As the SIRD School Coordinator, Zach works with exchange and transfer students by assisting with any of their needs in the office, but he is also available to help degree seeking students as well. He also can advise students on life in Prague if needed, as he has gone through the same path as them.

He holds a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from University College London and an MA in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a research fellow in security studies at the University of Nottingham between 2018 and 2019, and a research fellow in the arms control and regional security programme at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University, between 2012 and 2015. He was also a visiting research fellow at INSS during 2024.

He is the author of Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East (2016, Cambridge University Press). He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Specialization: International security, Nuclear proliferation, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign policy, Transatlantic relations

Selected Publications:

Bermant, Azriel. “The Crisis between Britain and the United States over the Sinai Multinational Force”, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (January 2025)

Bermant, Azriel., & Sion-Tzidkiyahu, M. “Europe’s Response to the War in Gaza: Capabilities and Actorness”, Strategic Assessment, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University, (December 2024)

Bermant, Azriel. “Israel, the United States, Saudi Arabia and the Fahd Plan of 1981: An Historic Missed Opportunity”, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (Vol 50: Issue 4 ,2022): 1020-1038

Bermant, Azriel., & Rees, W. “Nuclear Divergence between Britain and the United States: SDI and the Anti-Ballistic MissileTreaty”, Journal of Strategic Studies (Volume 46: Issue 6-7, 2021): 1383-1405

Bermant, Azriel. “A Chronicle of Failure Foretold: The UK, Israel and Arms Sales to Argentina in the Era of the Falklands War ”, The International History Review (Vol 41: Issue 2, 2019) : 237-256

Bermant, Azriel. “Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East” (New York: Cambridge University Press, Oct 2016)

Bermant, Azriel. “The Russian and Iranian Missile Threats: Implications for NATO Missile Defence” (Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, December 2014)

Bermant, Azriel. “The Impact of the Cold War on the Thatcher Government’s Middle East Policy”, Israel Affairs 19, No.4, (October 2013): 623-639

Hilcisin has been making documentary films, experimental videos, and other visual forms on personal narratives and social issues for more than 20 years. Her works have been screened and exposed at various film festivals and exhibitions around the world.

She is also founder and director of World Community Connect, an organization that aims to cultivate plurality among all people—regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or age—through community art projects, creative initiatives, and other educational programs with communities across the world.

PhD, Theory and History of Theater, Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies | Masaryk University

MA, European Studies | University of Sarajevo, Università di Bologna

BA, World Literature and Library Sciences | University of Sarajevo

Diploma in holistic integrated creative arts therapy | Mind Body Education (Global) Pty Ltd.

Postgraduate certificates in meditation therapy, meditation for children | Mind Body Education (Global) Pty Ltd.

Jeřábková began her career as a researcher at the Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences and the Institute of International Relations in Prague. Following her research, she was the Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa department and the Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Prague. Additionally, Jeřábková was the Director of the Diplomatic Academy at the MFA, responsible for many structural changes in the system of diplomatic training in cooperation with the European Diplomatic Programme from 2010 to 2024. Jeřábková served as the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Cyprus from 1998-2002 as well as Ambassador in the United Arab Emirates from 2005-2010.

Lukášek graduated from the following institutions:

Lukášek started his career in the International Law Department of the Ministry of Defence and later became an advisor for three ministers of Czech government. He worked in top management positions for key Czech state institutions and corporations and was responsible for strategy, strategy development, international relations and management of property holdings.

Additionally, Lukášek was a member of the statutory and control bodies of many strategic important joint-stock companies. As the head of a negotiation team, he made a significant contribution of 5% stake acquisition in the Transalpine pipeline companies from Shell Deutschland in 2012 for the Czech state. This extraordinary transaction resulted in a significant strengthening of the energy security of the Czech Republic. He designed the concept and was co-founder of International Association of Oil Transporters (IAOT) and was the first executive director and member of the board of directors.

In the academic and research area, in 2001, Lukášek received the Dean’s award for the best Ph.D. thesis at the Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business. He was a member of the editorial board of the International Politics Journal and vice-chairman of the Scientific and Pedagogical Council of the Institute of Economics at Charles University. Lukášek has published multiple materials oriented to international law, energy security, foreign policy, and geopolitics and is a member of the Czech Society for International Law.

Additionally, he lectured for the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies at the Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business and at the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University.

Publications:

Energetická bezpečnost České republiky. Hrubý, Z.-Lukášek, L. a kol. Karolinum Praha 2015. ISBN: 978-80-246-2974-2

The Visegrad Group. Verlag Dr. Kovač Hamburg 2012. ISSN 2192-1881;

Visegrádská skupina a její vývoj v letech 1991-2004. Karolinum Praha 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1859-3;

Mezinárodní právo v komentovaných dokumentech. Karolinum Praha 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1898-2.

