history of international relations in the 20th century, history of Czechoslovak foreign policy, modern history of English-speaking countries with a focus on the United Kingdom and the USA, modern history of Poland, the Baltics and Scandinavia
Significant awards
1999 – junior award of the Learned Czech Society for the book: Historian at the Head of Diplomacy Kamil Krofta.
2003 - Otto Wichterle Award for outstanding young scientific employees of the Czech Academy of Sciences
2003 - Award of the Czech Academy of Sciences for the book: Czechoslovakia, Its Neighbours and Great Powers
in the 20th Century