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Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties in the field of defence policy
Brožek, Lukáš ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Brázová, Věra - Karin (referee)
Defense policy is not a very liked public policy in general public. However it is one of the most important mechanisms, that allows us to live our lives in peace. Also, it is very important to know, who determines the direction in which defense policy is going. This paper examines which expert capacities are available to political parties in Czech Republic in the field of defense policy. Parties selected for the research are: Social Democrats, TOP 09, and Communists. This paper explains, what defense policy is and then describes the concepts of policy work and policy analytical capacity, which examines expert committees of the mentioned political parties. Data in this paper were obtained by studying documents of political parties and through qualitative interviews with members of expert committees. Policy analytical capacity of expert committees of each political party is examined in this paper. The results describe how expert committees work and what kind of experts work within them.
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Britain's Nuclear Policy and the Special Relationship in an Era of Harold Macmillan
Weiss, Tomáš ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The study deals with the theme of applied nuclear diplomacy by the United Kingdom during the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the period of 1957-1963. This issue cannot and must not be separated from so-called Special Relationship between Britain and the United States, the core of which occupies bilateral cooperation in the nuclear field. The method of the study is a chronological analysis of the individual stages of the Special Relationship within a defined period from the perspective of British nuclear policy. The primary objective of the study is fully consistent with the research question and is defined as the identification of Britain's nuclear interests in relation with the U.S. and their comparison with concrete achievements. The conclusion summarizes the results of the research and assesses the extent to which the interests of British nuclear policy were fulfilled. Subsequently is identified, what share of these successes can be attributed to political pragmatism or the Special Relationship. Keywords: Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, Special Relationship, nuclear diplomacy, nuclear weapons, defence policy
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Franco-British Military Cooperation
Volfová, Kateřina ; Kučera, Tomáš (advisor) ; Smetana, Michal (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Franco-British Military Cooperation" focuses on defence and security treaty which was signed by France and the United Kingdom in 2010. The so-called Lancaster House Treaty committed the countries to long term cooperation in various fields of defence and security. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the motives which led the countries to enhance defence cooperation and also analyze why did the countries decided for bilateral cooperation outside of the European Union framework. This paper compares the benefits and limitations of Franco-British bilateral cooperation with the benefits and limitations of cooperation through EU's Common Security and Defence Policy. The decisions of both countries were significantly influenced by economic factors. Defence budgets of both France and the United Kingdom had experienced significant cuts as a result of global economic crisis. Enhanced cooperation was therefore a way for the countries to keep their military capabilities. The paper also focuses on the political motives of the cooperation. It analyzes Franco-British defence cooperation since the end of the Cold War and tries to answear the question why did the countries decided to cooperate with each other.
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Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties in the field of defence policy
Brožek, Lukáš ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Brázová, Věra - Karin (referee)
Defense policy is not a very liked public policy in general public. However it is one of the most important mechanisms, that allows us to live our lives in peace. Also, it is very important to know, who determines the direction in which defense policy is going. This paper examines which expert capacities are available to political parties in Czech Republic in the field of defense policy. Parties selected for the research are: Social Democrats, TOP 09, and Communists. This paper explains, what defense policy is and then describes the concepts of policy work and policy analytical capacity, which examines expert committees of the mentioned political parties. Data in this paper were obtained by studying documents of political parties and through qualitative interviews with members of expert committees. Policy analytical capacity of expert committees of each political party is examined in this paper. The results describe how expert committees work and what kind of experts work within them.
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