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The impact of centralization on democracy in Russia
Pavlova, Aleksandra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
The thesis aims at analyzing the consequences of centralization policies in Russia and its impact on the quality of democracy in the country. Centralization is believed to strengthen states' political power by increasing the effectiveness of governance and proliferation of secession movements. However centralization is also very often associated with antidemocratic governance because it implies the limitation of local authorities' power which can lead to decrease of local official's responsiveness, people participation etc. Thus there should be taken into account many factors when assessing whether the centralization policy is necessary or not.
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USA as a Global Superpower and its Position in the 21th Century
Wurstová, Adéla ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This thesis is dealing with the analysis of American attributes of power which formed the USA as a superpower and has influenced the world politics in the 21st century. Hypothesis that the USA is still a superpower on the beginning of the 21st century was confirmed in six chapters. The first part of the diploma thesis presents theoretical and methodological bases, history and development of the United States and its rise to superpower status after the Second World War. The second part of the thesis, the last three chapters which are dealing with current American foreign policy and its relations with other important states and regions, proved the expected results of the hypothesis. Therefore the result of the thesis is that the United States still maintains its leading position of the global superpower despite of its relative political and economic weakness in the recent years.
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Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism: Russia and Brazil in Comparison
Nascimento Dias, Joao Henrique ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; De Castro, Tereza (referee)
The main goal of the following paper is to compare the trade policies of Brazil and the Russian Federation, analysing their insertion in global value chains. Briefly, it is argued that both countries follow a three-track strategy in international trade. Brazil focuses its efforts on the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels, especially with developing and emerging countries. Russia also focuses on the multilateral and regional levels, but the third pillar of its strategy is a "Look East", towards the more dynamic markets of today's global economy.
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German-Russian Business Relations
Floriánová, Nikola ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
German-Russian relations are one of the most important economic topics discussed at present. The relations are strong thanks to a mutual and elaborate co-operation built on the power and importance of both countries. The goal of this thesis is to portray German-Russian mutual relations and find an answer to the question whether Germany is dependent on Russian energy supplies. The thesis has two main parts: the first is focused on a comparison of German and Russian economies, the second addresses trade relations. The comparison is based on macroeconomic indicators and culture in both countries, also showing the difference in business activities. Moreover, international trade in goods and services and foreign direct investment are discussed as well and are considered to be the key part of the thesis. Foreign direct investment is illustrated with particular instances and projects, followed by a chapter on the current anti-Russian sanctions. This chapter is rather extensive and therefore has its own interpretation. Finally, the thesis presents an overview of present bilateral agreements and contracts, including the organizations and institutions supporting the German-Russian co-operation.
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The Analysis of the Czech foreign trade in strategically important markets
Jarešová, Lucie ; Plchová, Božena (advisor) ; Kopecký, Jan (referee)
This bachelor's thesis "The Analysis of the Czech foreign trade in strategically important markets" covers five selected markets namely Russia, China, India and Brazil. These markets have been selected on the basis of an export strategy of the Czech Republic for years 2012 -- 2020 prepared by Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. The aim is to analyse the Czech trade on these markets and evaluate their potential and risks for the Czech exporters.
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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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Analysis of relations between NATO and Russia in terms of energy security
Bartáková, Anna ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Kuchařová, Alžběta (referee)
Am of the thesis is to analyze the development of the relations between NATO and Russia since the eastern enlargement of NATO in 2004 until the formation of a New Strategic Concept in 2010 with an emphasis on theenergy diplomacy of Russia in the post-Soviet region.The functioning of Russian energy diplomacy is illustrated by the example of two Ukrainian gas wars. Objective of the thesis is to analyze how is Russia using its energy resources at the bilateral level (especially in the Eastern European region) and its influence towards NATO. There is an instrumental nature in understanding of the energy policy by Russia, which subsequently affects the potential expansion of NATO in the post-Soviet space. The conclusion is that European NATO and the U.S. should seek to maximize the diversification of energy resources to stabilize their negotiating position with the Russians.
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Aspects of Gas policy of the Russian federation
Abdukarimov, Anuar ; Joch, Roman (advisor) ; Štípek, Vladimír (referee)
This bachelor thesis presents a comprehensive view on the current state of the gas policy in Russia. The theoretical part deals with the mapping of the gas sector in particular stages of its development and important aspects, which will undoubtedly be of great importance in economic and political terms. Furthermore, discusses the world experience problems in the sector and the importance of gas exports to the Russian Federation. The analytical part is focused on the analysis of the structure of gas exports, the future development of Russia export policy, opportunities for new markets and risks associated with the use of alternative energy sources.
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Ukrainian Crisis – The Most Frequent Myths and Lies
Think-tank Evropské hodnoty ; Central European Policy Institute ; Víchová, Lenka ; Svoboda, David ; Svoboda, Karel ; Soukup, Ondřej ; Pazderka, Jozef ; Romancov, Michael ; Naď, Jaroslav ; Janda, Jakub
THE AIM OF THIS DOCUMENT In connection with the domestic Ukrainian crisis and the external Russian aggression towards the country, we are witnessing a surge of disinformation, falsehoods and facts taken out of context which are to conceal or bias the image of reality. The disinformation thwarts a serious debate on the issues which are crucial for the Ukrainian context and which the Czech public needs to know about. This is why the European Values Think-Tank addressed the prominent Czech and Slovak experts to create this document. Its main goal is to refute the most frequent myths and falsehoods about Ukraine and focus the Czech debate on the real state of affairs. We strongly believe that this document will help various persons (journalists, commentators, editors, analytics, politicians etc.) to understand and shed light on the events in Ukraine. The text was written by a group of experts who have been interested in Ukraine for a long time and are really in touch with the country. The document does not speak in favour of any institution which the authors work for. The European Values Think-Tank is responsible for the content.
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