of the Centre for Security and Strategic Studies in Sahel and Researcher and Lecturer at the Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable discussion entitled “Iraq after Elections: What Should We Expect?” with Hiwa Osman, an award winning Iraqi Kurdish journalist, analyst and commentator. He served as media advisor to President Jalal Talabani between 2005 & 2008.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a roundtable discussion entitled “Iraq after Elections: What Should We Expect?” with Hiwa Osman, an award winning Iraqi Kurdish journalist, analyst and commentator. He served as media advisor to President Jalal Talabani between 2005 & 2008.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) and Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR) of CEVRO Institute organized a debate with Gilles Kepel, Professor at Paris Sciences and Lettres University (PSL), entitled “Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan: Impacts of US Withdrawal on European and Global Security.”

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute held a debate entitled “Afghanistan once more under Taliban rule”. Our guests were journalist Lenka Klicperová, former head of civilian division of Provincial Reconstruction team in Logar Matyáš Zrno and president of the Czech-afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce Fawad Nadri.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a webinar “The Present and the Future of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Amid Growing Instability and Challenges.” Our guests were Özlem Kayhan Pusane from Isik University, Aviva Stein of Catalystas Consulting and Kadar Sheikhmous of Shar for Development.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a webinar “Talking Lebanese Crisis: Is There a Way Out This Time?” Our guests were Sami Zoughaib of The Policy Iniative in Beirut, May Tamimova of University of Oxford and Jan Daniel of The Institution of International Relations in Prague.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a webinar “The Arab Spring in Maghreb Ten Years On: The Ups and Downs of Political Transformation in Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria.” Our guests were Tereza Jermanová of Charles University, Kareem Taha of Egyptian Front for Human Rights and Jessica Northey of Coventry University.

Prague Centre for Middle East Relations (PCMR) of CEVRO Institute organized a webinar entitled “The Current State of ISIS in Syria and Iraq: Struggling, Prevailing or Thriving?” Our guests were Paula Montserrat Garcia from Center for Civilians in Conflict and Syrian Kurdish journalist Kamiran Sadoun.