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Methodology of educating Slovak youth: How to protect students from disinformation regarding foreign policy, EU and NATO? Miroslava Pisklová

The publication combines knowledge from various relevant fields and contributes to the comprehensive fight against disinformation in Slovakia.

What is the cost of disinformation? Main actors, strategic communication, and economic aspects of disinformation during the pandemics Miroslava Pisklová

The purpose of this publication is to bring information from research aimed not only at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but also at the misinformation and conspiracy narratives on the economy of Slovakia from 2020 to 2022 closer to both professional and lay audiences.

Friend, Partner, Ally

The Story of Slovak–American Relations from the Velvet Revolution until Today

Slovakia’s foreign policy after the elections as envisaged by the SFPA: Three scenarios

The parliamentary elections of 30 September 2023 will have a direct impact on domestic policy and individual sectors. They will also shape Slovakia's foreign, European and security policy, for the next few years at least. Experts at the SFPA have created three postelection scenarios for these three policy areas, drawing on the available sources and their own expertise.

Slovakia and the United Kingdom: The first 30 years

This bilingual publication is the first of its kind to explore the story of Slovak-British relations in modern history. It is a tribute to the first thirty years of mutual diplomatic relations.

Women in Diplomacy

Textbook Women in Diplomacy maps socio-cultural, economic and institutional barriers for women in the field of diplomacy and foreign policy, analyzes their impact on the current status of women and points to practical solutions for increasing inclusion and diversity in this area.

QMV in CFSP: Impending necessity or resurfacing utopia? Miroslava Pisklová

This policy paper was produced within the Think Visegrad in Brussels Fellowship programme.

Decarbonization and Just Transition in the V4: Experiences of the Visegrad countries

This project was made possible through Visegrad+ Grant from the International Visegrad Fund.

Disinformation and the V4 Miroslava Pisklová

This project was implemented by the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Disinformation and its impact on Slovak society

Report of the round table of Slovak experts, Tovarníky, 23-24 June 2022.

Space defence – a challenge for Slovakia?

The project was created in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung - Representation in the Slovak Republic.

Minilateral Cooperation in the EU

Internal Cohesion, Group Dynamics, and Voting Behaviour of Selected State Blocks

CEEC 2021 REPORT Veronika Oravcová

The report is summarizing the most important ideas from speakers during the 15th Central European Energy Conference (CEEC), which took place on November 22, 2021 in Bratislava.

NATO 2030 – analysis of selected issues

The NATO 2030 Study - Analysis of Selected Issues was prepared within the framework of the NATO 2030 Project - Document Analysis and Proposed Recommendations for Slovakia, which was implemented thanks to the support of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic.

Policy Paper: New START Treaty – State, future and implications for the EU and V4

In this policy paper "New START Treaty – State, future and implications for the EU and V4", written in cooperation with the Think Visegrad think tank, Juraj Sýkora, a Junior Researcher at SFPA, analyses the current state of nuclear arms control, the New START Treaty, what it contains and who it concerns. The policy paper also analyses the prospects until 2026, when the extension of the Treaty expires.

Eastern Enlargement of the European Union: Perspectives and Role of the East and West German Länder

The following study is based on my M.Phil. dissertation that I submitted at the University of Oxford in April 1999. I am grateful for the financial assistance from the Henry R. Kravis Scholarship and Maurice Latey Award that enabled me to carry out the research for this study. I would like to thank Timothy Garton Ash and David Hine for their guidance, advice and patience. I am also grateful to Vladimír Handl for his comments.

Annual Report 2021

We bring you a summary of SFPA activities in the 2021 Annual Report.

For the people? Donbas between corporative interests and breeze of change Samuel Goda

We believe this study proffers, among other things, an explanation for the existing situation in the region and identifies future trends and tendencies. We also believe that our recommendations provide both accurate as well as normative insights to all those who are interested in Ukraine and to key players in the field, including the OSCE, helping the conflict-affected country and its people.

