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Citizens on Situation in the World - November/December 2021
Červenka, Jan
In the November/December survey the Public Opinion Research Centre put all respondents several questions concerning the assessment of the current situation in the world in terms of international relations, economics, security, conflict resolution or solving of global environmental problems.
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(Dis)continuity of German-US relations in the era of Donald Trump
Polák, Patrik ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Hornát, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on German-American relations during the era of Donald Trump, i.e., during the campaign for the 2016 US presidential election and especially during the 45th US president's term in office. It addresses the question of how the relations in particular political sectors were changed, taking into account the history of the issues. The thesis is an empirical analysis. It aims to confirm or refute the hypothesis that states continued in their military cooperation, despite the political break-up. Furthermore, it aims to prove that bad political relations had little to no effect on cooperation between the militaries of the countries. Deteriorating relations between the US and Germany were not an exception in the Euro-Atlantic region. There was a deterioration in the relations between most Western European states and the US. However, it was not as serious as in the case of the US and Germany. The relationship between Germany and the US has probably experienced the biggest rift since the beginning of modern relations between the states, i.e., since 1949. The political rift was mutual, as Germany was one of Trump's main targets of criticism. In addition to that, the German political scene, except for AfD, did not entirely identify with Donald Trump's policies. On the other hand, the...
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German-Russian relations during the Chancellor Angela Merkel governments
Hynčíková, Magdalena ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of German-Russia relations during the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel and also with the dynamic of these relations in the stated period. The theoretical part is focused on foreign policy and the levels of its analysis. The analytical part researches the behavior of the Russian Federation and Germany in international crises. The research works with the historical context and the background of selected affairs which may have affected the behavior of both participants in the international field. This thesis aims to explain how the German-Russia relations changed between 2005 and 2021, which direction they took and how they were affected by international crises.
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The impact of the war in Kosovo on the relationship of Russian and the USA
Hromas, Adam ; Tejchman, Miroslav (advisor) ; Litera, Bohuslav (referee)
The task of the bachelor work "The impact of the war in Kosovo on the relationship of Russia amd the USA" is to answer through comparative analysis the issue of what impact the war in Kosovo had on the American-Russian relationship or possibly to eradicate this impact. The text deals with the policies of the USA and Russia in the context of the Kosovo war, not as a historic event. It is divided into three chapters: The first chapter describes the attitude of NATO, especially of the USA toward Serbia mainly regarding policies toward Serbia prior to, and during the war, and political activities ending the war. In the second chapter there are the same topics seen from the view of Russia toward Serbia. In the third and last chapter there is comparing of these two approaches going on, and based on it the final position to the main issue of the research is worked out.
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Czech and Slovak Public Diplomacy after 1993: The Transformation of Czech Centres and Slovak Institutes
Bazalová, Vendula ; Tomalová, Eliška (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The dissertation "Czech and Slovak Public Diplomacy after 1993: The Transformation of Czech Centres and Slovak Institutes" seeks to compare Czech and Slovak model of public and cultural diplomacy after the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia in 1993. It seeks to investigate whether the two countries embarked on similar journeys in their foreign affairs and whether the public and cultural diplomacy is at the forefront of their international policies. The dissertation aims to establish whether to accept or reject the hypothesis that the same historical circumstances and transformational similarities inevitably lead to similarities of Czech and Slovak public and cultural diplomacy. The first chapter of the dissertation focuses on a theoretical interpretation of public and cultural diplomacy. The second chapter of the dissertation deals with both countries' historical experience and describes the model of public and cultural diplomacy in each country from year 1993 to now. This part of the dissertation delineates conceptual documentation and describes the institutional dimension of this issue. The third and fourth chapter of the dissertation then separately deal with Czech Centres and Slovak Institutes as the primary players in the cultural diplomacy abroad. The final and core chapter of the...
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Emancipation of Japan's security policy
Vilímec, Tomáš ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with changes in Japan's security policy after the Cold War. The time span in which this topic is monitored, is the beginning of nineties of the 20th century until the end of 2013. It is approached as a single case study, while examined case is defined as: "the emancipation of Japan's security policy." The work is divided into four main chapters. The first chapter deals with the theoretical definition of the investigated problem in terms of theories of international relations. The second chapter describes the development of the security policy of Japan after World War II and its specifics are explained. The third chapter analyzes the external factors that are essential on the progress of the emancipation of Japan's security policy. The fourth chapter is devoted to the development of this process and its manifestations.
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The geopolitical interests of Ukraine in the modern system of international relations
Bryn, Andriy ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
This thesis focuses on the analysis of contemporary trends in the geopolitics of Ukraine by highlighting major periods in the formations of its geopolitics, geopolitical interests of Ukraine in the relations with strategic partners, and assessing eventual development of Ukraine's geopolitics with a special emphasis on the cooperation within global universal international organizations such as the United Nations. The research applies an analysis of history of Ukraine's geopolitics in order to promote a better understanding of recent trends in the country's foreign policy and its geopolitical interests, analyze the relations of Ukraine with its strategic partners, including the United States, countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and provide an assessment for the future of Ukraine's geopolitics. In this regard, the study argues that the Ukraine's geopolitics and its interests are determined by the large scale of factors, which derive from historical, socio-cultural, geographic, political and economic specifics of Ukraine. Based on the analysis of the main trends in the modern Ukraine's geopolitics, assessment of Ukraine's geopolitical potential and the current global geopolitical situation, the thesis concludes that...
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Political and Economic Reasons for Energy Cooperation between the EU and Russia
Evgrafova, Elena ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
In this paper I investigate the energy cooperation between the EU and Russia from the political and economic points of view. The relevance of the issue is due to the growing role of energy sector, the need for security of energy supply and demand and for political and economic balance of power in the region, and closer economic integration. Two theoretical approaches, geopolitical and bureaucratic, guiding the research, explain the behavior of protagonists. To better understand the present level of cooperation I analyze the background and dynamics of EU - Russia energy trade relations. As a case study, I investigate the Nord Stream project as an example of successful cooperation of Germany as an EU member state and Russia in this field. I discuss challenges for the healthy mutual partnership in the energy sector, namely, high politicization of the issue, monopolization of Russian energy sector and low sustainability of Russian economic development, and mistrust between the protagonists. I attempt to identify possible policy changes aimed to improve this cooperation and achieve fruitful partnership, security and stability. Key words: Russia, EU, energy, cooperation, Realpolitik, international relations, oil, gas, energy dialogue, ECT, security, balance of power, geopolitics, interest groups,...
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