The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) has joined forces with advocacy experts from the organization Lobbio to initiate a discussion on how the Czech public service media should fulfill their potentially new and sensitive role related to the proposed amendment of the new § 2 par. 2 in the amendment to the law on Czech Television (and similarly on Czech Radio). According to this amendment, Czech public service media are to be officially tasked with combating disinformation.

Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) se spojil s experty na advokační činnost ze spolku Lobbio s cílem otevřít debatu o tom, jak by média veřejné služby měla plnit svůj potenciálně nový citlivý úkol související s návrhem nového § 2 odst. 2 v novele zákona o České televizi (obdobně také zákona o Českém rozhlasu), podle kterého mají být česká média veřejné služby oficiálně pověřena bojem proti dezinformacím. 

The European Union is at a crucial moment in the enforcement of sanctions against Russia. While military and financial support for Ukraine remains paramount, sanctions are an effective tool to hinder and disrupt Russian military operations. Our inter-organizational task force has issued this new report, containing concrete recommendations for EU institutions to strengthen the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions.

While much attention has been given to Chinese investments in developing countries, less focus has been placed on China's growing presence in NATO-aligned Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. As China strengthens its partnership with Russia amidst the war in Ukraine, the region’s relationship with China has come under increasing scrutiny.

The Czech Republic is one of the most active supporters of Ukraine in terms of direct military support, provision of protection to Ukraine citizens or by leading the widely-respected ammunition initiative announced in February 2024. The Czech government has also profiled itself within the EU by supporting tough sanctions against Russia. Still, there are several options available for the current administration to strengthen the implementation of sanctions through legislative and non-legislative measures. 

Following a flurry of proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress addressing the risks associated with investments linked to authoritarian states, PSSI’s latest Perspective urges Europe to emulate or match these measures. The report emphasizes the geopolitical importance of managing capital flows to avoid inadvertently supporting undemocratic regimes and associated corporate bad actors, through highlighting ten such legislative proposals in particular. 

Problematic content such as disinformation is difficult to address in a legal space where such content is not defined. However, as this publication shows, the creators of this content generally tend to operate in the gray zone of law and ethical business, and therefore their reach and profit can be limited by the traditional legal and regulatory tools already available.

Given the recent U.S. Congressional report on the acute national and economic security threats posed by the crane manufacturer ZPMC, PSSI has issued a Flash Traffic report recommending capital markets sanctions against both ZPMC itself (SS.600320) and its parent company CCCC (HK.1800, SS.601800).

Video obsah se stává stále populárnějším zdrojem informací a jeho objem v informačním prostředí roste. Lákavost audiovizuálního obsahu si uvědomují i ​​tvůrci problematického obsahu, včetně těch, kteří dlouhodobě a systematicky šíří dezinformace. Jejich aktivita na platformách jako YouTube roste a s tím i jejich sledovanost, která dosahuje desetitisíce až sto tisíc sledovatelů. Kromě platformy pro rozšíření dosahu jim YouTube slouží jako monetizační platforma, ať už pomocí reklam, členských poplatků nebo finančních darů.