Implementation of Berlin Process in the Western Balkans Countries Tomáš Strážay

Policy study “Implementation of Berlin process in the Western Balkans countries” that is in front of you is a result of deep and committed work of all our partners and colleagues within the project, and it represents general overview of major facts within the analyzed area.

Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2003

Summary of key aspects of Slovak foreign policy for a given year.

Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2002

Summary of key aspects of Slovak foreign policy for a given year.

Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2001

Summary of key aspects of Slovak foreign policy for a given year.

Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2000

Summary of key aspects of Slovak foreign policy for a given year.

Carpathian Euroregion: Prospects for Economic Trans-border Co-operation

Carpathian Euroregion: Prospects and Challenges, Workshop #3, Hotel Senator (Prešov, Slovakia), June 28, 2001

Slovakia’s Security and Foreign Policy Strategy 

U.S.-Slovakia Action Commission, Security and Foreign Policy Working Group (Policy Paper)

Role of the Carpathian Euroregion in Mitigating Possible Negative Effects of Schengen

Carpathian Euroregion: Prospects and Challenges, Workshop #4, The Čierny orol building, Prešov, Slovakia, October 12, 2001

Role of the Carpathian Euroregion in Confronting its Minority Agenda

Sanatorium "Karpaty" (Ukraine), March 29-31, 2001

Politické a sociálne zabezpečenie v regióne Arabského zálivu a v Spojených arabských emirátoch (po druhej vojne v Perzskom zálive). Vonkajšie a vnútorné výzvy

Cieľom tejto štúdie je identifikovať regionálne a medzinárodné výzvy pre bezpečnosť v oblasti Arabského zálivu, ktoré sú výsledkom vývoja v posledných desaťročiach, ako aj preskúmať ich vplyv na bezpečnosť v tejto oblasti všeobecne a najmä v Spojených arabských emirátoch (SAE). Cieľom tejto štúdie je aj vypracovanie stratégie na posilnenie politickej a sociálnej bezpečnosti SAE.

Political & social security in Arabian Gulf region and United Arab Emirates (after second Gulf War). External and Internal Challenges

The aim of this study is to identify regional and international challenges to security in the Arabian Gulf region resulting from developments over the last decades as well as to examine their impact on the security in this area generally and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) particularly. This study is also aimed at drawing up a strategy on strengthening political and social security of the UAE.

The Redefinition of the Transatlantic Partnership

Traditionally, the dominant agenda in transatlantic relations has been military security governed by the US and its nuclear preponderance. The “balance of threat” resulted in the primacy of the military sphere over the economic sphere. Since 1985 the US-EU agenda has changed fundamentally due to the disappearance of the Soviet- American security agenda, structural developments in the world economy, and the attempt on both sides to re-examine their respective roles in the international system with respect to the economic and security spheres.

Transatlantic economic integration. Partnership or rivalry between the US and Europe?

Transatlantic interdependence and shared responsibility for global leadership have now grown so much that the EU and the US need to come up not only with a new strategy and institutional capacity to manage bilateral relations, but also with a blueprint for dealing with global economic issues. The scenarios for the further development of transatlantic relations are varied: pessimistic and optimistic.

Foreign Policy Yearbook 1999

A summary of key aspects of Slovak foreign policy for the year.

Europe and nations – a European nation or a Europe of nations?

Translation of the book by the diplomat and publicist who is currently Ambassador of Sweden to the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, based in Prague, His Excellency Ingmar Harlsson: Europe and Nations (European Nation or Europe of Nations?).

Foreign Policy of the Slovak Republic: background, status and perspectives

"High-quality foreign policy and the consolidation of Slovakia's position in the international arena are among the priorities of nation-building, therefore it should receive adequate political attention...If modern Slovakia wants to succeed in international competition, and this is its only chance, it must overcome (these) false ideas, open itself to external influences and promote its natural interests in the international arena through a professional foreign policy with the backing of an informed public."

Ukraine, Central Europe and Slovakia Alexander Duleba

Interests and prospects for cooperation- (International Conference Bratislava, 24-25 October 1997).