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The Role of the US in NATO: How Did It Change after 9/11 under Bush Administration
Štverková, Iva ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Hornát, Jan (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to examine president Bush's policy after 9/11 and its implications for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The shock of 9/11 attacks resulted in "war mentality" manifesting itself in the pressure of the public and media for swift radical actions. This resulted in ad hoc decisions taken without proper analyses and consideration of consequences. After 9/11, Bush Administration used black-and-white rhetoric and simplified the war on terror into war between good and evil. The U.S. under Bush did not consider international institutions to play significant role in international politics and preferred bilateral cooperation. By omitting the Alliance, Washing, however, undermined NATO. Europe was sympathetic to the U.S. and proclaimed its support for Washington since day one but European NATO members and the U.S. had different threat perception regarding Iraq, and could not agree on a common solution. The actions taken by Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq and the reluctance of European allies in supporting the U.S. war against terrorism resulted in escalation of relations in the Alliance. As the U.S. headed toward engagement in two conflicts, it increasingly appreciated the value of NATO. On the other hand, Europe never forgot that the United States is its main ally. Most...
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The Role of Western Europe in U.S. Security Policy in the years 1945-1950
Dolejší, Ondřej ; Koura, Jan (advisor) ; Horčička, Václav (referee)
This thesis deals with the foreign and security policy of the United States of America towards Western Europe between 1945-1950. One of the main objectives is the analysis of the importance and role of Western Europe (mainly Great Britain, France, the countries of Benelux and Italy) in the security policy of the United States of Americe from the end of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War. The thesis will not forget to mention why the United States became actively involved in the matter of European security after the Second World War. Furthermore, the thesis will focus on the beginnings of NATO and various problems connected to its actions between 1949-1950. Moreover, the discussed issue will be put into a larger context of the political development in post-war Western Europe and the approaching Cold War.
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Duplication of rapid reaction forces: NATO and EU
Sokol, Martin ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Dvořák, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis Duplication of rapid reaction forces: NATO and EU aims to clarify whether the NATO Response Forces and the European Union's EU Battlegroups are identical or not. After the Cold War ended these the two organizations began with the building of its own rapidly deployable military forces and because membership states are almost overlapping, the question arises, why should those states allocate their resources to identical concepts. Thesis first describes the change of security environment and the threats that result from them for NATO and the EU. These dangers have both actors responded by adopting a series of documents that defines the tools for their management and which demonstrated the need for rapid response forces. In subsequent chapters thesis describes the creation of both units and compared their essential characteristics and capabilities. Also is explained how these two organizations are fighting against duplication. The last chapter shows on the example of the Czech Republic (which is a member of NATO and the EU) how a member state deals with the force contribution to both concepts and whether Czechs consider them as duplicative. At the end of the thesis author claims that NATO Response Forces and EU Battlegroups are not identical, because they differ in various aspects. Powered...
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From defense alliance to security management: neoliberal institutionalism and NATO's transformation
Suchardová, Hana ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee)
Changing environment of international relations, changing conflicts character, and new threats and risks influence North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in international system. Clear structure of international system ended with end of bipolar division of Cold War. Unclear political equilibrium brought the question of future of NATO. Political concept that was used during Cold war was not sufficient and the Alliance stated again in front of transformation needs. Also during the Cold War the role of national security had been changing. Subject of this research is character of transformation of NATO and its adherence to theoretical premises of neoliberal institutionalism. International institutions are often subject of research in international relations. This thesis reacts on the deficiency of interest about changes and survival of institutions in literature. The thesis works with the theory of Robert O. Keohane that is rooted in the end of the Cold War but has been modified by further author's works. After basic analysis three variables were identified. These are three transformation areas - institutional development, and mission conduct. On the base of theoretical approach analysis three independent variables were added. These were - level of institutionalization, character of...
