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Privatization of Security and its Role in US Foreign Policy
Lovíšek, Ondrej ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This paper deals with the privatisation of security and analyzes its role in US foreign policy. It is composed of four separate sections, two of which are theoretical and the other two analytical. The first chapter presents available definitions and a historical overview explaining the origin and historical development of private military forces' involvement in armed conflicts. The second part assesses the development of the role of private military companies in US foreign policy. The analytical section aims to answer two key questions: (1) which advantages and disadvantages does PMC utilization present the US government with?; and (2) how can we regulate PMC activities, so that their cooperation with the US government both lives up to the client's expectation and satisfies international human-rights norms? The third chapter therefore assesses the main argument for a and against PMC utilization from the perspective of the USA and the fourth analyzes existing regulation frameworks - national, international and self-regulation.
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Zahraniční politika Baracka Obamy
Pata, Martin ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines the foreign policy of the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. A significant theme of Barack Obama's candidacy for presidency was "change"; more specifically change in policy from previous administration. Therefore, the thesis looks at the changes brought about by President Obama once he was elected. First, we look at foreign policy of the United States under President George W. Bush, then we look at foreign policy-related assertions of Barack Obama during his candidacy, and lastly we look at the actual policies of the new administration, with particular focus on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, drones and extrajudicial killing, Guantanamo detention facility and extraordinary rendition, and NSA surveillance.
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US Presidential elections 2012: Foreign policy in the election campaign
Kubný, Adam ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The objective of this thesis lies in analyzing the role of foreign policy in the election campaign before the U.S. presidential election in 2012. At the beginning of the work were established three research questions. What is the role of foreign policy in the campaign? What are the main issues? The third question concern itself with the assessment of the areas, where both candidates agree and where they were unable to find a common solution to the problem. The actual content of the work is based on the method of content analysis and in the last chapter of textual analysis. The whole thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter will outline the process of the election of the President and then will present the election results of 2012. The second one will briefly characterize the history of U.S. foreign policy and theoretical base on which it is built. The last part will consist of analyzing the role of foreign policy in the election campaign of both candidates.
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Proměny americké zahraniční bezpečnostní politiky ve 21. století
Pospíšil, Tomáš ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The dissertation identifies and analyzes metamorphosis of the US foreign security policy in the 21st century. The main aim is also to identify whether the United States entered a new era with the attacks of 9/11 and whether so called the Bush doctrine was an appropriate reaction to the global terrorism. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes the US security strategies since WWII. In the second chapter, foreign security policy of George W. Bush and its metamorphosis is analyzed. The last chapter is devoted to the security strategies of Barack Obama.
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US Embargo Toward Cuba and Its Impact on US and Cuban Economies
Mertl, Filip ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. The first part of the thesis examines embargo as an instrument of foreign policy as well as its place in US foreign policy. The second part deals with the evolution of the embargo toward Cuba in political context from events preceding its declaration until recent months. The last part analyses impact of the embargo on the economies of Cuba and the United States.
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