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The impact of Turkish-Armenian relations on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Kotásková, Tereza ; Cibulková, Petra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The unsolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and problematic Turkish-Armenian relations are the main sources of instability in South Caucasus. For historic and ethnic reasons, both Azerbaijan and Armenia claim the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey closed its border with Armenia as an expression of solidarity with Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh war in the early nineties. Azerbaijan was military defeated and Armenia took control over one fifth of the Azerbaijani territory. Signing two protocols on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia in 2009 raised hopes that this could have a positive impact also on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. If the protocols were ratified, this assumption would be probably fulfilled. However, the protocols have not been ratified so far. Considering other factors, any significant progress in any of these issues cannot be expected in the near future.
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Neighborly relations in the Czech and German social discourse
Petráňová, Zuzana ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
Even nowadays, many key negotiations between the Czech Republic and Germany are being complicated by the two possible perspectives on the interpretation of certain moments in common history and of several legal acts. This paper will try to focus on the developement of relations between the Czech Republic and Germany from the ratification of the Czech-German declaration in 1997 to the year 2007. Closer attention will be paid to an analysis of the developement of the relations after five and ten years. Because of the size of the issue I will specifically concentrate on the analysis of the media discursus of the "Hospodářské noviny" journal and the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" journal. The goal of this resarch is to find out how did the relationships change in the ten year period from the ratification of the Czech-German declaration and if the problems came to an end. The analysis shows that the declaration didn't lead directly to overcoming the problems. The difficulties of the past are still emerging from time to time. From this we can anticipate their continuous reappearances even in the future and assume that it will take a long time for the situation to become absolutely calm.
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Foreign policy of the USA and China towards Burma
Hlopková, Lucia ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
Burma, abounds with vast natural resources and this coupled with its strategic geographical and political position draws the country increasing attention from the international community. However, any further cooperation with Burma is complicated by her nondemocratic regime represented by the military junta.The thesis presented here aims to compare the attitude of two world powers the U.S. and China towards Burma, find motives of their foreign policy and to evaluate the consequences of this policy. American foreign policy towards Burma is characterized by the imposition of isolating sanctions, while China opts for a policy of cooperation with the burmese junta. Recently however, the U.S. and China have been re-evaluating their foreign policy attitude towards Burma and this thesis attempts to point out possible future developments in this area.
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Serb-Croatian relations in the context of EU integration
Neugebauerová, Monika ; Cibulková, Petra (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine whether mutual Serb-Croatian relations affect in any way the accession process of these countries into the European Union. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes the historical events which had or still have an impact on mutual relations. The second chapter examines the mutual relations in political, economic and cultural aspects and the third chapter identifies the basic problems of mutual relations and their impact on integration into the European Union.
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2006 and 2009 gas crises’ impact on EU energy policy formation
Švéda, Ondřej ; Cibulková, Petra (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The submitted text pursues 2006 and 2009 gas crises and their impact on EU energy policy formation. The characterization of individual actors of this international conflict and their role - Russian Federation as a supplier, Ukraine as a transit country and the European Union as a buyer, is necessary to understand the reasons and causes of these disputes over the natural gas. Today, it is considered to be a strategic raw material in the energy sector, any uncertainties of its supply are therefore perceived as a threat to national security. A brief summary of conflict points in their relations, concrete steps and measures to resolve the crisis and its consequences are important in order to trace the influences that saw through the formation of a new common EU policy. Energy policy is then the result of these conflicts and aims to develop a strategy for a competitive, sustainable and secure energy in Europe.
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The NATO enlargement as the determinant of the relationship with the Russian Federation
Čížková, Tereza ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of the influence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa-tion on the relationships with the Russian Federation. The first part pursues the cir-cumstances that were brought by the end of the Cold War and the discussion about the NATO's future regarding the enlargement aspect. The second part examines the development after the millennium and the next enlargement round including the Baltic States. The third part analyzes the possible access of Georgia and Ukraine to the NATO and the Russian attitude toward this matter. Simultaneously, it outlines the theoretical scenario -- the Russian Federation as the NATO's membership candidate.
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