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Europe’s Technological Dependence: What Does It Mean for the Czech Republic?

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…

 01. 05. 2026
Vulnerabilities of Critical Infrastructure in the Czech Republic: Energy, IT, and National Defense

Vulnerabilities of Critical Infrastructure in the Czech Republic: Energy, IT, and National Defense

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…

 18. 04. 2026
The Czech defence industry as a leader in European defence

The Czech defence industry as a leader in European defence

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…

 14. 04. 2026
When car manufacturers become arms manufacturers: the quiet transformation of European industry

When car manufacturers become arms manufacturers: the quiet transformation of European industry

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…

 12. 04. 2026
80 years of VOP CZ: from a post-war distillery to a strategic state-owned enterprise

80 years of VOP CZ: from a post-war distillery to a strategic state-owned enterprise

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…

 10. 04. 2026
CV90: From an armament program to a strategic backbone of NATO

CV90: From an armament program to a strategic backbone of NATO

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…

 07. 04. 2026
Czech defense industry rises again as a global arms power

Czech defense industry rises again as a global arms power

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…

 26. 03. 2026
Defense Minister Jaromír Zůna: A strong, modern army is a pillar of state sovereignty

Defense Minister Jaromír Zůna: A strong, modern army is a pillar of state sovereignty

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…

 08. 03. 2026
New START is ending. What will happen to nuclear stability?

New START is ending. What will happen to nuclear stability?

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…

 01. 03. 2026
The Czech public and Ukraine: stabilizing solidarity in the context of NATO

The Czech public and Ukraine: stabilizing solidarity in the context of NATO

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…

 28. 02. 2026
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