February 24, 2023 marked one year since the start of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. These events have been accompanied by attempts to undermine support among Ukraine’s allies by spreading disinformation, conspiracy theories and generally, hostile narratives towards Ukraine exploiting socially contentious issues.

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The Prague Security Studies Institute provides a unique opportunity in collaboration with Charles University for a student interested in researching space security and infrastructure.

On Monday, February 27, 2023 the PSSI Regional Security Program’s Western Balkans team Markéta Slavková, Anja and Tamara Grabovac attended the presentation of a newly issued book titled: "Bosnian Studies: Perspectives from an Emerging Field". The book was edited by Dženeta Karabegović and by Adna Karamehić-Oates.

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the PSSI Regional Security Program’s Western Balkans team Markéta Slavková and Tamara Grabovac attended the book presentation of Prof. dr. Boban Batrićević, a prominent Montenegrin historian and an expert on the local political situation, working at the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature in Cetinje. The event was organized by the Association for the citizens of the former Yugoslavia Lastavica and held at the association's gallery café in Prague, Czech Republic.

PSSI hledá stážistu pro svůj Security Scholars Program. Stážista by se měl zajímat o výzkum, vzdělávání, bezpečnostní politiku a diplomaci. Měl by být schopen pracovat na částečný úvazek (15 až 20 hodin týdně). Pozice je vykonávána v Praze a je vhodná pro studenty VŠ Bc. programů, Mgr. a Ph.D. programů a mladé profesionály. 

PSSI monitored the Czech online debate about the European Green Deal, climate change, and energy-related issues from June to December 2022. Besides mapping the general online debate and related disinformation, part of our goal was also to explore how relevant stakeholders engage in strategic communication on the topic and possibly counter any circulating manipulative discourse. The monitoring was part of a larger initiative of the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Beacon Project, European Green Deal: Mapping perceptions in Central and Eastern Europe, which took place in five EU countries simultaneously.