Center for the Advancement of Security and Politics in Euro-American Relations (CASPER)

To bridge the growing lack of understanding regarding the strategic challenges that malign foreign influences pose, rebuild democratic values among political actors in Central Europe, and strategically equip and promote Central European women in politics, IRI has established a Center for the Advancement of Security and Politics in Euro-Atlantic Relations (CASPER).

IRI will develop the center, in its initial stage, with the capacity to reach key stakeholders, form the groundwork for long-term Transatlantic relationships, organize a training program series for party members, and convene senior-level political actors on major common topics. IRI is currently in the preliminary stage of the program, but clearly identified significant interest in the program from high-level European policymakers that has resulted from this early outreach stage, indicating early success for the program.