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Swedish neutrality changes in the context of contemporary international security developments
Vlček, Tomáš ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Rosendorf, Ondřej (referee)
1 Annotation This master thesis examines the changes in Swedish neutrality in the context of contemporary international security developments. Four international conflicts are chosen for this purpose: Kosovo War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, and intervention in Libya. Subsequently, the conflicts are divided into four separate case studies where it is examined which one of the main security studies concepts most accurately reflects the motivation for Swedish participation or position taken. Factors are realism, liberalism and constructivism. A description of its relationship to neutrality is provided. The aim is to focus on the most repetitive or dominating factor in the individual case studies. Eventually, based on the Swedish identity change and the most repetitive factor, this study answers the research question for what reason and when has the Swedish neutrality changed.
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The causes of systemic sexual violence in the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Svobodová, Karolina ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bílková, Veronika (referee) ; Werkman, Kateřina (referee)
Karolina Svobodová The Causes of Sexual Violence in the Armed Conflict in the DRC abstract My dissertation thesis (The Motivations of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a case study of sexual violence in armed conflict in the DRC examining and analysing the causes of its intensity and extent. The main research questions of the study are: - What are the causes of the systematic sexual violence in the armed conflict in the DRC? - Why sexual violence in the armed conflict in the DRC occurs in the large extent and with high intensity? The research theoretically stems from the constructivism as one of the three main scientific approaches to sexual violence in armed conflicts. Since the constructivism presents male and female identities as social constructs, it seems as the best approach to sexual violence where gender of victims and perpetrators is often generalized by supporters of essentialism. Hence, the inherent neutralism of constructivism makes it very suitable instrument for an empirical research. Further, the study works with combination of feminism, cultural anthropology, and feminist evolutionary psychology in the construtivist framework. This blend may seem incoherent but it allows a complex insight into the issue of sexual violence in the DRC and an interpretation of its...
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Crisis management systems: the comparison of their effectivity and its implications
Amlerová, Anežka ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the efficiency of crisis management systems in Denmark and the Czech Republic. The first part of the thesis consists of a literature search, which deals with the current direction of research in the field of crisis and disaster management, it also contains a section devoted to relevant terminology and description of crisis management systems of Denmark and the Czech Republic. The analytical part of the work consists of two case studies that are examined in both target countries. The cases are the COVID-19 pandemic and the floods in 2006 in the case of Denmark and 2013 in the case of the Czech Republic. Through the theory resilience, each case is analysed, and the main factors that affect the investigated variables of resilience, efficiency and entropy are identified. The results are then reflected upon in a discussion part of the thesis with the help of the RDIC model. The findings of the analysis are that the main factors reducing the functionality of the system are excessive homogeneity of the system and ineffective communication and cooperation between actors, which is caused by different goals, expectations and perceptions of each other. In conclusion, it is recommended to gradually eliminate these individual shortcomings and apply the principles of the horizontal...
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Great power relations and hybrid tactics
de Roode, Simone ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Hynek, Nikola (referee)
Technology and innovation offer a unique opportunity for an allied small state to influence the United States. The changing security environment and increased great power competition leads the United States to rely more on its allies, which the latter may use to increase their value to defence cooperation with the U.S. and gain influence on security-oriented decision making. Since, a large part of modern defence strategy is aimed at arriving at innovative, technology-based solutions for complex problems, even system-ineffectual states in alliances may be valuable to the United States and can devise an influencing strategy through an established field of defence research and development paired with other unique selling points they might have. This thesis looks at the Netherlands, a small state with a traditionally strong relationship to the United States, with defence industry potential and proven willingness to contribute to acute defence challenges. The fast evolving, widely carried and technology based field of defence selected is that of Integrated Air and Missile defence (IAMD). Through careful analysis of two regional threats within the great power competition framework and the state of the global missile defence infrastructure that the United States is contributor to, this thesis identifies...
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Russian world? Protection of national minorities abroad as a component of Russia's foreign policy
Korobkova, Daria ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ananyeva, Ekaterina (referee)
This thesis examines Russian foreign policy towards Russian minorities abroad through the prism of the intellectual and political concept of the Russian World. The thesis focuses on the following research questions: (1) What role do minorities abroad play in contemporary Russian foreign policy? What is their position in it? (2) What tools does the Russian Government use in order to keep these minorities in its sphere of influence? And (3) What is the role of the Russian World concept in contemporary Russian foreign policy? The findings indicate an evolution of the concept. At the same time, certain problems in the state policy towards Russians abroad are also indicated. Conclusively, it is also identified that the Russian World concept, as well as the commitment to protect minorities, is used by Russian government in certain cases. However, existing political realities, inevitably made adjustments to the perception and assessment of the prospects of the Russian World, polarizing for a long time the already ambiguous ideas about the commonality of their civilizational foundations, traditions and values. Keywords Russian World, Russian minorities, compatriots abroad, post-Soviet area, Russian diaspora, Russia's foreign policy Range of thesis: 136 pages; 180.724 characters. Bibliographic note...
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Evolution of Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East: Case of intervention in Syria
Tugu, Ines ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Aslan, Emil (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the evolution of Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East. In order to assess the transformation of the approach pursued in foreign affairs and delineate the tools employed in this new emerging era, the first direct military involvement of Turkey in 2016, in the Syrian conflict, is discussed in details. The current state of affairs in the region is of particular interest to all regional and international stakeholders. Turkey, since the beginning of Erdoğan's rule, has gained increased visibility and managed to heighten its image globally by employing a liberal approach. Tangible results in neighbouring states, from the employment of soft power, have been limited. The primary goal is to provide an examination of the evolution of Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East and reasons attributed to a dramatic change and incline towards a realist approach. This thesis is expected to contribute to the existing research on Turkish foreign policy and to prepare the grounds for further inquiry of this topic in the light of new developments. This work presents substantial historical background information of Turkish foreign policy, since the establishment of the modern republic, which provides the reader with a careful examination of its key features. Domestic dynamics and...
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Water as Defence: The Role of the Nile in Egypt's struggle for Hydro-Hegemony
Leroy, Clémence ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ludvík, Zdeněk (referee)
The aim of this work is to identify how Egypt became an hydro-power and how it has been challenged by other riparian countries nowadays. The framework of hydro-hegemony will be used as a guideline. We will study the different strategies and tactics developed by Egypt, discourse analysis is one method in this work. In spite of changing internal situation of riparian countries, Egypt's hegemony is increasingly strained. We will discuss the counter-hegemonic behavior of Ethiopia by looking at the strategies it employed. We will especially talk about the great project of Ethiopia that definitely stops the ambitions of Egypt. The study finally examines the overall changing geopolitical environment of the Nile basin with the arrival of new actors, such as China.
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