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NATO in the fight against terrorism and the formation of collective identity
Štulcová, Iveta ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis "NATO in the fight against terrorism and the formation of collective identity" deals with the impact of the threat of international terrorism on collective identity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The September 11th terrorist attacks on the US soil constitute a milestone in the history of NATO. The article 5 of Washington treaty was invocated for the first time. The main argument of the thesis states that, despite disagreements among allies about the role of the Alliance in the fight against terrorism after the September 11th , NATO was capable of reinforcing its collective identity and reformulating its purpose. The main goal of the thesis is to define a relationship between the perception of the threat of terrorism within NATO and collective identity of NATO, on the basis of arguments of social constructivism and with constructivist methodology. Discourse analysis of key NATO documents confirms the impact of September 11th on the transformation of strategic consideration of the Alliance, which has led to initiation of several efforts to fight terrorism. Outcomes of discourse analysis of United States, United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic and Poland reveal that terrorism has reinforced collective identity among NATO member states and has become a new threat for Alliance...
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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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Integration of the Visegrad Group Countries into the EU and NATO. Cooperation or Individual Approach?
Brychta, Martin ; Jeřábek, Martin (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee)
Graduation thesis tries to explore, if the Visegrad Group Countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia cooperated together during their effort to acces the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union. The thesis is divided into four parts. First part analyses the first steps of Visegrad Cooperation, second part describes the integration process into NATO. The third part is related to the integration with EU. The last part of the thesis sketches the continuation of Visegrad cooperation after accession into EU in 2004. The theory of international regimes was chosen as a theoretical approach to Visegrad Cooperation. The thesis desribes the course of integration process and different forms of cooperation.
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Selected aspects of economic relations between the European Union and the People's Republic of China at the beginning of the 21st century and their real impact on the world economy
Smola, Filip ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
The main aim of this dissertation is to analyze selected economic activities and economic relations occurring between the European Union and China. This dissertation is divided into four main chapters to ensure coherence and continuity throughout the research. The first chapter deals with the historical development of mutual cooperation between Europe and China. This chapter emphasizes recent events. The most extensive part of this work, the second section, addresses key areas of cooperation between the EU and China. Most of the research focus is devoted to trade economic relations and investment relations. Further, the second chapter addresses controversial areas within the mutual EU-China relations. In contrast with the second chapter, which looks at the mutual relations from the perspective of the whole EU, the third chapter distinguishes bilateral relations between two EU countries and China. The purpose of the third chapter is therefore to highlight the different approach of individual EU member countries. In the last chapter, I try to assess the growing influence of both the EU and China within the global economy. Finally, I outline the possible future development of the research topic.
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Piracy as a threat to the international security: NATO in the Gulf of Aden
Bambušek, Michal ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Volenec, Otakar (referee)
This bacherol's thesis deals with a modern and specific threat to security relations -- piracy. It characterizes this threat in the case of the Gulf of Aden, where the Somali pirate networks operated, which triggered an international reaction and intervention. In connection with the threat of piracy, the thesis analyzes in the theoretical part the history and evolution of piracy into its current form, where it focuses on the emergence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the roots of the problems in this area. The second chapter focuses on the various organizations that operate in the Gulf of Aden. These are divided into military and non-military organizations. The last part is devoted to the North Atlantic Alliance, which operates in the Gulf of Aden since 2008.
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Evropská bezpečnostní a obranná politika, její vojenské mise a naplňování jejich cílů
Čadílek, Petr
This thesis analyzes the reasons for the emergence and objectives of the Common Security and Defence Policy in the context of the success of their military missions, where the troops under the flag of the European Union operate in the territory of the Balkan Peninsula and in Africa. As the aim of the thesis is determined the analysis of individual missions and interpretation of the fulfillment of the plans of the Common Security and Defence Policy.The practical part analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of three selected military missions carried out under the command of the European Union. It also provides a systematic comparison of these missions in the context of pursuing the aims of the Common Security and Defense Policy.
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