Research Centre ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * News *========================================================================================= Members of the Geopolitical Studies Research Center will attend a conference called "Futur Africa" that will be held online on 30th May. More details can be found here. [ URL "GEO-8 war_in_africa_1.pdf"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Objective ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main aim of the Geopolitical Studies Research Centre is a study of territoriality in its m Territory as the main dimension of geopolitical thinking is probably the most important or principle of society. As geopolitics and political geography themselves incorporate many p the development of the world politics they are very important tool for understanding conte developments. Geopolitical Studies Research Centre (GSRC) connects leading experts in the field of geopo Czech Republic as well as abroad to present complex research on the issues connected to te on the oldest University in the Central Europe. Not only is the aim of the research centre research of these experts, it also presents brief analyses of contemporary international d than that, team behind the GSRC stands behind Master´s Degree programme of Geopolitical St annual Strategic and Geopolitical Issues in the Contemporary World conference as well as s geopolitics. Main research topics are: Territoriality 1.State and non-state territoriality 2.Territory and war 3.Transformation of territoriality in the 21st century 4.Territoriality and the final frontier Power-shift in contemporary world 1.Power shift from the West to the East 2.Power shift from state to non-state actors 3.Great-power position 4.New Middle Ages Disintegration of the political space 1.Transformation of sovereignty 2.Regional integration 3.State failure 4.Self-determination 5.Secession 6.International law *========================================================================================= * Reports *========================================================================================= Valerio Ferri prepared a research note [ URL "GEO-8-version1-ita_energy_africa___valerio_f on the Italian energy policy towards Africa. Bohumil Doboš and Martin Riegl prepared a policy paper [ URL "GEO-8-version1- policy_paper_06_2019_dobos_riegl_def.pdf"] regarding the current security issues in Burkin only) A selection of student essays on astropolitics is now available [ URL "GEO-8-version1- astropolitics_selected_essays.pdf"] . Bohumil Doboš presents lessons the international community can learn from the struggle aga Al-Shabaab in its fight against the Islamic State. See the report here [ URL "GEO-8-versio al_shabaab_and_isis.pdf"] . Robert Czulda assesses the common military framework of the Gulf countries. See the full t "GEO-8-version1-persian_gulf_czulda.pdf"] . Fabio Indeo analyses the competition of the "Near Abroad" between the Eastern Partnership Economic Union. See the full text here [ URL "GEO-8-version1-indeo_post_soviet_space_betwe Fabio Indeo presents challenges to the future of the energy resources extraction and expor East. See his report here [ URL "GEO-8-version1-middle_eastern_indeo.pdf"] . In his analysis [ URL "GEO-8-version1-bozzato_junk_boats.pdf"] , Fabrizio Bozzato examines and prospects of Cross-Strait dynamics in the Pacific Islands Region in the light of the b of Cross-Strait détente and transforming regional order. In his analysis, F. Indeo looks at the prospects of energy export diversification for Kaza Turkmenistan in a shadow of geopolitical game over the Central Asia. See the report here [ version1-indeo_energy_strategy_of_expor.pdf"] . In her report, I. Valko deals with the claims and possible gains in Arctic. Pdf can be dow [ URL "GEO-8-version1-on_contested_waters_of_the_nor.pdf"] ) *========================================================================================= * People *========================================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Core members ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Romancov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M. Romancov is a leading Czech expert in geopolitics. Dr. Romancov regularly presents topi geopolitics in media (ihned.cz, Czech TV,...). His main focus is in classical geopolitics, competition, geopolitics of Russia and the Indian Ocean. Mr. Romancov is a head of the Geo programme. Contact: michael.romancov(zavinac)gmail.com [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin Riegl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M. Riegl is a specialist in political geography of unrecognized states, failed states, and of civil wars. He regularly presents analysis current events in popular media (Czech TV, C Radiojournal,...). Main focus of dr. Riegl is in issues of secession, transformation of so failure, and unrecognized states. He is also coordinator of Geopolitical Studies and Inter and Political Studies programmes. Contact: martinriegl(zavinac)email.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan Kofroň ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Kofroň is a specialist in issues of war strategy and tactics and methodology as well as thought. His main areas of interest are relation of war and territory, offensive realism, social sciences, and geopolitical thinking. Dr. Kofroň is one of the coordinators of the P team. Contact: jan.kofron(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jakub Landovský ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Landovský´s main focus is in the field of the international law. Regarding field of geo expertise lies in the field of conflict and cooperation over international river basins an international law in power politics. Mr. Landovský also serves in the civil sector and reg actual topics in media. