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U.S.-China Cooperation During Six Party Talks
Hladíková, Kristýna ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
This Master thesis deals with the Sino-American cooperation during the Six-Party Talks between 2003 and 2009 and it aims to analyze both the main interests and objectives, with which the US and China came in the negotiations, and the problematic issues between the US and China, most critically complicating a progress in the negotiations. Although both countries cordially declared common interest in denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, their real order of priorities within the Talks greatly differed. Contrary to the United States, China prioritized stability of the region to its denuclearization and was trying very hard to moderate the harsh US approach towards the DPRK's nuclear activities. In this way, it was, however, practically impossible to effectively force the North to abandon its nuclear program, which was something unconditionally demanded by the United States. What is more, the long-lasting political and strategic alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang considerably complicated the problem. In consequence, any statements or resolutions, which were adopted during the Talks, lacked sufficient strength and did not force North Korea to start dismantlement of its nuclear program. Thus, the US-China cooperation was not very fruitful. Based on these findings, the thesis concludes that the...
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The role of the U.S. in Six-Party Talks
Čížek, Michael ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Stejskalová, Kristýna (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with multi-party negotiations about denuclearization of North Korea called Six-Party Talks. The negotiations took place from 2003 to 2009 during presidency of G. W. Bush. He was known for his hard-line policies towards enemies of the United States. The role of the U.S. is the main topic of the thesis. The first part analyzes the concept of hegemony and its historical development. The second part deals with the idea of identity of the U.S. through the theory of constructivism. The last part mentions the Six-party Talks itself. The American politics, strategy, main interests and aims of the negotiations are presented along with the form and evolution of the talks. Last but not least, the thesis portrays the main reasons of the discontinuation of negotiations. The main aim of the thesis is to find out the cause why the Six-party Talks crashed before they reached a solution.
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U.S.-China Cooperation During Six Party Talks
Hladíková, Kristýna ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
This Master thesis deals with the Sino-American cooperation during the Six-Party Talks between 2003 and 2009 and it aims to analyze both the main interests and objectives, with which the US and China came in the negotiations, and the problematic issues between the US and China, most critically complicating a progress in the negotiations. Although both countries cordially declared common interest in denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, their real order of priorities within the Talks greatly differed. Contrary to the United States, China prioritized stability of the region to its denuclearization and was trying very hard to moderate the harsh US approach towards the DPRK's nuclear activities. In this way, it was, however, practically impossible to effectively force the North to abandon its nuclear program, which was something unconditionally demanded by the United States. What is more, the long-lasting political and strategic alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang considerably complicated the problem. In consequence, any statements or resolutions, which were adopted during the Talks, lacked sufficient strength and did not force North Korea to start dismantlement of its nuclear program. Thus, the US-China cooperation was not very fruitful. Based on these findings, the thesis concludes that the...
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Beijing as a responsible stakeholder: the role of the PRC in the international system of the 21st century according to the USA
Hornát, Jan ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Sehnálková, Jana (referee)
In a speech in 2005 Robert Zoellick called on China to become a "responsible stakeholder" in the international system. This notion soon became an official American concept widely used in US-China relations. Washington urges Beijing to become a responsible country, which sustains and enhances the international system. Zoellick's concept encourages the engagement of China and bilateral cooperation between China and the US/Western world. Beijing accepts the concept as an important part of US-China relations; on the other hand Chinese leaders seem hesitant and cautious regarding certain aspects of Zoellick's idea of "responsible stakeholder". This paper will first define the American concept and compare it with Chinese political concepts; in the second part, it will concentrate on the various examples of the practical application of the concept. A case-study dealing with China's role in the Six Party Talks (where the US considers China to be a "responsible stakeholder") will demonstrate the duplicity of Chinese behavior and show that China in most cases prefers to follow its own "vital" interests rather than acting as a "responsible stakeholder".
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Multilateral Settlement of the Security Issues on the Korean Peninsula
Šturmová, Tereza ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The thesis deals with the Six-Party Talks on North Korean nuclear program between the U.S., the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In the first part the theoretical bases -- multilateralism and the non-proliferation regime - are presented. In the second part the situation in North Korea is being analyzed with respect to the political regime of the country and to its nuclear program. In the last part the most important diplomatic initiatives aimed at dismantling North Korean nuclear sites are being presented with emphasis being put on the Six-Party Talks. In the conclusion of the thesis a change of the approach towards North Korea is proposed with regard to the change of the priorities that could lead to more successful diplomatic negotiations in the future.
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