Public activities
Articles, studies, speeches
2024
"Russian nuclear weapons" (in Slovak)
Interview on Russian nuclear weapons and missiles
Published: 2.12.2024, Aktuality.sk
"Putin´s nuclear game" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio podcast "Vinohradská 12"
Published: 28.11.2024, iRozhlas
"Over the abyss. Czech Republic and the West in the fight for freedom and democracy" (in Czech)
Book launch with contributions published on Forum24 portal
Speech: 21.11.2024, Prague
"Could Ukraine really build a nuclear bomb?" (in Slovak)
Comments on ability of Ukraine to develop own nuclear weapons
Published: 19.11.2024, DenníkN.sk and 20.11.2024, DeníkN.cz
"Hungary and Russia: Alliance that can destroy all of Europe" (in Czech)
Published: 15.11.2024, Forum24 and 18.11.2024, Cevro Arena
"Impacts of Russian actions on Czech society and security: From Vrbětice to the war in Ukraine" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on Czech vulnerability to Russian hybrid attacks
Speech: 17.10.2024, Prague
"Russian nuclear weapons and nuclear doctrine" (in Czech)
Interview on Russian nuclear threats and changes in nuclear doctrine
Published: 8.9.2024, iRozhlas
"Hybrid threats to NATO frontier states - How to counter them?"
Discussion panel at the 33. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 3.9.2024, Karpacz
"Ukrainian military penetration into Russia" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio broadcast "Ranní Plus"
Speech: 13.8.2024, Plus
"Defence of Central Europe has already been breached: Who is on the enemy side?" (in Czech)
Published: 21.6.2024, Forum24 and 28.6.2024, Cevro Arena
"New NATO Secretary General" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio broadcast "Hlavní zprávy"
Speech: 19.6.2024, Radiožurnál
"20 years of the Czech Republic in the EU" (in Czech)
Conference of the Institute for Politics and Society on the anniversary of the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union
Discussion panel EU security challenges
Speech: 15.4.2024, Prague
"Without American leadership, NATO will not survive" (in Czech)
Published: 5.4.2024, Forum24 and 8.4.2024, Cevro Arena
"Beyond the horizon: Transforming transatlantic relations through elections"
Panel debate within the 26th National selection conference of the European Youth Parliament Czech Republic
Speech: 23.3.2024, Ostrava
"In the shadow of the Chinese dragon: The reckoning is coming, this year will decide the fate of the West" (in Czech)
Published: 9.2.2024, Forum24 and Cevro Arena
2023
"Russian-Ukrainian war - rising risks for China"
Discussion panel within the conference Small states in the changing world order organized by the Georgian think-tank Civic Idea
Speech: 7.10.2023, Tbilisi
"Procurement of F-35 fighters for the Czech army" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio podcast "Vinohradská 12"
Published: 4.10.2023, iRozhlas
"Energy security"
Lecture within the Global Affairs Academy organized by the U.S. Embassy in the Czech Republic and the Czech IVLP Alumni Club
Speech: 13.9.2023, Prague
"Nuclear energy - past or future?"
Discussion panel at the 32. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 7.9.2023, Karpacz
"Russian aggression against Ukraine and China" (in Czech)
Lecture within the 15th year of the Civic Institute Summer School
Speech: 30.8.2023, Krkonoše
"Czech-U.S. Defence Cooperation Agreement" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio podcast "Vinohradská 12"
Published: 30.6.2023, iRozhlas
"Europe in the world storm: All quiet on the western front" (in Czech)
Published: 9.5.2023, CZ Defence and Cevro Arena
"EXPERT REVIEW: Under Zeman, Prague Castle became a cursed castle that decent people avoided" (in Czech)
Comments on Miloš Zeman's ten-year tenure as President of the Czech Republic
Published: 11.3.2023, Cevro Arena
"Czech interest in Swiss tanks" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Studio ČT24"
Speech: 7.3.2023, ČT24
"The Czech Republic as a Russian paradise and a Chinese open-air museum?" (in Czech)
Published: 23.2.2023, Forum Weekly and 27.2.2023, Cevro Arena
"One year of war in Ukraine" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on the year-long Russian aggression against Ukraine
Speech: 22.2.2023, Prague
"Deliveries of German tanks to Ukraine" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio broadcast "Hlavní zprávy"
Speech: 21.1.2023, Radiožurnál
2022
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the USA" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Studio ČT24" and Special broadcast of ČT24
Speech: 21.12.2022, ČT24
Interview video recording and Debate video recording
"Strengthening energy security of the Czech Republic as a key priority by 2050" (in Czech/Polish)
In publication "Czech-Polish relations: Strengthening energy security as a key priority by 2050"
Published: December 2022, Institute for Eastern Studies, Cevro Arena, Conservative Journal
"Results evaluation of the U.S. elections" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on results of the U.S. midterm elections
Speech: 8.12.2022, Prague
"Deadly missile impact in Poland" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Studio ČT24"
Speech: 16.11.2022, ČT24
"A global clash at the gates?" (in Czech)
Published: 2.10.2022, CZ Defence and 3.10.2022, Cevro Arena
