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Cambodia between China and Vietnam 1975-79
Nguyen, Mai Huong ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis Cambodia between China and Vietnam deals with the causes of the Third Indochina War. It monitors the relation developments between Cambodia, Vietnam and China in the 1970's. After the period of alliance between Vietnam and China in the 50's, tension between them gradated accordingly to the normalization process of the Sino-American relations. The Sino-Vietnamese split escalated in the 70's, when China took advantage of its influence in Cambodia to provoke Vietnam, which invaded Cambodia at the end of 1978. China as the protector of Cambodia counter attacked Vietnam in response and initiated the assault of the Vietnamese civilians on the Sino-Vietnamese borders. Despite the official fraternal Communist doctrine, these two countries declared open war. These conflicts are altogether known as the Third Indochina War, which as a result redefined the relations in Southeast Asia.
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The issue of eternal clause in connection with the theory of Francis Fukuyma
Linhart, Jan ; Kučera, Rudolf (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Diploma thesis "The issue of eternal clause in connection with the theory of Francis Fukuyama" deals with existence and meaning of eternal clause. It tries to find connection between eternal clause and theory of Francis Fukyama about end of history. Eternal clause is article or articles, which take out basic elements of liberal democracy from disposition of majority in parliament. So the main meaning of eternal clause is to defend these elements against democracy itself. Diploma thesis deals with historical development of countries, which have eternal clause and by this, it tries to find link between these countries. In second part, diploma thesis deals with function and importance of eternal clause in example of Czech eternal clause, which is the most specific. It discusses status and power of eternal clause and outlines theoretical problems connected with eternal clause in Czech Republic. At the end diploma thesis focuses on theory of Francis Fukuyama about end of history. It focuses on critics of Fukuyama's theory and tries to find connection between his theory and eternal clause. The diploma thesis deals with the idea that the existence of eternal clause can be consider as real base for Fukayama's theory about end of history.
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The Problem of Acquisition of State Territory
Antoš, Jakub ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
This Bachelor thesis "The problem of acquisition of state territory" is concerned with the modes of acquisition of state territory at present and in the past. The first part of the thesis introduces the definition criteria, as is explained by the modern public international law, and makes reference to international treaties, which codified these criteria. The second part clarifies the three-dimensional scope of state territory (terrestrial space, air-space and sub- terrestrial space), as well as it outlines the classification of state territory according to their size and shape. The main part of the thesis is devoted to individual modes of territory acquisition - original (effective occupation, accession, accretion) as well as derivative (cession, prescription, adjudication, annexation). The thesis presents specific examples of every above mentioned mode. In the case of accession, it is shown on the volcanic island Sabrina in the Atlantic Ocean, dating back to 1811; accretion is described by the example of Macao in far-east Asia; cession is demonstrated by the case of Alaska, purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867. Prescription and adjudication are shown via the case of Las Palmas Island next to the Philippines archipelago. Finally, the thesis briefly mentions annexation, which is...
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The dispute about enclaves Ceuta and Melilla between Spain and Morocco
Kancianová, Lucie ; Šušlíková, Lada (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Bachelor thesis "The dispute about enclaves Ceuta and Melilla between Spain and Morocco" deals with evolution of this dispute, its characteristic and submission into the system of international relations . Spanish enclaves Ceuta and Melilla situated in the territory of Morocco and they are the main point of the dispute. They fell under the Spanish dominion in time of colonialism during 15th and 16th century. First part of thesis explains a matter of the dispute and how it was influenced by context of historical events. The principal part of thesis deals with characteristic of position of Spanish and Moroccan government, foreign and internal policy and finally a progress rapprochement between Spain and Morocco in background of cooperation to resolve the dispute. The problem of Ceuta and Melilla is unique in light both of international relations and historical, culture and ethnic aspects. In area of these enclaves there happens interference among Arabic and European influence, Islamic, Christian, Jewish and Hindu religion and culture including language differences. One part of thesis is devoted to interference within lay of interests of Spain and Morocco and actual problem in connection with migration of Arabic population from Sub-Saharan Africa bound to enclaves Ceuta and Melilla or onwards to Europe.
