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Development Assistance in Post-conflict Reconstruction in Africa: Case Study of Rwanda and Burundi
Bártová, Jana ; Sejkora, Jiří (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The thesis deals with development cooperation in post-conflict reconstruction. The comparative case study analyzes the specific involvement of the international community in the post-war reconstruction of Rwanda and Burundi with emphasis on two main areas, political/constitutional, and socio-economic. Based on the findings of the analysis, possible measures are suggested to make development cooperation in post-conflict reconstruction more effective, especially in the case of Burundi. The results of the analysis show that the international community should in case of these two countries, among other things, mostly focus on securing political stability, supporting civil society, or building infrastructure, and thus help to achieve the goals of post-conflict reconstruction.
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American foreign policy towards selected Middle East countries during the administration of G. W. Bush and B. Obama
Krempaská, Michaela ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This thesis deals with George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's foreign policy towards selected countries of the Greater Middle East. The aim of my thesis was to determine whether George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's foreign policy was influenced by different theoretical movements (neoconservatism and liberalism) and whether these former presidents of the United States chose different or similiar approach towads Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. The first chapter characterizes neoconservatism and liberalism and deals in more detail with the principles of these theoretical movements (the next chapters analyzes whether these principles were implemented in George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's foreign policy towards selected countries of the Middle East region). The last chapter compares George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's foreign policy towards Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.
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The role of the Senkaku (Diaoyu) islands dispute in Sino-Japanese relations
Burešová, Hana ; Garlick, Jeremy Alan (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The Senkaku/Diaoyu islands are a group of uninhabited rocks in the East China Sea. The dispute for the territorial sovereignty over them openly began between China and Japan in 1968, when ECAFE released findings of massive oil and gas reserves underneath the disputed waters. The dispute is also connected with overlapping claims to exclusive economic zones and to present day remains unresolved. This thesis examines legal justifications of Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese claims, incidents resulting from the dispute and their effect on Sino-Japanese relations, modern day development and prospects of a peaceful resolution.
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Iran As a Regional Power
Kotubejová, Karina ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This thesis addresses position of Iran in the Middle East and is trying to find out whether Iran is regional power or not. In the first part the key concepts for defining regional power are explained. Because of absence of unified view on phenomenon of regional power, our own characteristics of it are introduced. Second part is focused on Iran and its position as an actor of international relations in five areas: identity, geopolitical position, foreign policy, regional security and economy. In next part the characteristics of regional power defined in the first part are applied on the findings about Iran. Based on this application, the thesis comes to an opinion that Iran can be marked as regional power. However, it still faces challenges, which are shortly indicated in the final part of the thesis.
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The impact of Jewish culture on the formation of Israel policy
Jacková, Veronika ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on analysing the influence of Jewish culture and it's impact on Israel political scene. The first part briefly describes the history of Jewish culture and the State of Israel. The second part is dedicated to the indexes of Geert Hofstede, which are applied on Israel. The third part is focused on the analysis of cultural features in politics. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the impact of the cultural features on political process and to point out the reflection of the mentioned parts of politics.
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The role of Turkey in Europe's energy security (natural gas case study)
Pavliňák, Daniel ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the influence of natural gas pipelines crossing Turkish republic on European energy security. The influence of Turkish republic on the energy security is deduced from the characteristics of these pipelines. An index has been derived, reflecting the impact of a pipeline construction on energy security of a selected area and enabling us to compare plans of pipeline network expansion while taking into account six criteria. The main sources for the theoretical part are scholarly articles on various aspects of energy security and statistical data of international organisations for the application part.
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The Political Consequences of Early 21st Century Changes in the Global Balance of Power: Scenarios for the Future
Flechet, Thomas ; Garlick, Jeremy Alan (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This thesis had the purpose to study the current international system. After presenting its features in theories, the aim was to understand how it is constructed through an analytical approach. In this thesis, it is supposed that the international system, and in particular its polarity, is currently facing some changes due to several reasons which are exposed. It will be identified the different actors of the international system which are susceptible to upset the polarity of this system. Nation-states, IGOs and MNCs will thus be described and presented, and their strength into the completion of such achievement will be identified. To conclude, the thesis will end with a last chapter dedicated to the construction of future scenario which will aim at forecasting the potential international system in which one will be evolving in the coming future.
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Regime Change Policy interventions: Iraq and Libya
Bednáriková, Veronika ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Werner, Jan (referee)
This bachelor's thesis aims to prove or disprove following hypothesis: The interests of western countries have major impact on the present instable situation in the Middle East and North Africa region. First, theoretical chapter defines area of case studies, explains legality and legitimacy, and interprets the national security strategy of the US from 2002, which is also known as Bush doctrine or Regime Change doctrine. Empirical part consists of two case studies: intervention in Iraq 2003 and inervetion in Libya 2011. These case studies are focused on political, economic and cultural context of the interventions. The last part compares Iraq and Libya and both interventions, while searching for a trend that might have the destabilizing effect.
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The Approach of Sweden towards the Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Mamicová, Markéta ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on an approach of the Kingdom of Sweden towards the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sweden recognized Palestine in 2014, thus it became the first Western European country to do so. In addition, Swedish foreign policy has been actively engaged in Middle Eastern affairs since the 2nd half of the 20th century. The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyze and critically evaluate the approach of Sweden to the Middle East conflict. At the same time, the thesis answers two research questions: What is the role and involvement of the Kingdom of Sweden in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Does the Swedish recognition of Palestine have an impact on an implementation of the two-state solution?. The text is divided into 2 chapters. The first one focuses on selected solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with an emphasis on the one-state and two-state solution. The second part evaluates the historical development of both Sweden-Israel and Sweden-Palestine bilateral relations, the consequences of Swedish recognition of Palestine and the extent of Swedish development aid in the region.
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