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Selected issues of the public regulation of export of dual use items
Kosan, Jiří ; Handrlica, Jakub (advisor) ; Staša, Josef (referee)
Selected issues of the public regulation of export of dual use items Abstract At the time this paper was written, security was a dominant theme in the international environment. The military conflict in Ukraine, terrorism in Israel and the growing antagonism of global and regional powers have made topics such as military hardware, weapons of mass destruction and international sanctions very topical. Dual-use goods are closely linked to all these security issues. It can covertly significantly increase military capabilities in the field of conventional and unconventional weapons and in the field of information. Despite the fact that it is widely used in industry and can surround us at literally every turn, it remains in the shadows of wider attention. Yet its export carries with it a number of extensive obligations for the standard-setter. It defines dual-use goods as those products, software and 'know-how' that are usable for both civilian and military purposes. Their acquisition for the purpose of misuse is then referred to as 'proliferation'. The legal regulation of the export of such goods is specific because it is an interplay between international law and European law, which is applied by means of administrative law. By its very nature, it is complementary to international sanctions. Two categories of...
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The role of nuclear weapons in the 21st Century U.S. security strategy : comparation of documentation Nuclear Posture Review from the years 2001 and 2010
Smetana, Michal ; Hynek, Nikola (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee)
The present thesis aims to compare the approach of the Bush and Obama administrations towards the role of nuclear weapons in the United States security strategy. The author focuses at the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) reports from 2001 and 2010, employing a detailed comparative analysis of their respective content as well as their implications. The analysis concentrates at broader conceptual issues as well as very concrete steps related to specific elements of the United States strategic arsenal. The author of the thesis argues that the current political discourse which attributes a nearly revolutionary character to the approach of the Obama administration to the United States nuclear policy does not fully match the actual dimension of change between the NPR of 2001 and 2010. In fact, the evolution of the United States nuclear strategy maintains its own dynamics in many aspects. Additionally, the present thesis also tries to analyze both documents within the context of the evolution of the United States nuclear strategy since the 1990s which allows the author to identify the shifts as well as the patterns of continuity in the US nuclear policy in the post-Cold War period.
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The role of nuclear weapons in the 21st Century U.S. security strategy
Smetana, Michal ; Hynek, Nikola (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee)
The present diploma thesis aims to compare the approach of the Bush and Obama administrations towards the role of nuclear weapons in the United States security strategy. The author focuses at the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) reports from 2001 and 2010, employing a detailed comparative analysis of their respective content as well as their implications. The analysis concentrates at broader conceptual issues as well as very concrete steps related to specific elements of the United States strategic arsenal. The author of the thesis argues that the current political discourse which attributes a nearly revolutionary character to the approach of the Obama administration to the United States nuclear policy does not fully match the actual dimension of change between the NPR of 2001 and 2010. In fact, the evolution of the United States nuclear strategy maintains its own dynamics in many aspects. Additionally, the present diploma thesis also tries to analyze both documents within the context of the evolution of the United States nuclear strategy since the 1990s which allows the author to identify the shifts as well as the patterns of continuity in the US nuclear policy in the post-Cold War period.
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