What Happens inside Iran?
10. 11. 2022 Author: Břetislav Tureček Hannah Kaviani, Prague based Iranian journalist (Radio Farda – Persian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), was a guest on a roundtable discussion "What Happens inside Iran?" organized by the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies.For almost two months international media and social networks have been reporting on ongoing protests in Iran. What started in September as a shocked reaction to death of a young woman arrested by morality police, soon changed into widespread demonstrations and riots demanding nothing less than end of the current theocratic regime. There are already more than three hundred people killed, mostly by governmental forces. Our guest, Radio Free Europe journalist Hannah Kaviani offered excellent analysis of the crisis, going well behind media headlines and offering possible outcomes of the bloody events.
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The EU’s Climate Leadership: Global Solution or Green Imperialism?
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On November 7th, 2024, the Metropolitan University Prague hosted a conference titled Global Climate Change Mitigation and the Role of the EU. Held under the prestigious Jean Monnet Chair program. The event gathered over 100 students alongside presenting scholars, researchers, and NGO representatives to critically assess the EU’s role in addressing global climate challenges. Centered around the thought-provoking question of whether the EU’s climate leadership is genuinely global or primarily self-serving, the conference featured two insightful panels each followed by fruitful discussions, and was complemented by a plant-based buffet that underscored the event’s green theme.
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26. 6. 2024 Author: Michal Kolmaš, Photo: Juraj Chábela (Institute of International Relations)
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ASEAN in the 21st Century: From Regional Alliance to Global Stakeholder
Where does the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) currently stand with global challenges related to security, climate and changing geopolitics? Can the European Union take a stronger position in cooperation with ASEAN countries? And how might the US presidential election's outcome play out across the Indo-Pacific?
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Türkiye and Middle Eastern Turmoil
The Centre for Middle Eastern Studies cordially invites you to the roundtable "Türkiye and Middle Eastern Turmoil".
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Day of Open Doors
Metropolitan University Prague invites prospective applicants to participate in the Day of Open Doors.
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The Russian Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine and the Nuclear Taboo
Center for Security Studies at MUP cordially invites you to attend a public lecture by our PostDoc fellow dr. Jacqueline Dufalla on The Russian Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine and the Nuclear Taboo.
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