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bohumil Doboš ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Doboš in his research deals with the issues of neomedievalism, territoriality of non-st astropolitics (geopolitics of the outer space). Contact: bohumil.dobos(zavinac)gmail.com [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nuno Morgado ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ N. Morgado’s current research and teaching focus on theory and methodology in geopolitical potential analysis, and neoclassical realism. Specifically, he is currently developing his geopolitics model in theoretical and methodological terms for posterior empirical testing. on Brazilian geopolitics, but he is also interested in geopolitical questions related to C Russia. Contact: nuno.morgado(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhD students ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Branislav Mičko ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Mičko specializes in a study of a border hardening proess. He conteplates qualitative a approach to the study of the political map. He laso focuses on the military-political prob Contact: branislav.micko(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pavel Vinkler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P. Vinkler is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Political Science, Institute of Polit Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. He focuses on the topics of the the Horn of Africa and hybrid interference. Contact: pavel.vinkler(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matěj Prášil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M. Prášil in his PhD research focuses on the geopolitics of Arctic. Contact: matej.prasil(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "matej.prasil(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ External fellow collaborators: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Velina Tchakarova ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Velina Tchakarova is a Senior Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute for European and S in Vienna. He research interest lies mainly in the field of Eastern European security, Rus and EU/NATO-Russia/Eurasia geopolitical and security relations. Ms. Tchakarova´s past stud Institute at Heidelberg and University of National and World Economy in Bulgaria. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tomáš Kopečný ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tomáš Kopečný is an expert on the defence industry and trady. In his work he combines the with a work in the field. His area of expertise lies mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Urban Jakša ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Urban Jaksa is currently pursuing a PhD in Politics at the University of York, looking at states in the post-Soviet space. He focuses on comparing the associated ethno-political an conflicts, as well as external relations of de facto states in order to examine their inte international system through the concept of geopolitical role. In the past year, Urban has research at international conferences at UCLA, University of Virginia, Clark University, O Bishkek, Charles University, and others. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of IAPSS Jou and published articles and chapters in academic publications. Urban’s academic interests i Geopolitics, relations between statehood, sovereignty and territoriality, and the practice space. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Takashi Hosoda ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Takashi Hosoda is a visiting lecturer delivering lectures about Asian security issues at F Diplomaticka akademie (MZV), and VSE v Praze. He specializes in National security strategy of Asian and PIF (Pacific Islands Forum) counties, U.S. military presence and its impact t nuclear deterrence theory, and civil-military relations. Mr. Hosoda is interested in Asia- cooperation and how to pursuit national interests of relatively small country in military currently a director of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Czech Republi lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Czulda ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Robert Czulda. Interested in international security, defense and arms procurements, MI Iran). Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at the Department of Theory of Foreign and Security P Teorii Polityki Zagranicznej i Bezpieczeństwa) at the University of Lodz (Uniwersytet Łódz the “National Security” alumni of the Young Leaders Dialogue of the US Department of State fellow of the Lanckoroński Foundation in London (2014), visiting lecturer at universities Ireland, Brazil, Turkey and Slovakia, as well as the National Cheng-chi University in Taip framework of the Taiwan Fellowship  programme (2013). . Freelance defense journalist and c Jane’s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eeben Barlow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eeben Barlow is a chairman of the Executive Outcomes and a former chairman of STTEP Intern Both of these companies specialized in training, advice and performance of tasks inside th the African continent. Mr. Barlow is a specialist in solving the conflicts on the African a history from places like Angola, Sierra Leone or Nigeria. Eeben Barlow also lectured at academic departments like the University of Free State, Royal Dannish Defence Academy or S Military Academy. He is an author of books Composite Warfare, or Executive Outcomes: Again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Irena Valková ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Valková focuses on the use of quantitative methods in geopolitics, French geopolitical Arctic region as well as geopolitics of Russia. Her doctoral thesis deals with the Arctic quantitative methods to understand the relationship among relevant actors. Contact: irina.valko(zavinac)gmail.com [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan Bečka ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Bečka is an expert on the American studies, the Balkan region where he served as a memb mission and the region of the South-East Asia. Contact: jan.becka(zavinac)gmail.com [ MAIL "(zavinac)"]