Europe’s Technological Dependence: What Does It Mean for the Czech Republic?
Europe relies on American technology more than it has long acknowledged. Although there is increasing talk of digital sovereignty, a rapid breakaway is not realistic…
Europe relies on American technology more than it has long acknowledged. Although there is increasing talk of digital sovereignty, a rapid breakaway is not realistic…
Critical infrastructure is becoming one of the primary targets in modern conflicts. For the Czech Republic, this is not a hypothetical risk, but a concrete security…
The rapid growth of the Czech defence industry, which has accelerated particularly since 2022, is perhaps the biggest story in the Czech economy in recent years. In a short…
European industry is entering a phase that resembles a structural turning point comparable to the energy transition following 1973 or the onset of globalization after…
When a military repair facility was established in February 1946 in the building of a former distillery in Šenov near Nový Jičín, no one could have imagined that…
Europe has entered a period unlike any seen since the end of the Cold War. Defense budgets are growing at a pace that would have seemed unrealistic just a few years ago. NATO…
In January 2026, Hynek Kmoníček, the Prime Minister’s new advisor on national security, stated that, according to available estimates, the automotive industry is likely…
At the recent security conference Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted, which regularly brings together representatives of the Czech political scene, the army, the security community…
On February 5, 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining instrument for controlling strategic nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia, expired. This…
A January survey by the STEM analytical institute shows that the Czech public's attitudes toward Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees have improved year-on-year. Interest in the conflict remains…