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Rupture of the Security Policy of France under the Leadership of Nicolas Sarkozy? Comparative Analysis of Participation in Conflicts with the EU and NATO Presence
Zachar, Marián ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
Bachelor thesis Rupture of the Security Policy of France under the Leadership of Nicolas Sarkozy? Comparative Analysis of Participation in Conflicts with the EU and NATO Presence Marián Zachar Abstract Bachelor thesis "Rupture of the Security Policy of France under the Leadership of Nicolas Sarkozy? Comparative Analysis of Participation in Conflicts with the EU and NATO Presence" evaluates whether the arrival of President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the break or the so called rupture in the French security policy. The first chapter focuses on the historical background of the French foreign and security policy, especially during the presidency of Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Their priorities identified in the Defense White Papers and their institutional relations within the EU and NATO were further developed in the following chapters, where approach of both presidents to missions led by NATO and the EU was analyzed. The second chapter consists of the analysis of the Artemis mission in Congo and EUFOR in Chad. Both presidents were involved in these missions them and tried to push the defense cooperation at European level to the next stage, but each one for different reasons - Chirac wanted to balance the influence of NATO in Europe and Sarkozy wanted to embrace both international organizations to improve...
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Comparison of EU and US civilian capacities for the stabilization and reconstruction (the case of Afghanistan)
Kratochvílová, Eva ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
CIZOJAZYČNÉ RESUMÉ/SUMMARY In this diploma thesis "Comparison of EU and US civilian capacities for the stabilization and reconstruction (the case of Afghanistan)" deals with the problematic of civilian capacities for stabilization and reconstruction missions on the case of the two main actors, the USA and the European Union. Under this objective I analyzed the institutional, functional and also financial aspects of these capacities as well as the dynamics of their development in time. The first chapter deals with the definition of the stabilization and reconstruction missions, it explains its general rules which are supposed to be fulfilled. These crosscutting principles (clearly defined goals, activities with long-acting impact, host nation ownership and capacity, reinforcement of local institutions, divide of the resources according to local needs, cooperation with other governments, donors, NGO's, private sector and universities, principle of flexibility, rule of accountability and transparency) were defined in order to be applied in the last chapter on the evaluation and analysis of the case of Afghanistan's stabilization and reconstruction missions. For the aim of the final comparison, the second and third chapters are dedicated to the EU and USA development of the civilian stabilization and...
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United Nations as an actor in international relations in the Middle East
Rudová, Šárka ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Volenec, Otakar (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the United Nations as an actor of international relations in the Middle East, namely in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, where conflicts have been taking place since the 1990s. This is mainly the analysis and evaluation of its behavior in conflict resolution on the basis of resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council in comparison with the theoretical process according to the UN Charter. Criteria for evaluation include conflict prevention, conflict resolution, reconstruction and maintenance of international peace and peace building. The aim of this thesis is to find out how the UN proceeded in conflict and how it managed to fulfill the theoretical basis.
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Seasonal scarcity and sharing norms
Bartoš, Vojtěch
Sharing provides one of few sources of insurance in poor communities. It gains prominence\nduring adverse shocks, often largely aggregate, when it is also costliest for individuals to share. Yet it is little understood how scarcity affects individual willingness to share and willingness to enforce sharing from others, an important ingredient in sustaining prosocial behavior. This is what this paper examines. I conduct repeated within-subject lab-in-the-field experiments among Afghan subsistence farmers during a lean and a postharvest season of relative plenty. These farmers experience seasonal scarcities annually. Using dictator and third party punishment games I separate individual sharing behavior from enforcement of sharing norms. While sharing exhibits high degree of temporal stability at both the aggregate, and, to a large extent, at the individual level, the enforcement of sharing norms is substantially weaker during the lean season. The findings suggest that the farmers are capable of sustaining mutual sharing through transitory periods of scarcity. It remains an open question whether exposure to unexpected shocks or prolonged periods of scarcity might result in breakdown of prosociality due to loosened sharing norms enforcement on a community level.
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Conflicts in Afghanistan and its renewal
Freiberková, Romana ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Jeníček, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis deals with Afghanistan and conflicts that affected it. Thesis is focused on renewal of Afghanistan and development aid that Afghanistan receives. There is analyzed situation of Afghanistan after 2001 when appeared allied troops in the country. There are analyzed ODA, main donors and where the aid helps. The thesis deals with aid by EU and Czech Republic. There is analyzed development of Afghanistan on the basis of macro-economic and other indicators.
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Afghanistan's business environment and development of trade relations with the Czech Republic
Repčíková, Andrea ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Štemberk, Jan (referee)
The point of this work is to introduce and evaluate the business environment of Afghanistan. Each chapter characterizes one aspect of the PEST analysis covering the political, legislative, economic, social, cultural and technological aspects. The chapters analyze a number of factors for example corruption, the conditions for safety, relations with foreign countries, macroeconomic indicators, foreign trade of the country, available telecommunication technologies, specifics of business negotiations and the behavior of the Afghani. One chapter focuses on the development of diplomatic relations and business contacts between the Czech Republic and Afghanistan. The last chapter evaluates the business environment of Afghanistan based on a number of selected factors.
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Ensuring the safety of the US in the Bush administration (case study of the role of the individual - Donald Rumsfeld)
Koštová, Michaela ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This thesis explores the role of individuals in foreign and security policy of the state namely former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in administration of the 43rd US President George Walker Bush. The work is divided into three chapters. The first chapter discusses the role of individuals in decision-making and internal and external factors on an individual which affect him. The second chapter analyzes time period 2001-2006, which was full of important decisions and actions having serious consequences not only for the United States, but also for international security relations at the global level. The third chapter deals with Donald Rumsfeld, who played a key role in foreign and security policy of the United States. His life, political career, especially his second term as a Secretary of Defense (2001-2006) are analyzed in this chapter. Then the focus is on his role in two US military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the end of this chapter is an analysis of internal and external factors affecting the decisions of Donald Rumsfeld.
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Comparison of economic development of Iraq and Afghanistan from 1945 to present
Kaštilová, Klára ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Neumann, Pavel (referee)
This study is focused on the comparison of the economic development of the two Asian countries, Iraq and Afghanistan from the end of the 2nd World War to the present. During this period both of these countries faced many political turbulence in the form of changing authoritarian regimes, numerous national or transnational conflicts as a direct threat of terrorist organizations. The presence of foreign actors in both countries, especially in the early 21st century when the US declared war on terrorism after the air attacks of 11 September 2001, brought to the destruction of important economic infrastructure on one side and humanitarian aid to long distressed civilian population on the other. The current economic situation is therefore strongly influenced by both international political developments as well as national apparatus which often lacks transparency, legitimacy and effectiveness. Despite considerable analogy in development of Iraq and Afghanistan the study shows that Iraq due to the oil industry was able to use its economic potential while Afghanistan is regularly placed on the lowest rungs of the economic development.
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Intervention in Afghanistan: Soviet and American experience
Tzoumas, Janis ; Matějka, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
This diploma thesis analyzes the approach of the Soviet Union and that of the US-led coalition to state-building in Afghanistan, which today, as in the past, takes place against the backdrop of counterinsurgency warfare. The analysis in the field of politics, economy and security shows that in both cases the intervening powers have focused on building a strongly centralized system of government, in spite of the fact that the Afghan countryside's relationship to the Kabul-based government had traditionally been characterized by broad autonomy. The intervening powers' efforts have futhermore been associated with the export of exogenous political structures and for this reason attention is also drawn to the question to what extent the intervening powers' approach to the modernization of Afghan society has contributed to the escalation of unrelenting conflict.
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