Ladislav Zemanek

Lassina Zerbo

Milana Živanović

Tatyana Zvereva

Natalya Zubarevich

Oleg Zinkovski

Andrei Zubov

Lyudmila Zakharova

Natalia Zhiglinskaya Wyrsch

Viktoria Zhuravleva

Ladislav Zemanek

Czech Republic

Researcher at the China-CEE Institute, established by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Budapest. Author of weekly briefings covering CEE affairs and articles concerned with China, Russia, the emergence of a post-Western multipolar order as well as the authoritarian transformation of liberal democracies, published by leading publishing houses, universities and think tanks (De Gruyter, MGIMO University Press). Graduated from Charles University in Prague, he has expertise in Russian studies, political science and international relations, and professional experience from the Parliamentary Institute of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and the Czech Academy of Sciences.

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Paradoxes of Polandʼs Rise: Regional Integration & War

Polandʼs role in Central and Eastern European affairs has been strengthening. The country is a pillar of NATOʼs presence in the region and is among Washington’s closest allies. Its role has been further elevated in connection with the conflict in Ukraine, in which Warsaw has played an active part since the very beginning. Instead of escalating the war and deepening the divisions between Russia and Europe, the country could use its growth and potential to promote the development of European strategic autonomy, writes Valdai Club expert Ladislav Zemánek.

23.03.2023

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Liberal Revisionism in International Practice: The Czech-Chinese Relations

The Czech liberal government has made the Czech Republic one of the outposts of the campaign against “autocracies” and a base for political and military activities of Chinese, Russian and Belorussian opposition. It makes the country a potential target of retaliatory actions from Beijing, Moscow or Minsk. The recent development of Czech-Chinese relations is affected bythis revision of the foreign policy, global geopolitical shifts and a new round of competition among major powers.

04.10.2022

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De-Russification and 'Liberal Authoritarianism': The Czech Choice

The Ukrainian crisis has had multiple impacts on the international order but also on the relations between Russia and the European Union. The Czech Republic as one of the member states of both the EU and NATO plays a specific role in the recent development for it has been used as a “laboratory” of the de-Russification project.

19.04.2022

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