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Geopolitics/Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic - Quantitative Analysis
Hofman, Pavel ; Tomeš, Jiří (advisor) ; Kofroň, Jan (referee)
The objective of this study is to describe and apply quantitative method to analyze Czech foreign policy in period from 1993 to 2011 on the background of newly formed geopolitical situation after the collapse of the Iron curtain. The first part according to literature describes current foreign policy of the Czech Republic, its development from the foundation of independent sovereign state, priorities and problems and also possible future continuation. The second part examines foreign diplomatic visits of top Czech politicians, which are one of the most main tools of foreign policy. These visits and their territorial changes, preferences and influence on foreign trade were analyzed in connection with main geopolitical and other events, especially the EU and NATO accessions. Results show that 58 % of all visits from the Czech Republic headed to the EU. The most visited country was Belgium followed by the USA, Germany and Slovakia. Czech foreign policy has focused more on these and other member states of the EU and NATO since the Czech Republic became a member of these organizations. Key words: foreign relations and diplomatic visits, geopolitics, foreign trade
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