"Nuclear energy as the basis of the state´s energy security" (in Czech)
Discussion panel at the 31. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 8.9.2022, Karpacz
"Central Europe and Russia: What will be next?" (in Czech)
Lecture within the 14th year of the Civic Institute Summer School
Speech: 26.8.2022, Krkonoše
"A big challenge for the Czech Republic. The EU presidency: second and last time?" (in Czech)
Published: 7.7.2022, Forum Weekly and 11.7.2022, Cevro Arena
"Outcomes of the NATO Madrid summit" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio broadcast "Téma dne"
Speech: 30.6.2022, Plus
"Czech presidency 2022 - priorities and expectations" (in Czech)
Conference of Euractiv.cz portal on the priorities of the Czech presidency in the Council of the European Union
Discussion panel Europe with a war on its doorstep
Speech: 27.6.2022, Prague
"Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on the accession issue of Finland and Sweden to NATO
Speech: 21.6.2022, Prague
"What will be the new European order like?" (in Czech)
Published: 27.5.2022, CZ Defence and Cevro Arena
"Czech-U.S. relations - new opportunities?" (in Czech)
Debate of the Student Section of the International Institute of Political Science in cooperation with the Association for International Affairs and the U.S. Embassy Prague
Speech: 10.5.2022, Brno
"Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio broadcast "Odpolední Plus"
Speech: 18.4.2022, Plus
"Is there a threat of nuclear conflict in Europe?" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on the threat of the use of Russian nuclear weapons in Europe
Speech: 24.3.2022, Prague
"War in Ukraine" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Radio special broadcast "Speciál Radiožurnálu"
Speech: 14.3.2022, Radiožurnál
"Ukraine needs a strong West with a strong leader" (in Slovak/Czech)
Published: 9.3.2022, Pravda.sk and 10.3.2022, Cevro Arena
"War in Ukraine" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Studio ČT24"
Speech: 6.3.2022, ČT24
"Defence cooperation agreement between the USA and Slovakia" (in Czech)
Comments on the conclusion of the bilateral agreement strengthening the Central and Eastern European defence
Published: 22.2.2022, Voxpot.cz
"Is the Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent?" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on the security crisis in Eastern Europe
Speech: 25.1.2022, Prague
"New year, new war?" (in Czech)
Published: 10.1.2022, Cevro Arena
2021
"Common European Defence" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM on possibilities of deepening cooperation between the armies and the defence industry in the EU countries
Speech: 15.12.2021, Prague
"30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union" (in Czech)
Debate of the Institute for Christian Democratic politics and Young Christian Democrats
Speech: 23.11.2021, Prague
"Strategic Compass of the European Union" (in Czech)
Comments on the proposal of the EU strategic direction in the field of security and defence by 2030
Published: 17.11.2021, Aktuálně.cz and 18.11.2021, Euractiv.cz
"New alliance against China: The definitive end of old times for the USA as well as Europe"(in Czech)
Published: 12.10.2021, Cevro Arena
"Euro-Atlantic relations and Central European perspective"
Lecture within the Prague Summer University organized by the Cevro Institute and Centre international de formation européenne
Speech: 23.9.2021, Prague
"NATO´s strategy for the next decades of the 21st century - the new challenges"
Discussion panel at the 30. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 9.9.2021, Karpacz
"The Czech Republic and Poland in the light of hybrid threats"
Discussion panel at the 30. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 8.9.2021, Karpacz
"United4News: Building democratic resilience against disinformation"
International program of the European Academy of Diplomacy in cooperation with the Visegrád School of Political Studies
Participation: November 2020 - July 2021
"Vrbětice, Ukraine, Navalnyj - How to move forward on EU relations with Russia?" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Association for International Affairs on EU relations with Russia and unplanned also with Belarus
Speech: 24.5.2021, Prague
"SPOLU about the security policy" (in Czech)
Online debate of the coalition Spolu on further direction of the Czech foreign an security policy
Speech: 12.5.2021, Prague
"Czech-Russian diplomatic rift" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Studio 6"
Speech: 26.4.2021, ČT24
"Vrbětice case and its international impacts" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on international impats of the Russian attack on the ammunition depot in Vrbětice
Speech: 22.4.2021, Prague
"Russia versus Europe: How to use the pandemic to achieve geopolitical goals" (in Czech)
Published: 19.4.2021, Cevro Arena
"Year 2020: Pandemic and global geopolitical shift that no one expected" (in Czech)
Published: 25.1.2021, Cevro Arena
2020
"How the world will change under President...?" (in Czech)
Online debate of the Institute for Politics and Society on the US presidential elections
Speech: 5.11.2020, Prague
"UN, EU and NATO dropping on the wave. Are we witnessing the erosion of international institutions?"
