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Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and its Place in Russian Foreign and Security Policies
Jančárková, Taťána ; Litera, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
The master thesis analyses mutual relations of Russia and the OSCE in the context of post-Cold War European security. It first briefly introduces the main concepts and principles of international security to subsequently analyse the parallel developments of Russian foreign and security policies and of the OSCE, with particular focus on Russian criticism of the Organisation and on interests of other stakeholders. The study admits Russia's vested interests in the OSCE and a gradual weakening of the latter's importance for Russia; it argues, however, that the OSCE indeed suffers from structural deficiencies as well as from pursuit of own agendas by other participating states. The paper eventually confirms the initial hypothesis suggesting that the OSCE still represents a relevant forum of which Russia recognises the potential.
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Disarmament and ensuring international security: the case of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Jančárková, Taťána ; Ondřej, Jan (advisor) ; Hýbnerová, Stanislava (referee)
DISARMAMENT AND PROVISION OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: THE CASE OF THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE Since times immemorial, security has been one of the mankind's principal concerns. In the 20th century, the concept of international security entered the vocabulary of international law. International security can be defined as a "state of international relations where nor national security interests of individual states, neither international peace are challenged". The question of international security is thus inseparably linked to international peace, a connection confirmed in key documents of contemporary international law such as the United Nations Charter. Notwithstanding two approaches, to peace, negative and positive, it is evident that international security reflects the theme of war and use of force. The understanding of international security evolved in parallel with the perception of war as a means of dispute settlement. In the traditional international system, war was considered legal as long as it was justifiable. The relations between states were governed by the principle of efficiency. One of the traditional ways of strengthening a state's power and ensuring its security was to increase its levels of armaments. Gradual complexity of international relations along with...
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