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1/2025
27 Jan 2025, 15:31
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Dear subscribers,
Our first CENTREPEACE newsletter is here. With the start of 2025, we're excited to share with you the progress and insights that have made our journey so far since we began in June 2024.
CENTREPEACE stands for Central and Eastern European Security Cooperation Cluster. This project was founded to connect experts in conflict and security studies and to establish networks for high-quality research in security cooperation to enhance Europe's resilience. With the help of our community and building relationships over the past few months, we've been laying the groundwork for this initiative to get off to a strong start.
Thanks for being a part of our story. We are excited about what's to come and can't wait to let you know more in the months to come.
The CENTREPEACE Team
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During the kick-off meeting in June, we have established 3 research focus groups (FG) and one focus group on research excellence:
- FG Cognitive Warfare analyzes security cooperation and institutional capacitybuilding within the framework of cognitive threats focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries.
- FG Defence Industry examines the transformation of societal roles ascribed to defence industry as a major factor in national policy and international collaboration.
- FG Eastern Partnership studies the clash of diffusion between the European Union and authoritarian influences from Russia in shaping the trajectories of Eastern Partnership nations, while analyzing the strategic weaponization of essential resources as tools of geopolitical influence.
- FG Research Excellence aims to strengthen research management and administration skills and capacities to reach European research funding.
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The CENTREPEACE (Central and Eastern Security Cooperation Cluster) project officially launched its activities with its kick-off meeting in Brno.
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As part of the CENTREPEACE kick-off, an RMA breakfast on "Project Hunting" was held in Brno on 6 September.
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People who are part of CENTREPEACE have been able to visit partner institutions as visiting scholars to share best practices and research insights. Since the beginning of the project, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen has come to Masaryk University to talk about his in-depth research on "How Europe Got Russia Wrong" and his research experience from Finland.
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From December 2 to 4, 2024, CENTREPEACE organized a thought-provoking lecture series at Masaryk University, exploring Europe’s complex relationship with Russia. The course, led by Prof. Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, delved into the challenges of energy, violence, and environmental policies, offering a fresh perspective on strategic European policy.
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A seminar on December 3, 2024, led by Prof. Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, brought together researchers from CENTREPEACE and beyond to exchange knowledge and explore strategies for achieving scientific excellence. The session delved into publication processes, project applications, and a comparative study of research evaluation systems in Finland and the Czech Republic, laying the groundwork for deeper collaboration and shared opportunities.
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During the week of 28 October to 1 November, a series of impactful CENTREPEACE meetings took place at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), bringing together researchers and Ph.D. students from Helsinki and Brno. The gathering was dedicated to collaborative development, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning for the ongoing CENTREPEACE project.
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On December 5, 2024, CENTREPEACE organized the RMA Breakfast event titled ERC Starting – Journey to Success at Masaryk University. The session featured Doc. Michal Smetana’s firsthand account of his successful ERC Starting project application, complemented by presentations from Mgr. Veronika Mikitová, Ph.D., and Mgr. Eva Šlesinger on the structure, statistics, and strategic support for ERC projects.
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