Prague Security Studies Institute

From Powerbase
Jump to: navigation, search

The Prague Security Studies Institute is a Czech think-tank established in 2002. Together with the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem and the Spanish Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies it organised the Democracy & Security International Conference in Prague in 2007.[1]

The Institute's co-founder Roger W. Robinson, Jr. is a former chairman of the William J. Casey Institute of the Center for Security Policy (CSP). The PSSI has a host of neoconservative connections and evolved out of the 1998 establishment of the National Security Assessments Program[2].

According to its website:

"PSSI's mission is to help build an ever-growing group of informed and security-minded policy-makers dedicated to the development of democratic institutions and values in the Czech Republic and its regional neighbors. PSSI offers programs that meet the critical requirement to equip new generations of young leaders to manage the complex, security-related challenges of the 21st century."[3].

Neoconservative Connections

Prague Security Studies Institute co-founder Roger W. Robinson, Jr is a former chairman of the Center for Security Policy[4]. Frank Gaffney, of the Committee on the Present Danger and the Project for the New American Century, is on the Institute's executive committee[5]. Vaclav Havel and James Woolsey are both members of the Committee on the Present Danger and the Institute's international advisory board[6]. Robert Pfaltzgraff is a founding member of the Consortium for the Study of Intelligence[7]. Michael Novak is a member of the board of trustees at the Social Affairs Unit[8].

Affiliations

Center for Security Policy | Committee on the Present Danger | Project for the New American Century | Consortium for the Study of Intelligence | Social Affairs Unit | Prague Security Studies Institute Washington | Forum 2000 | New York University in Prague | Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy and Culture | Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies | Shalem Center | Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies | Charles University, Prague

Activities

The PSSI run the Program of Atlantic Security Studies (PASS), in partnership with the The Association for International Affairs[9]. PSSI also operate by organising large scale international seminars. The seminars were run by the National Security Assessments Program prior to 2002, they covered the following topics:

2007

From the 31 October-2 November 2007, the institute paid for former UK Home Secretary John Reid to travel to Prague, to attend a Workshop on Terrorism and Communications[12]. The workshop was hosted in partnership with the Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy and Culture (PIDEC), and was entitled "Communication in the Age of Terrorism". The conference participants included distinguished scholars from the US and several European countries and Vaclav Havel delivered the opening remarks, Karel Schwarzenberg also addressed the conference[13]. In 2007 PSSI hosted the Democracy & Security International Conference also known as the “Democracy and Security: Core Values and Sound Policies” conference, together with the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem and the Spanish Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies[14]. It was held in Prague on the 5-6th of June, overlapping the 2007 G8 summit in Heiligendamm[15].

2008

The 2008 Asia-Pacific Security Challenges conference was co-organised with the Prague Security Studies Institute Washington between the 7-9 September.[16]. Also in 2008, PSSI co-organised a seminar on EU Enlargement with the European Stability Initiative and the UK Commonwealth Office[17].

Programmes

People

Founders

Oldrich Cerny - Executive Director | Roger W. Robinson

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

International Advisory Board

Funding

Past and Current Foundational, Institutional, Corporate and Individual Funding Sources

[18][19][20][21]

Atlas Economic Research Foundation | NATO | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic | Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute | German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) | Embassy of the United States Prague-Czech Republic | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | International Visegrad Fund (IVF) | International Security and Relations Network (ISN) | Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) | The Shalem Center | Open Society Fund Prague | Charles University in Prague | New York University in Prague | Masaryk University Czech Republic | Center for EU Enlargement Studies | Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) | Association for International Affairs | JAGELLO Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation | International Institute of Political Science (IIPS) | The New Security Program | Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security (ITDIS) | Institute for Public Policy (IPP) | Center for International Relations | CEZ Group | Czech Coal | Marsh, Inc. | T-Mobile | Unipetrol | Czech Airlines | RWE Transgas | OMV Group | Appian Group | Telefonica 02 | PPF Group | Mercedes-Benz

Revenue Structure

2006[22]

  • Foundations 48%,
  • Corporations 29%,
  • Individual Donations 12%,
  • Government Grants 11%

2007[23]

  • Foundations 61%
  • Corporations 1%
  • Individual Donations 13%
  • International Organizations, Foreign Governments 17%
  • Czech Government 9%

Contact Details

Pohorelec 6
118 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Phone/Fax: +420 233 355 735
Web: http://www.pssi.cz

Notes

  1. ↑ A Neoconservative International targets Iran, LobeLog, 9 June 2007.
  2. ↑ History, About PSSI, Prague Security Studies Institute, Accessed 11-June-2009
  3. ↑ PSSI website, Accessed November 2008
  4. ↑ Freedom Flame Award, Roger W. Robinson, Centre for Security Policy, Accessed 11-June-2009
  5. ↑ Executive Committee, Frank Gaffney, Prague Security Studies Institute, Accessed 11-June-2009
  6. ↑ Jose Maria Aznar, Speech at the AEI, The Spain Herald, 17-November-2005, Accessed 11-June-2009
  7. ↑ Founding Members 1979, CONSORTIUM FOR THE STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE, Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, Accessed 11-June-2009
  8. ↑ Board of Trustees, International Advisory Council, Social Affairs Unit, Accessed 11-June-2009
  9. ↑ Program of Atlantic Security Studies, Fact Sheet 2005, PASS, Accessed 11-June-2009
  10. ↑ PSSI, 2 Year Report, Prague Security Studies Institute, Accessed 14-June-2009
  11. ↑ Communicating Europe Conference,Czech Perspectives on EU Enlargement, European Stability Initiative, Accessed 11-June-2009
  12. ↑ John Reid, Members Register of Interests, Theyworkforyou.com, Accessed 04-June-2009
  13. ↑ Communication in the Age of Terrorism, News Archive, Prague Security Studies Institute, Accessed 11-June-2009
  14. ↑ A Neoconservative International targets Iran, LobeLog, 9 June 2007.
  15. ↑ Natan Sharansky, PRESIDENT BUSH TO ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS, Accessed 08-March-2009
  16. ↑ PSSI Asia-Pacific Security Challenges: Implications for Europe and Atlantic Alliance, accessed 25 February 2009
  17. ↑ Communicating Europe Conference,Czech Perspectives on EU Enlargement, European Stability Initiative, Accessed 11-June-2009
  18. ↑ PSSI Corporate Partners, Accessed November 2008.
  19. ↑ PSSI 2007 Annual Report, Accessed November 2008.
  20. ↑ PSSI Foundations and Institutions, Accessed November 2008.
  21. ↑ PSSI 2006 Annual Report, Accessed November 2008
  22. ↑ PSSI 2006 Annual Report, Accessed November 2008
  23. ↑ PSSI 2007 Annual Report, Accessed November 2008
Retrieved from "https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Prague_Security_Studies_Institute&oldid=187397"