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Why is Israel still not a member of NATO?
Novotná, Jana ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Smetana, Michal (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the question of potential membership of Israel in NATO. It elaborates on the hypothesis that Israel is not interested in formal NATO membership, but rather in the broadening of mutual cooperation on a formal basis. The main goal of the thesis is to answer the research question: Why is Israel still not a member of NATO? The answer combines empirical analysis together with theoretical concept of national interest. Empirical sections examine broader context of mutual relations, investigates their interests in further cooperation and defines problems connected with official Israeli application for NATO membership. Theoretical sections examine Israeli national interest in NATO membership through realist and liberal perspective. Combination of empirical and theoretical research provides a wider context of the research question, why is Israel still not a member of NATO. My proposition is that Israeli membership in NATO face challenges on levels of NATO member states as well as on the level of Israeli political representatives. Furthermore, both entities perceive security through different lenses. Israel perceive its security rather through the realist lenses because it still faces basic security threats in its immediate neighborhood, whereas NATO member states already...
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Afghanistan in the 'Turning Year' 2014 and Concerns of Surrounding States.
Feistinger, Aleš ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Aslan, Emil (referee)
This research paper focuses on "abrupt changes" in Afghanistan during 2014. It argues that very important changes in one states policy should affect also approach of other countries. First, it inspects the two major events - the presidential election and the signing of both Bilateral Strategic Agreement and Agreement on Status of Military forces with NATO. The study is not only describing those issues, but also outlines the possible effect and signals for other countries. The paper then concludes the state of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. In second part, the study explores the major changes in foreign cooperation of neighboring countries and regional key players with Afghanistan. The study monitors long-term trends in their cooperation with Afghanistan and focuses also on security issues. The more these trends have changed, the more the Afghan events affected international relations.
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The Impact of State on The Transformation of Balochi Culture in the Turkmenistan and the Historical Balochistan
Kokaislová, Pavla ; Pargač, Jan (advisor) ; Hejzlarová, Tereza (referee) ; Pospíšilová, Dagmar (referee)
The aims of the study are to explore and compare the Balochs' way of life as an ethnic minority in Turkmenistan and north-eastern Iran and as an indigenous population in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan since the early 20th century and to study cultural change in the Balochs in the context of state intervention. The ethnogensis of the Balochs as a nomadic Indo-Iranian ethnic group without their own state was shaped by many external and internal influences. The most fundamental are changes in the political organization of states which the Balochs experienced throughout history. Due to poor living conditions, disruption of their original way of life and the need to ensure land and pasture for cattle, some Balochs living in historic Sistan along what is now the Turkmen-Iranian border migrated to Turkmenistan and to north-eastern Iran in the early 20th century. This thesis compares the Balochs' current way of life and with that after their arrival in new territory and examines the cultural transformation of these two groups in the context of state intervention. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Process of demographic transition and possible use of demographic dividend in selected countries of the MENA region
Vávrů, Tereza ; Hulíková Tesárková, Klára (advisor) ; Kraus, Jaroslav (referee)
Process of demographic transition and possible use of demographic dividend in selected countries of the MENA region Abstract The aim of this work is to evaluate the course of demographic transition in the MENA region, mainly in two selected countries - Iran and Iraq. The course of this demographic transition is evaluated based on the analysis of fertility and mortality. Another aim is to evaluate the possible use of the demographic dividend that may occur in these countries. This is mainly to evaluate the key factors which affect the demographic dividend. First, we analyze the development of the age structure which is crucial for defining the beginning and the length of the period of the demographic dividend. Then comes the analysis of other factors such as health, education and employment of the population.These factors determine whether a country is able to effectively exploit the potential of the demographic dividend. It is obvious that not only the favorable age structure but also properly directed government policy is necessary for the period of demographic dividend. In conclusion we summarize the findings of analysis by which we determine at which stages of demographic transition Iran and Iraq are located. In addition, we approximately define the period of the demographic dividend in these two...
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Negotiation analysis : nuclear negotiations with Iran
Hulvejová, Jana ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Parízek, Michal (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of the conflict between the US and Iran over Iranian nuclear program and the possibility of resolving it by negotiating a mutually acceptable comprehensive agreement. The aim of this thesis is to analyze whether a zone of possible agreement between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue exists; and if it does, what range of possible agreements falls within it. In order to determine whether a ZOPA exists, the thesis utilizes the negotiation analytic approach, which establishes the elements of the analysis - the parties' underlying interests, their alternatives to a negotiated agreement, barriers to agreement and deal design. By putting the setup elements into a graphical framework representing the negotiation, the analysis finds that a zone of possible agreement between the US and Iran over Iran's nuclear program exists and therefore, a comprehensive deal is possible. However, the existence of major potential barriers to agreement, such as powerful domestic opponents to an agreement on both sides, complicates the negotiating process. The findings of the analysis indicate that to overcome these barriers and reach a mutually acceptable deal, both sides have to retreat from their fixation on maximalist bargaining positions and instead focus on their core underlying...
