The annual Spring Security Conference with a provocative title “Swords and Plows” took place on Friday, June 2nd 2017 in Professed House, Prague. The conference with around 200 attendees was traditionally organized by the Center for Security Policy, IPS, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. representation in the Czech Republic and European Commission representation in the Czech Republic. On the eve of the conference, the Ambassador of Italy in Prague hosted a reception for speakers and partners.
Photo: Michal Pavlík
From left: Eva Anderová, Honorary Consul to Zambia and Business Consultant, Czech & Slovak Leaders, Benke Aikell, your Publisher, Czech & Slovak Leaders, and H.E. Moon Seoung-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Czech Republic
From left: Miloš Balabán, Head of the Center for Security Policy, Charles University, and H.E. Aldo Amati, Ambassa- dor of Italy to the Czech Republic
From left: H.E. Moon Seoung-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Miloš Balabán, Head of the Center fo Security Policy, Charles University, and H.E. Aldo Amati, Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic
From left: David Škarka, Executive Director of URC Systems, Milan Janíček, URC Systems, Kateřina Smrčenská, Insti- tute of Joint Cooperation, a.s., Mirka Kortusová, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, Miloš Balabán, Head of the Center for Security Policy, Charles University, and Robert Prokop, Owner of URC Systems
From left: Irène Mingasson, Head of Unit Regional programmes Neighbourhood South, European Commission’s DG for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, and Luigi Binelli Mantelli, former Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff
From left: Pavel Mička, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, and Martin Bílek, Security Director of ČEPS
Gener Repre al Miroslav Žižka, Czech Military sentative to NATO and the EU
Prof. Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, and Anne Seyferth, Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Representation in the CR and Slovakia
From left: H.E. Sayed Mossadeq Khalili, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the CR, Benke Aikell, your Publisher, Czech & Slovak Leaders, Jaromír Novotný, Adviser to the Czech Prime Minister, and H.E. Moon Seoung-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Czech Republic
From left: Andrey Kazantsev, Director of the Analytical Centre of Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Harald Müller, Executive Director (ret.) of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, Miloš Balabán, Head of the Center for Security Policy, Charles University, Ivo Šrámek, Deputy Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, Tomáš Laně, former Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Turkey and Jordan, Irène Mingasson, Head of Unit Regional programmes Neighbourhood South, European Commission’s DG for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, František Mičánek, Dean of the NATO Defense College, and Michael Rozsypal, Czech Radio Plus
H.E. Aldo Amati, Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic
Anne Seyferth, Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Representation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Ivo Šrámek, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
From left: Irène Mingasson, Head of Unit Regional pro- grammes Neighbourhood South, European Commission’s DG for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, and František Mičánek, Dean of the NATO Defense College
From left: Andrey Kazantsev, Director of the Analytical Centre of Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Harald Müller, Executive Director (ret.) of the Peace Research Insti- tute Frankfurt, Prof. Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, and Miloš Balabán, Head of the Center for Security Policy, Charles University
From left: Michal Smetana, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, Mirka Kortusová, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, and Karel Schwarzenberg, Mem- ber of Chamber of Deputies, Czech Parliament, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
From left: Luigi Binelli Mantelli, former Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff, and Tomáš Laně, former Ambassador to Turkey and Jordan
From left: H.E. Roland Galharague, Ambassador of France to the CR, Prem Mahadevan, Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich, Jan Ludvík, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, Luigi Binelli Mantelli, former Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff, H.E. Hansjörg Haber, Chargé d ́affaires a. i., Embassy of Germany to the Czech Republic, and Michael Rozsypal, Czech Radio Plus
From left: Luigi Binelli Mantelli, former Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff and H.E. Hansjörg Haber, Chargé d ́affaires a. i., Embassy of Germany to the Czech Republic
From left: Prem Mahadevan, Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich, and Jan Ludvík, Center for Security Policy, Charles University
H.E. Roland Galharague, Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic
Luigi Binelli Mantelli, former Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff
From left: Karel Janeček, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, and Prem Mahadevan, Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich
General Miroslav Žižka, Czech Military Representative to NATO and the EU
From left: Libor Stejskal, Center for Security Policy, Charles University, Daniel Koštoval, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, Antonín Seďa, Member of Chamber of Deputies, Czech Parliament, Head of Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, President of Eu- roDéfense CZ, and Martin Uher, Vice-President for New Business Development, CyberGym Europe
From left: Antonín Seďa, Member of Chamber of Deputies, Czech Parliament, Head of Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, President of EuroDéfense CZ, Martin Uher, Vice-President for New Business Development, CyberGym Europe, and Jan Eichler, Institute of International Relations
From left: Daniel Miklós, Deputy DG for Prevention and Civil Emergency Preparedness, Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, General Miroslav Žižka, Czech Military Representative to NATO and the EU and the EU, and Libor Stejskal, Center for Security Policy, Charles University