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Three Scrambles for Africa
Zaayman, Wouter H. ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee) ; Budil, Ivo (referee)
This thesis examines three pertinent periods regarding Africa's relationship with specific countries and power blocks outside the continent from the period leading up to the colonisation of Africa followed by what is termed the Second Scramble which, analyses the process of competition and geopolitical tension between the two superpowers during the Cold War period, pertaining to expanding their influence amongst African countries and the extent to which the process excited geopolitical competition. The Third Scramble encompasses the period from the end of the Cold War to the present. Reviewing the process of Africa's relationship throughout these specific periods remains unfamiliar to the majority of academics not only in the Czech Republic but also internationally and presents a new field of research. Although Africa continues to be well researched within certain fields of social sciences, it is within the field of political geography and by extension, geopolitics that there remains a deficiency regarding comprehensive study and critical analysis of the subject in general. Compounded to this is the fact that the vast majority of research is by academics who themselves are not from Africa. Hence, a situation prevails, whereby the subject itself is viewed from the periphery as opposed to from...
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Problems of quasi-states : typology and trends
Riegl, Martin ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee) ; Baar, Vladimír (referee)
Thesis "Questions of quasi-states: typology and trends" deals with a specific range of anomalous political units - the so called quasi-states. They represent an unfavourable anomaly in the political space after 1945 which, according to conventional wisdom deemed to be divided between the territories of sovereign states. The international community approach follows from it to their existence but it is strongly differentiated with respect to their heterogeneity. Thesis in its theoretical chapters focuses on the precise definition of terms of sovereignty, sovereign and quasi-state, which definition is in the current environment of political science the subject of academic debate. For this reason I mention the term quasi-state in different conceptions. Subsequently I suggest my own definiton of the quasi-state, which allows the elimination of terminological confusion. The practical part of the work responds to a frequent point of criticism, which is the absence of a comprehensive typology and the list of these specific political-geographical entities.
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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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Human rights issues of minority communities in post-war Kosovo : successes and failures of the international administration and the provisional authorities
Karalić, Srdan ; Werkman, Kateřina (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
The given thesis examines the issues of human rights of minority communities in Kosovo under the UN-led international administration. The human rights of minority communities, Serbs and Roma foremost, are assessed through four wide areas of issues distinctive for Kosovo: security and freedom of movement; displaced, return and property rights; cultural rights; and economic and social rights. The thesis presents and highlights the most pressing issues for minority communities in these four areas, aiming to construct a comprehensive analysis of their status in Kosovo for the past 12 years. The thesis also scrutinizes policies, strategies and actions of the international administration and, subsequently, the provisional authorities in respect to minority human rights. Special emphasis is placed on the discrepancies between the proclaimed and the achieved, as the best measure of the international community's level of success in Kosovo. The thesis concludes that Kosovo is the part of Europe where minority human rights are least respected and where the oppression of members of minority communities by majority Albanian population is widespread and systematic. Furthermore, the international administration and the provisional authorities were both unable and unwilling to prevent and punish major violations...
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: The Ideological Development, Contemporary Positions, Prospects
Hladová, Magdaléna ; Kučera, Rudolf (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis explores the ideological development, contemptorary positions and political prospects of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. It follows the movement's long evolution on the background of its relations with the successive regimes of Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak, examines its current discourse on "Islamic democracy" including its stated commitment to political pluralism, the principle of citizenship as well as the connected subject of women's and non-muslim's rights, analyses its attempt to formulate a party platform and discusses the Brothershood's prospects in the politically closed environment of the Egyptian authoritarian regime. Obvious discrepancies notwithstanding, author argues, that if any meaningful pro-democratic reform in the Arab world is supposed to occur, some ways to integrate moderate Islamists into the formal political realm must be found.
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