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An Effort to gain the first hegemony vs. the dissemination of the fragmentation of the power after the Cold War
Štaif, Vít ; Voráček, Emil (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
An Abstract The text focuses on the aim of the state politics to gain the position of the first global hegemony after the end of the Cold War. It observes, with the regard to the wide-ranging influence of the USA at that time, and to the important American visions about its character, especially their particular decisions. It tries to describe the way, which the other influential participants of the global politics, the states as well as those of other kind, used to express their reactions to this activity, and their relation to the USA, the strongest contender in the effort to acquire the first global hegemony. The power contest is here mainly introduced by the insight into the course of the conflicts, which they, after the end of the Cold War, faced and influenced. The text concentrates on those political and security challenges with, apart from the policies of the USA, the strong presence of the intervention of the international organizations, above all the UN, the NATO and the EU, or of the occassionally created alliances. The prospects of hegemonial possibilities is presented in the conclusion.
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Russian geopolitics - constants and changes after the split of the USSR
Vosátková, Veronika ; Tomeš, Jiří (advisor) ; Jelen, Libor (referee)
As the diploma's thesis it was chosen the theoretical analysis of the geopolitical position of Russia. The primary objective of this study is the evaluation of current geopolitics of the Russian Federation after the collapse of Soviet Union and outlines its future development. This work tries to answer a few basic questions. What is the current geopolitical situation in Russia, in what direction it develops, and whether we can declare a major shift to any direction. The work is divided into several main parts. Introduction is followed by a theoretical grasp of key concepts and the main actors involved in geopolitics. The other two parts contain an analysis of the relationship of Russia to key actors such as the US and NATO, the EU, China, Ukraine, the near neighborhood in Central Asia and the Transcaucasia and geopolitics of oil and natural gas. The last is practical part, in which the information from the previous sections is applied to specific examples in Russian foreign policy. Keywords: Geopolitics, Russia, eurasianism, foreign policy, the US, the EU, China, Central Asia, Ukraine, NATO, energy policy, oil, natural gas
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Comparing Influence of the USA, the EU, China, Russia and Turkey in the Israeli-Arab Area
Hindlsová, Lucie ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee) ; Beránek, Ondřej (referee)
Komparace vlivu externích mocností - Spojených států, Evropské unie, Ruské federace, Číny a Turecka - v izraelsko-arabském prostoru Abstrakt disertační práce L. Hindlsová The dissertation thesis entitled, Comparing Influence of the USA, the EU, China, Russia and Turkey in the Israeli-Arab Area, discusses sub-regional power distribution of selected external global and regional powers. The Buzan & Wæver regional security complex in its expanded form serves as a scheme for measuring influence of above listed external powers through their military, political, economic and cultural foreign-policy tools. The analysis is conducted in four historical phases that were critical for the evolution of the Israeli-Arab conflict since the Israeli-Egypt Peace Treaty in 1979 until the most current period. The objective is to determine shifts and general trends in power distribution and to comprehend where, how and to what extent new rising powers exercise their influence. The thesis tries to determine, whether less synoptic structure of power hierarchy on the global level resulting from relative decline of US power may impact regional power distribution in the Israeli-Arab sub-region and the conflict resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. Therefore it primarily covers activities in the Israeli-Arab sub-region, but...
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Competitiveness of Tourism in the EU
Kytková, Petra ; Abrhám, Josef (advisor) ; Brůžková, Pavla (referee)
The key objective of the diploma thesis is to evaluate tourism competitiveness in the European Union -- particularly which competitiveness rankings are related to tourism sector and what position the EU and its member states represent within them. Also, there is politics of the EU analysed, key documents are mentioned and future opportunities for tourism development are outlined in the diploma thesis. In conclusion, particular project is analysed. The project is an example of above mentioned competitiveness support in tourism sector of the EU.
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Clash of interests of great powers in the region of Central Asia
Hostová, Slavomíra ; Maslowski, Nicolas (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The Central Asia region, that once used to be condemned for a period of time, is now a golden target of the world leaders because of its natural resources so essential for the world. This attempt to get the access to important energies could cause worries about The New great game in Central Asia to many people. The aim of this thesis is to compare the power leadership of four world leaders, Russia, China, the USA and the EU, based on their hard and soft power in Central Asia region and to investigate the possible clash of interests of these countries quoting The New great game, Huntington's theory of Clash of civilisations and Brzezinski's Great Chessboard. At the very end of the theses there is an agreement of their interests, which would bring the answer to the negative assumptions and worries about the development of competition of the great powers in Central Asia.
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A comparison of calculations of wage encumbrance upon entrepreneurial entities in the Czech Republic and EU countries
VAZDOVÁ, Eva
The Bachelor?s thesis focuses on the comparison of calculations of salary burden of an entrepreneurial entity in the Czech Republic and within EU countries, in particular Germany. The Bachelor?s thesis is structurally divided into two parts. The first part contains a basic definition of terminology ? what is an employment relationship, definition of an employee and an employer, minimum salary and working hours. The second part focuses on a comparison of labour costs at entrepreneurial entities in the Czech Republic and European Union countries, in particular Germany. As Germany directly borders the Czech Republic, the German salary system is entirely different from the Czech system. The work shows particular examples where an employee receives the same gross salary and examples where employers have the same labour cost per one employee. These examples are assessed. The overall discovered information results in the fact that employees in Germany have a higher income and the employers lower labour costs despite their salary calculations and categorising employees within salary categories are, in my opinion, far more complex.
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Should a common economic policy be implemented in the European Union?
Žiaková, Silvia ; Čajka, Radek (advisor) ; Černá, Iveta (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the theme of the implementation of a common economic policy within the EU. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the current situation and subsequently appraise whether it is a good option for the EU to move towards a common economic policy. The work is divided into three chapters, the first chapter covers the most important historical events during the modern integration in Europe. The second chapter discusses the issue of the Economic and Monetary Union and also explains the fact that there is no common economic policy within the EU. The last chapter is devoted to the characteristics of the current proposals and reforms which have been created in order to suppress the unfavorable economic conditions and to deepen integration of the economic policies of the EU member states.
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Economic and trade relations between Azerbaijan and the EU
Goryashenko, Maya ; Štěrbová, Ludmila (advisor) ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the level of economic and trade cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan starting from the beginning of its formation. I have used SWOT analysis tool to show different aspects which influence current level and further possibilities for cooperation. The study finds that, the EU is presently a major investor and trade partner of Azerbaijan. Up to latest time, the main factor of cooperation was the country's energy resources. However, later Azerbaijan has enlarged its participation by enrollment in the EU Eastern Partnership agreement and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and is currently closely working with the EU in a number of areas. Azerbaijan is seeking for the membership in the WTO which can potentially facilitate trade flows between the two parties and bring the country closer to the European market.
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EU Energy Policy - Selected Problems of Electricity Market
Zezula, Michal ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Horák, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with selected problems of the electricity market in the European Union. Existence of vertically integrated companies limits proper functioning of the single electricity market, therefore the EU supports liberalization process aiming to create competitiveness in electroenergetic area. This would enhance safety and reliability of distribution and consequently it would lead to higher efficiency in electrical production and consumption, lower prices for end-users and sustainable development with respect to environment. One of the main instruments in the liberalization process is proprietary separation of electricity production and distribution, i.e. unbundling. This thesis explains the current performance of the electricity market and evaluates changes that could be reached by liberalization process.
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