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The Helsinki Conference and the Cold War
Hannibal, Marek ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
This Thesis is to examine the topic of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe which took place in 1973-1975. The proposals to convene the Security Conference date back to the fifties, when the Soviet Union called on the European countries to attend the Conference in order to resolve the security situation in Europe. During my research, I asked what motives were behind the invitation to convene the Conference and what caused the failure of these initiatives. I prove that the ultimate goal of the Soviet Union was not the conclusion of the collective agreement, but rather to weaken the West. In chronologic order I follow the development of the relations between the Warsaw Pact and the NATO in the sixties, which eventually led to the start of the Conference in 1973. I also describe interests of groups of countries during the Conference and analyze their role in the adoption of the Final Act.
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The relation between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Recinová, Pavla ; Tumis, Stanislav (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
The present bachelor thesis entitled "The Relationship between the Russian Federation and NATO" aims to describe and analyse the development and the dialogue between the Russian Federation and NATO. Emphasis is placed on analysis of key events in which both actors were involved. The development of mutual relations between NATO and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the subsequent process of forming relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation are analyzed in detail. Special attention is paid to the characteristics of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, especially their emergence, structure, strategy, and objectives. The thesis also touches on all strategic concepts of NATO and the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation since the turn of the millennium. Afterwards, benefits of countries' membership in the political-military formation are evaluated in theoretical and practical perspectives. Keywords Russian Federation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Warsaw Pact, Washington Treaty, Bilateral Relations, Collective Security, Military Doctrine, Strategic Concepts, NATO Summits
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The Czech Republic Preparation to Enter the NATO between 1993-1999
Stárek, Ondřej ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis deals with the preparation of the Czech Republic to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, the Alliance) with an emphasis on the years 1993 - 1999, especially in terms of foreign policy, domestic policy and external security. The study aims to describe the effort of the Czech Republic to join NATO and outline the conditions that had to be met during the preparation for the accession to the Alliance. Also, the study looks for contradictions that appeared during the process and tries to identify them. At the same time, it presents an outline of international relations in the second half of the 20th century which are fundamental to understanding the effort of the Czech Republic to become a full member of NATO. The questions that the author asks are: "What events significantly affected the preparation of the Czech Republic to enter NATO" and "What stances and differences in foreign policy and domestic policy in the Czech Republic accompanied the process?" This work should provide answers on the basis of theoretical knowledge and personal testimonies of direct participants in the accession process whom the author addressed.
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Czechoslovakia 1968. Attempt at Socialism with Human Faces
Švarc, Zdeněk ; Tůma, Oldřich (advisor) ; Kocian, Jiří (referee)
This work considers questions, why the prevention of attempt to socialism with a human face in Czechoslovakia took place in 1968. The work sequentially makes a statement on then political mentality in that era as well as it considers the outer influences that led to an army intervention of Warsaw Pact's lands into Czechoslovakia in August 1968. The work should answer the following question, why the break of sub political progress came true that consequently aimed at the normalization orientation.
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1968
Švarc, Zdeněk ; Tůma, Oldřich (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
This work considers questions, why the prevention of attempt to socialism with a human face in Czechoslovakia took place in 1968. The work sequentially makes a statement on then political mentality in that era as well as it considers the outer influences that led to an army intervention of Warsaw Pact's lands into Czechoslovakia in August 1968. The work should answer the following question, why the break of sub political progress came true that consequently aimed at the normalization orientation.
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Medial reflection of the invasion of Varsavia Pact army to Czechoslovakia in chosen italian daily newspapers
Růžičková, Sabina ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Křenová, Kateřina (referee)
Mediální obraz vstupu vojsk Varšavské smlouvy do Československa ve vybraných italských denících Media portrayal of Warsaw pact invasion to Czechoslovakia in selected Italian newspapers Bc. Sabina Růžičková Abstract The diploma work "Media portrayal of Warsaw pact invasion to Czechoslovakia in selected Italian newspapers" brings closer look at this historical phenomena from the view of several Italian newspapers. The task was to analyze journals published on the Apennine Peninsula and their reporting about this invasion regarding their political profile. The examined units were the form, the content and size of reports. In the beginning of my thesis, I was trying to provide a closer look at the situation in Czechoslovakia in 1968, the process of becoming more liberal and free, which was violently interrupted in August 1968 by the Warsaw troops. In the end of my diploma, I used a comparative historical analysis to see how the particular Italian media informed its readers about the situation and how much they different in the point of view at the situation
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Foreign Policy Initiatives of the New, Democratic Czechoslovakia in the Period 1989-1992
Štěpánek, Zdeněk ; Matějka, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyzes and evaluates the activities in several areas of Czechoslovak foreign policy between 1989 and 1992. The first area is getting over the past and opting out of obligations arisen under the Communist regime, such as negotiations on the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia and active participation of Czechoslovakia on the dissolution of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Another area is the contribution of Czechoslovak diplomacy to debate on new architecture for international relations in the period after the end of the bipolar division of the world. It is specifically a proposal for a European security commission based on the CSCE and the Harvard plan to help the economy of the USSR and its former satellites. The third area is the activity of Czechoslovak diplomacy in international regional cooperation in Central Europe, in the so called Visegrad Group. An important source of information were the personal interviews with witnesses.
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