The MDP Program offered invaluable insight into Czech-American relations. Students had a chance to meet and discuss with Czech diplomats and learn from them and each other during a series of virtual workshops.  
 
Below, please find the repository of the final papers of  the Masaryk Diplomatic Program 2022.
 
MDP alumni with their research topics:
 
Austin Sappington (American University) How to revamp outreach and target younger generations. (PDF, 265 KB).
 
Alejandro Escobedo (Rice University) Opportunities to enhance US-Czech energy and climate cooperation (PDF, 715 KB)
 
Ben Weber (American University) Education in democracy, comparing the United States and Czech Republic (PDF, 141 KB).
 
Kristen Taylor (American University) Future of US-Czech relations on refugee resettlement (PDF, 261 KB).
 
Katherine Birch (University of Texas – Austin) Czech and American state-level responses to challenges, especially misinformation and disinformation, within cyberspace (PDF, 726 KB).
 
Samuel Shih (Columbia University in the City of New York / Sciences Po) Singin’ in the Rain of Liberal Democracy: A Path Forward for Czech-United States Collaboration towards Taiwan (PDF, 426 KB)
 
Emily Kuzel (American University) Building Czech American relations with the next generation of leaders (PDF, 160 KB).
 
Anna Sedivy-Thompson (University of Oklahoma Honors College) Revitalizing Czech heritage in the 21st century America (PDF, 186 KB).
 
Jesse Woche (UCLA, University of California - Los Angeles) Urban climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Czech Republic in the United States (PDF, 170 KB).
 
Martin Makaryan (University of California - Los Angeles) U.S.-Czech security and defense cooperation looking at the history and prospects for the future (PDF, 192 KB)