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US Foreign Policy towards Iran: A Comparison of presidents Bush and Obama
Čermák, Michal ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
The topic of the diploma thesis is a comparison of the American activities during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama towards Iran, in regard to the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation. It observes the diplomatic actions in relation to Iran and other actors, who play an important role in this issue, and also some other methods, used by the world's leading superpower to prevent Iran from the development of nuclear weapons. The mentioned topic is situated into the broader context of continuity and change in the US security and foreign policy. The objective of the diploma thesis is to assess what where the differences in the US actions under Obama's administration, compared with the actions during the presidency of his predecessor, as well as how the Obama's administration followed them, and to assess how effective these actions were.
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Pakistan: Key Factor for American Involvement in Afghanistan (during presidency of George W. Bush)
Snášel, Filip ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
American relations with Pakistan went through various ups and downs from being allied during the Cold war to imposing sanctions in last decade of the twentieth century. After 9/11 attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon Pakistan quickly joined the United States in the War on Terror. In my thesis I analyze positions and influence of Pakistan during invasion to Afghanistan. and seven next years of the Operation Enduging Freedom during George W. Bush administration. At first I concentrate on historical experience of Pakistan and development in the area before american invasion to Afghanistan. I also surveying terrorist movements on Pakistani soil, which are important for later development and are connected to Pakistani secret service ISI. ISI tried some years after 2001 to maintain friendly relations with Taliban and other terrorist groups along Afghan - Pakistan border, but terrorists, basically anti-system movements, wanted to establish in Pakistan and Afghanistan states constituted as Islamic emirates. President Musharraf under pressure of forthcoming events and the United States understood that supporting Taliban is no longer sustainable policy and decided to act against terrorist groups home in Pakistan. This move however triggered suicide bombings and massive uprising which hit in 2006/2007...
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U.S. Security Policy Towards Pakistan During the War on Terrorism 2001-2008
Krauzová, Tereza ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Ulík, Karel (referee)
President Bush declared a global war on terrorism in response to terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. The United States were aware that gaining support from Pakistan was the key to success of the operation in Afghanistan. Pakistan, the only nuclear-armed Muslim power, sharing a long, strategically important border with Afghanistan, was ruled by a military dictator, General Parvez Musharraf. The U.S. canceled sanctions imposed on the country in 1990' and submitted to Musharraf a list of requirements, which he accepted. However, the renewed alliance between Washington and Islamabad was not trouble-free at all. The thesis explains the development and analyses causal connections of individual aspects of U.S.-Pakistani security cooperation in years 2001-2008. It seeks to find out what led Pakistan to the breaking of allied commitments, and why the U.S., aware of the ambivalence of Pakistani effort, followed the chosen line of policy towards Islamabad. Keywords: USA, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bush, War on Terror, Taliban, Musharraf
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Venezuela in foreign policy of G.W.Bush: democracy promotion as an appropriate tool for protection of national interests?
Bartoňová, Eva ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Fojtek, Vít (referee)
The relations between the United States and its traditional ally, Venezuela, experienced a turn for the worse during the presidency of George W. Bush. The Bush administration reacted to the radical president Hugo Chavez with an increase in funding of the so-called democracy promotion in Venezuela and with a silent support of the unsuccessful coup in 2002. The long history of U.S. interventions in Latin America during the cold war gives ground to the criticism by many authors who see these steps as an attempt to get rid of a democratically elected president just because he is confronting the American vision about a political and economic system desirable for the region. This work focuses on democracy promotion as a tool of the U.S. foreign policy, which is on one hand related to the identity of the United States as a unique historical democratic experiment, but also reacts to a threat posed to the national interests by other states. It deals with the types of threats that Hugo Chavez could have possibly presented, and thus shows to what extent the Bush administration used democracy promotion in a pragmatic way. The analysis of Chavez's actions in oil politics, economic integration and security issues, and its comparison with the trend in democracy promotion shows that the U.S. financing activities...
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Comparison of Nuclear Policy: Administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama
Svitková, Katarína ; Ulík, Karel (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
Bibliografický záznam SVITKOVÁ, Katarína. Porovnanie jadrovej politiky posledných dvoch amerických administratív. George W. Bush a Barack Obama. Praha, 2011. 57 s. Bakalárska práca (Bc.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut mezinárodních studií. 2011. Vedúci bakalárskej práce Mgr. Karel Ulík. Abstract The topic of the bachelor thesis is a comparison of George W. Bush and Barack Obama`s approaches to nuclear policy issues. The principal argument is based on a presumption that although there are partial differences between the two in terms of rhetoric and instruments used, the two administration`s primary goals are identical, just as the security threats they are based on. A brief characterization of new security environment is followed by a chapter dedicated to President George W. Bush with an evaluation of his nuclear policy steps like international agreements and the relationship with countries which refuse to comply with international norms. The focus is also on the issue of weapons of mass destruction as a pretext to military interventions abroad. The next chapter analyzes the current President Barack Obama`s nuclear policy measures such as the New START Treaty, prevention of fissile material proliferation and, equally as the previous chapter, the approach towards North Korea and Iran....
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Mapping woody plants outside forests in the area and planting proposa
ŠEBEK, Roman
The aim of this thesis was to analyze the particular elements of sparse vegetation, which are located in the cadastral territory of Třebějice, their input into the map and creating a design of their planting. Sparse vegetation has landscape formation features such as harmonic function and soil conservation functions. It increases diversity of species and is an important place of refuge and food source for wildlife. The elements of sparse vegetation are described in this thesis. It also looks on their health, species composition and functionality. The individual elements are entered into the map, in the latter map it is marked with a proposal of planting.
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Mexická migrace do Spojených států amerických: Srovnání migračních politik Clintonovy, Bushovy a Obamovy administrativy
Böhm, Matěj
This diploma thesis deals with Mexican-American migration issues. The first part of this paper defines the theoretical framework of migration and migration policy and related to the United States the paper examines the concept of national identity and the immigrant paradigm of American nation. Based on the literature review the thesis describes historical development of immigration to the United States while focusing mainly on immigration policy. The case study analyzes Mexican immigration to the United States, specifies the nature of current migration flows and compares immigration policy of Clinton's, Bush's and Obama's administration.
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Metal forming production of bush by cold extrusion.
Šimeček, Tomáš ; Šlais, Miroslav (referee) ; Forejt, Milan (advisor)
ŠIMEČEK Tomáš: Metal forming production of bush by cold extrusion. The project elaborated in frame of bachelor study degree brings a proposal of step by step metal forming production of bush by cold extrusion. Workpiece is made of normalized circle-shaped bar using 12 050 steel. The step by step production is based on literary pursuit of volumetric forming and calculation and is designed into five steps containing cutting, pressing and extrusion. These operations will be done on multistage pressing automatic machine TPZK 25 manufactured by ŠMERAL Brno, plc. with nominal pressing force of 5MN. Semi-finished product is placed into tooling´s workspace with manipulator. Final part extraction is solved with ejector integrated in automatic machine. Tools are made of tool steel, extrusion punch is designed of 19 550.4 steel, extrusion die is designed of 19 436.4 steel and extrusion die´s band is designed of 19 733.4 steel. Tools are designed to be improved by hardening and drawing.
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Mapping od sparse vegetation and planting design in the selected cadastral area.
ŠKODOVÁ, Zuzana
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to map sparse vegetation in the cadastral area of Lukavec u Pacova and make suggestions for future planting. Sparse vegetation is used as biocentres and biocorridors by wildlife, and is an essential part of the landscape. In this work all of the elements of sparse vegetation, evaluation of its condition, functionality and species composition, are described. All of these elements are shown on the map.
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