Discussion panel at the Economic Forum 2020 in Poland
Speech: 9.9.2020, Karpacz
"NA ROVINU about the Russian influence in Slovakia: Kotleba is a white horse of Putin" (in Czech/Slovak)
Interview for "Na rovinu" show with journalist Marek Vagovič
Published: 18.2.2020, Aktuality.sk
"Russia and Central Europe: Russian influence operations in the geostrategic context" (in Czech)
Published: January 2020, New Direction
2019
"Protecting energy supply and promoting diversity and resiliency in energy networks"
International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. Department of State
Participation: 30.9. - 8.10.2019, USA
"Euro-Atlantic relations and Central European perspective"
Lecture within the Prague Summer University organized by the Cevro Institute and Centre international de formation européenne
Speech: 25.9.2019, Prague
"NATO:
1949 - 1999 - 2019. The 20 years of Poland
in the 70 years of the Alliance"
Discussion panel at the 29. Economic Forum in Poland
Speech: 5.9.2019, Krynica-Zdrój
"NATO security from the Central European perspective"
In publication "NATO: 1949 - 1999 - 2019. The 20 years of Poland in the 70 years of the Alliance"
together with Alexandr Vondra
Published: September 2019, Institute for Eastern Studies
"Main security challenges in the current international environment" (in Czech)
Lecture within the Student Security Barcamp organized by the Association for International Affairs
Speech: 7.5.2019, Prague
2018
"Fight for the future of Central Europe has begun" (in Czech)
Published: 31.7.2018, Natoaktual
2017
"How to sacrifice Czech national interests for a personal gain" (in Slovak)
Published: 19.10.2017, Aktuality.sk
"Czech national interests in a changing Europe" (in Czech)
Lecture within the 9th year of the Civic Institute Summer School
Speech: 28.8.2017, Krkonoše
"Passive foreign policy
is a security threat" (in Czech)
Published: 31.5.2017, Pravý břeh
2016
"Central Europe at a crossroads: Together or as vassals of great powers?" (in Czech)
Lecture within the 8th year of the Civic Institute Summer School
Speech: 19.8.2016, Krkonoše
"European Union: Titanic that inevitably sinks" (in Czech)
Published: 10.5.2016, Pravý břeh
2015
"Europe after the Paris attacks" (in Czech)
Interview for Czech Television show "Události, komentáře"
Speech: 27.11.2015, ČT24
"Baltics next in line?" (in Czech)
Lecture within the 7th year of the Civic Institute Summer School
Speech: 26.8.2015, Krkonoše
"Deepening military cooperation of Russia, China and Iran: A growing threat to international security" (in Czech)
Published: 16.3.2015, Natoaktual
2014
"NATO-Russia relations: Lost in translation, Lost forever? A Czech viewpoint"
In "PISM Report: Is a new Cold War inevitable? Central European views on rebuilding trust in the Euro-Atlantic region"
Published: October 2014, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
"Do V4 countries have still common security interests?" (in Czech)
Published: 18.8.2014, Natoaktual
"Quo vadis, western civilization?" (in Czech)
Published: 17.1.2014, Revue Politika
2013
"Israeli-Palestinian conflict" (in Czech)
Lecture as a part of the Education for Peace conference organized by the Universal Peace Federation in cooperation with the Society for Interfaith Dialogue and the Civic Institute
Speech: 18.9.2013, Prague
"Turkey
is extremely important for Europe" (in Czech)
Published: 12.6.2013, Revue Politika
"Is the world ready to resolve the Korean issue?" (in Czech)
Published: 5.4.2013, Revue Politika
"Let us prepare for changes. International security at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century" (in Czech)
Published: 13.3.2013, Revue Politika