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Motives of Iran's nuclear prolifeartion
Stanovská, Kateřina ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of nuclear proliferation, specifically the motives of Iran's nuclear program. Given the unprecedented destructive potential of nuclear weapons, the international community has been trying to influence the course of Iran's nuclear policy for three decades. Unfortunately, their success has been limited. The aim of this work is to identify proliferation motives of Iran and to outline some of the steps that could be taken to minimize them. A basic theoretical framework was chosen, the conceptualization of Scott Sagan who categorizes the motives into three main groups - domestic, security and normative. However, because these models lack a clear identification of variables, the framework has been supplemented by specific indicators taken from the Stephen Meyer's concept. The work is instrumental case study, whose conclusion confirms the assumption that the realistic approach to the proliferation of nuclear weapons does not explain the overall structure of the motivation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. United States of America and the shah's exil (1979 - 1980)
Matoušková, Lenka ; Tumis, Stanislav (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
My thesis is dedicated to the period of years 1979 - 1980, when the islamique revolution in Iran established complicated relationships among a new Iranian government, shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and a government of United States of America with the head president Jimmy Carter. The aim is to map a context between shah's exil and happening in U.S. administrative. The first part deals with the onset of Pahlavi dynasty and its effect on the history of Iran. The second part presents exile years when the Shah had to frequently change his place of residence, and complicated development of opinions among leading members of the government. The third part contains a brief outline of other following happening in United States and the development of the exile government after the Shah's death in 1980.
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The Czechoslovakia-Iranian relationships. Political and cultural relationships between 1953 and 1979.
Nováková, Klára ; Tumis, Stanislav (advisor) ; Vojtěchovský, Ondřej (referee)
The thesis discusses Czechoslovak-Iranian relationships during 1953-1979. Several thematically organized chapters deal with policy and diplomatic relations after the fall of Mosaddeq in 1953, the support of Tudeh party, cultural relations and intelligence activities of above mentioned countries. Relationships between them had been cooled after the beginning of the communist era in Czechoslovakia and it got worse after the Mosaddeq overthrow - mostly due to Czechoslovakian support of persecuted Iranian Tudeh party. However, due to Czechoslovakian business opportunities in Iran, the relations from the 1960 improved and led to the state visits in the 1970. Nevertheless, as well as with other countries, nearly all dealings were interrupted after the Islamic revolution in 1979. The thesis is primarily based on archive sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The National Archive, and The Security Forces Archive as well as on a professional literature. This diploma thesis brings new historical evidence in the area of Czechoslovak-Iranian relationships through processing, for the time being, almost unexplored topic of Czechoslovakian diplomacy and relations with Iran.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: A Persian Shan in an exile 1979 - 80
Matoušková, Lenka ; Tumis, Stanislav (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
My thesis is dedicated to the life of the Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi between years 1979 - 1980, when helived in exile. The aim is to map this stage of the monarch's life and point out the important connections in the context of international affairs of that time, especially in the United States, as the U.S. administration had considerable influence on events in the Shah's life in those years. The first part deals with the onset of Pahlavi dynasty and its effect on the history of Iran. The second part presents exile years when the Shah had to frequently change his place of residence, mainly due to the complicated international political situation after the Islamic revolution in Iran. The third part contains a brief outline of the development of the exile government after the Shah's death in 1980.
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Iran in Putin's foreign policy: Is Russian approach towards Iran part of broader Russian foreign policy strategy?
Typoltová, Johana ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
Bachelor's thesis is concerned with Iran's position in Russian foreign policy from 2000 to 2011. Iran has been highly debated by international community in last decade, due to his controversial nuclear energy program. Russia supported sanctions imposed on Iran by UN Security Council. However, Russia refused to bolster any other kind of sanctions and maintained commercial and strategic cooperation with Iran. Main purpose of the thesis is to find out if Russia maintains its relations with Iran due to broader Russian interests, which were declared in Russian foreign policy concepts, or if Russian actions towards Iran are simply a response to Iranian behaviour and development in international affairs.
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