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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · 4d

Ja, na zacatku kvetna. #toldya

Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · May 2

Tak to já bych si tipnul, že do podzima se tohle otočí a volební účast bude naopak vyšší, klidně k 70 % (jako v prezidentských volbách 2023). Proč si to myslím? Protože trend kontinuálního nárůstu účasti vidíme za posledních 10+ let v Česku i ve všech okolních zemích. www.novinky.cz/clanek/volby...

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · 6d

Berlin friends, in two weeks time, I will be talking about the results of the Czech election in taz-Kantine. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Non-Berlin friends, there will be a livestream, too.

taz.de/Gespraechsre...

Gesprächsreihe „Up to East“: Nach den Parlamentswahlen in Tschechien: Analyse und Ausblick

Am 15. Oktober 2025 analysieren Expert:innen aus Tschechien den Ausgang ihrer Parlamentswahlen und seine Bedeutung für die Sicherheit und Demokratie(n) in Europa.

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn

Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

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Scott Brown @scottawbrown.bsky.social · Aug 27

Making sure my memes are on trend for the new academic year

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Aug 26

Based on interviews with Czech officials (as well as public sources), we show that adaptation often happens through "quiet" bureaucratic ways out of the sight of the public eye - if politicians don't step in. 2/2

Full article: doi.org/10.1080/1478...

#digitalsovereignty @iirprague.bsky.social

Diluting digital sovereignty: Czechia’s quiet selective adaptation to EU digital politics

This article analyses how the notion of ‘digital sovereignty’ (DS) was constructed in public, semi-public and hidden discourses in Czechia. We show that the Czech government initially viewed DS wit...

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW ARTICLE OUT IN OPEN ACCESS

How do small and peripheral states respond to big EU initiatives? In a new article by Daniel Šitera and myself, we look at Czechia's reluctant and gradual warming to the idea of "EU digital sovereignty". 1/2

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 22

Civilians cannot be targets. Never.

The images from Gaza are unbearable.

The EU reiterates its call for the free, safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid.

And for the full respect of international and humanitarian law.

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · Jul 22

The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible.

I spoke again with Gideon Sa'ar to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that IDF must stop killing people at distribution points.

All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges.

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jul 22

A detailed NYT investigation into Netanyahu's behaviour.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jul 14

I've been saying that for a while and well beyond here, though! :-) academic.oup.com/isr/article-...

Understanding German Foreign Policy in the (Post-)Merkel Era—Review Essay

Abstract. This essay reviews four recent books on Germany's foreign policy with emphasis on the era of Angela Merkel. The evaluation is based on their (a)

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jul 14

Frank's work is a must-read for anyone interested in German foreign policy.

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Attention #Zeitenwende and #security nerds: My newest article on "German 'pacifism' and the Zeitenwende" is about to be published online in Defense & Security Analysis. In the article I try to assess to what extent the reorientation of German security policy after the

a man in a plaid shirt and tie is standing next to a boy in a green shirt .

Alt: a man in a plaid shirt and tie is standing next to a boy in a green shirt .

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 7

There's no place for institutional finance in rental markets. It's a predatory extraction machine that robs the poor and middle.

But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵
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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jun 17

A really good (and long!) profile of Keir Starmer: a gradualist technocrat struggling to define his political purpose.

magazine.newstatesman.com/2025/06/12/w...

What Keir Starmer can’t say

The Prime Minister believes he will healBritain – but can he find the words?

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Institute of International Relations Prague @iirprague.bsky.social · Jun 13

📝 Nový policy paper @jeberle.bsky.social se věnuje analýze zahraniční, bezpečnostní a evropské politiky nové německé vlády vedené kancléřem Friedrichem Merzem z pohledu České republiky. 🇩🇪

www.iir.cz/nemecko-pod-...

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jun 12

Check out this important CJIR forum on Czech foreign policy towards Israel, Gaza and Palestine. Edited by @horalistani.bsky.social and Jakub Zahora, with contributions by Marek Cejka, Tereza Plistilova, Zora Hesova, and others. Published by @iirprague.bsky.social

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CJIR: Special forum on Czech Foreign Policy towards Israel, Gaza and Palestine | Ústav mezinárodních vztahů - Expertise to impact

The new issue of the Czech Journal of International Relations presents a special forum on Czech foreign policy towards Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jun 12

Muj policy paper pro @iirprague.bsky.social Rikam, ze Merzova vlada je pro Cesko priznivejsim partnerem, nez byla ta Scholzova. Zasadni zmeny ale necekeje a budme realisticti v hodnoceni naseho vyznamu pro Nemecko. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jun 10

TGA: "One can go down the list of conditions for a just war (...) and see how many are now being violated. Proportionality? No. Reasonable chance of success? No. Distinguishing between combatants and innocent civilians? No."

timothygartonash.substack.com/p/the-israel...

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · Jun 2

Great times talking about #digitalsovereignty at the GIG-ARTS conference in Salerno last week.

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · May 30

If Germany is serious about two-state solution mantra now is time to align /w major EU partners incl. France to consider official recognition of Palestinian state.Yes, mostly symbolic. Yes, with drawbacks. But brazen expansion of settlements plus Gaza ethnic cleansing plans does require firm answer.

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · May 30

Michal Sirový @michalsirovy.bsky.social · May 30

Blažek dnes... 😅

Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · May 30

INTERFER - our shiny new project on foreign interference, coordinated by @smetanamichal.bsky.social at @ims.fsv.cuni.cz now has a website! www.interfer-project.eu

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · May 29

🇩🇪Green Party co-leader @franziskabrantner.de calls for stronger actions against Netanyahu government
* sanctioning Ben-Gvir & Smotrich
* ensuring products from settlements don't get preferential tariffs
* stopping export of weapons /w which violations of international law could be committed in Gaza

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · May 29

V programu Pirátů je přesně *NULA* zmínek o klimatu. O životním prostředí se tam píše devadesátkovým jazykem ("čistší vzduch"), Green Deal je potřeba "přizpůsobit globálním změnám". To teda moc nevím, co tam @zeleni.cz v rámci onoho přípomínkování prosadili. V čem je tohle proboha progresivní?

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · May 28

Nothing like a world on fire to remind Europeans that, for all its flaws, the EU isn’t such a bad place to be — especially for the many small and few medium-sized countries whose sovereignty it amplifies.

Reuters @reuters.com · May 28

Trust in European Union at highest since 2007, poll shows reut.rs/4k9VQ5z

Trust in European Union at highest since 2007, poll shows

Trust in the European Union and its institutions has risen to an almost two-decade high, a report released on Wednesday shows, as U.S. President Donald Trump upends global trade and foreign policy.

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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · May 28

Nebyla míra oligarchizace neskonale vyšší na Ukrajině než v Rusku až do toho konfliktu?

Ale na Ukrajině nikdo nepadá z okna, že ne?

Já nechci diskutovat, kdo spadl z okna.

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Exprezident Klaus: Svět a my všichni jsme dopustili, aby začala válka na Ukrajině. Rusko bylo pod tlakem

„Americké a evropské tajné služby musely půl roku sledovat, co se připravuje, vyjednávat zásadním způsobem se mělo předtím,“ říká Klaus.

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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · May 27

Academia in 2025: For weeks I’ve been working through botched copy-edits of my monograph, outsourced by the publisher to a company I’d never heard of, until it finally dawned on me the terrible job might be AI. A quick search confirmed the company recently launched new AI software, which now means..

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