Fenomén mezinárodního terorismu ve světle současného mezinárodního práva. Dokumenty (1. část) Západočeská univerzita Plzeň 2000. ISBN 80-7082-690-8;

Fenomén mezinárodního terorismu ve světle současného mezinárodního práva. Dokumenty (2. část).  Západočeská univerzita Plzeň 2000. ISBN 80-7082-690-8;

Komentované dokumenty ke studiu mezinárodního práva veřejného – I. díl. VŠE Praha 2001. ISBN 80-245-0193-7;

Komentované dokumenty ke studiu mezinárodního práva veřejného – II. díl. VŠE Praha 2001. ISBN 80-245-0194-5;

Vývoj lidské dimenze (ochrany lidských práv a základních svobod) v komentovaných dokumentech – 1. díl. VŠE Praha 2003. ISBN 80-245-0528-2;

Vývoj lidské dimenze (ochrany lidských práv a základních svobod) v komentovaných dokumentech – 2. díl. VŠE Praha 2003. ISBN 80-245-0529-0;

Specializations:

international law, international relations and diplomacy, energy policy, energy security, Visegrad Group, strategy consultancy and management

Courses:

Energy Security in International Relations

Public International Law

International Organizations

International Law in International Policy

Her research encompasses global climate governance (GCG), climate diplomacy, the role of non-state actors in GCG, environmental movements, and activism. Adamovská engages with concepts of transition and transformation, norm dynamics and entrepreneurship as well as the processes of meaning-making in climate action. Her article “The Way Out of a Crisis? The Role of Cities in Europeanization: a Study of Thessaloniki City Diplomacy” was awarded the Rector’s Prize for scientific publications. At AAU, Adamovská teaches sustainable development.

Ondřej’s current research revolves primarily around the actorness of international organizations, geopolitics, and the Arctic, having previously focused on Turkish foreign policy and innovation diplomacy.

geopolitics of the Arctic region, actorness in international relations, Turkey and innovation diplomacy

Before joining the team at Anglo-American University, she gained valuable experience in various administrative and managerial roles, both in her hometown of Prague and during her four-year stint in London.

Magdaléna is also an experienced English-to-Czech translator, with a portfolio that includes several literary works. She holds a master’s degree in Anglophone studies from Metropolitan University Prague and a bachelor’s degree in English language education from Masaryk University.

When not in the office, Magdaléna can be found either reading or pursuing a variety of creative hobbies, such as painting or sewing—although her endeavors may yield mixed results.

Currently she researches the impact of the Arab Spring on the political, economic and social development in the MENA region as well as the relations between the MENA countries and China within the Belt and Road Initiative. Her recent publications include edited volume „Untangling the Mayhem: Crises and Prospects of the Middle East“ (Peter Lang 2018) and a co-authored book chapter on states-to-be as foreign policy actors in Charountaki-Irrera: Mapping Non-State Actors in International Relations (Springer 2022). She gave lectures at several universities in Europe within the Erasmus+ program (Slovakia, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden) and participated in a research stay in China. 

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Currently, she is working on two projects. The first began its life under the auspices of SCRIPTS (Contestations of the Liberal Script) Center of Excellence at the Free University Berlin. The central question it addresses is whether states can have responsibilities in a global public realm, an idea traceable to Kant’s theory of international right. The proposal is to examine the tensions between public authorities (states) and private authorities (private networks, private military companies, transborder functional regimes) in the global realm from the normative standpoint of responsibility and by moving away from conventional accounts of legitimacy.

The second project, supported by the IREF institute, sets out to elucidate the relationship between trust, government, and technology. Its point of departure is the rise of social credit systems which are technologically advanced but radically depoliticized. As a new form of social organization, they threaten to undermine the bond of trust formed between the citizenry and publicly authorized rulers. This line of argument reflects Lechner’s interest in the ethics of technology and critiques of late modernity voiced by first-generation Critical Theory (Adorno).

Monographs and Special Issues

Oliver Eberl and Silviya Lechner, editors, Special Issue: Der Naturzustand zwischen Kontext und Konstruktion – Methodische Bedingungen Politischer Theoriebildung, Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie Vol. 14 (1) June 2024, pp. 3-104.

Oliver Eberl and Silviya Lechner, ‘Editorial‘, Der Naturzustand zwischen Kontext und Konstruktion – Methodische Bedingungen Politischer Theoriebildung, Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie Vol. 14 (1) June 2024, pp. 3-18.

Silviya Lechner, Hobbesian Internationalism: Anarchy, Authority and the Fate of Political Philosophy.  Palgrave 2019

Silviya Lechner and Mervyn Frost, Practice Theory and International Relations. Cambridge University Press, 2018  

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