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The Trump Administration and Its Impact on Czech Foreign Policy
Bastlová, Renée ; Hornát, Jan (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
This thesis examines the impact of the Trump Administration on Czech foreign policy. The aim is to analyze the changes that have occurred and explain what they have meant for the Czech Republic. The thesis uses the method of foreign policy analysis to achieve its goals. In his campaign, President Trump criticized multilateralism and what he saw as an unfavorable position of the USA in transatlantic relations. He withdrew from a number of multilateral organizations and imposed tariffs on European imports to the US by which he limited free trade. Among other things, President Trump used an aggressive style when calling on NATO member countries to honor their pledge to contribute two percent of GDP to the common defense. Trump's approach to the transatlantic relationship posed a challenge, as his actions contradicted the main goals of Czech foreign policy, which are security, prosperity, and sustainable development. The relationship between the two countries is asymmetric, and the Czech Republic must adapt to changes in US foreign policy. On the other hand, due to the growing influence of China and Russia, the US has increased its presence in Central and Eastern Europe. This attention resulted in the Czech Republic's leadership in the 5G talks. At the same time, space has opened up for the creation of...
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Europeanization of the Czech Foreign policy and the impact of the Presidency in the Council of the EU: The case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pelc, Martin ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Debnárová, Ľubica (referee)
This diploma thesis applies the theoretical concept of Europeanization on a research of the Czech foreign policy and its changes in relation to the presidency of the EU Council. As a case study, it analyses different Czech and EU's positions towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then by comparison of both levels it determines the misfit between Czech and the EU's policies in the mentioned agenda. From historical point of view and from contemporary perspective as well, the Czech Republic is famous for very pro-Israeli attitudes. On the other hand, the EU is significantly focused on supporting of the Palestinians and building the Palestinian state. The research is divided into three periods: before the Czech Presidency of the EU in the years 2004-2008, during the Czech Presidency and then after the presidency until the end of 2010. The aim of the research is to evaluate changes of the misfit between the Czech domestic attitudes and the EU's positions by the example of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's issues and then to find out whether the Czech foreign policy has been europeanized during the studied period. The main question of the thesis asks whether the Presidency of the EU Council has an impact on longer-term Europeanization of domestic foreign policy. The thesis has proved that the...
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The Visegrad cooperation in the Czech foreign policy since the year 2003
Kříž, Václav ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
The thesis is focusing on the issue of the role of the Visegrad cooperation in the Czech foreign policy since the year 2003. The aim is to clarify what role did the Visegrad co-operation or rather individual Czech presidencies of the Visegrad Group (2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2011-2012) have in the Czech foreign agenda. The thesis tries to answer based on the diachronic comparison if in the case of the topic of the Visegrad cooperation it is possible to talk about lack of the political interest, which means basically that the agenda of the cooperation is defined by the state's bureaucratic apparatus. The main focus is aimed at the role of the Government of the Czech Republic in the process while it is the main player of the Czech foreign policy. For this reason there are sources analyzed as for instance concept documents o the governments as well as literature, which provides better insights to what actually was achieved during the period of the Czech presidencies. The analyses confirms that in case of the Visegrad cooperation it is appropriate to speak about the lack of the political interests and in the same time about rather successful managing of the presidencies by the bureaucratic apparatus. The thesis might possibly serve as bases for the further study of the topic.
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Czech Interests in Georgia: Analysis of methods of their promotion
Audyová, Petra ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
The diploma thesis analyzes the way of promoting the national interest of the Czech Republic in Georgia and describes possible changes as a result of the Czech EU Presidency. The national interest is examined based on the assumption that the state foreign policy is the expression of the national interest. Therefore, the primary sources for this analysis are official foreign policy documents of the Czech Republic. The aim is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis that Czech foreign-policy towards Georgia in the period from 2007 to 2011 was driven by the aim to maximize own profit through EU structures. Given the size of the Czech Republic and its geopolitical importace, the analysis is based on the theory of neo-liberal institutionalism, and in accordance with this theory the national interest operationalized into four criteria, namely: 1) Compliance of EU and Czech interests, 2) Profiting from the EU presidency to promote the Czech interests, 3) Long-term consistency of interests, and 4) Economic interests as the main priority. The set of criteria helped to identify whether the Czech Republic behaved in accordance with the theory of neo-liberal institutionalism, and whether the Czech interests were promoted either through multilateral or bilateral relations. The analysis shows that in the studied...
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The role of Karel Schwarzenberg in the Czech-German relations
Duháčková, Klára ; Kunštát, Miroslav (advisor) ; Kučera, Rudolf (referee)
This bachelor thesis sums up the role of Czech politician Karel Schwarzenberg during the forming of the Czechoslovak politics as well as his impact on shaping the Czech and the global European policy. The first part of the thesis introduces the personality of Karel Schwarzenberg followed by a brief introduction of the house of Schwarzenberg and the influence the Czech aristocracy had on the land during the 1930s. The second part of the thesis is focused on the Schwarzenberg's exile in Vienna, primarily on his role as a chairman in the International Helsinki Federation and the beginning of his cooperation with Václav Havel. The following part depicts his return to Prague, which was associated with the serving as the chancellor of the presidential office and the ongoing negotiations regarding the Czechoslovak- German Treaty on Good Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation. In 1992 Schwarzenberg left Prague Castle and primarily devoted to his foundational, cultural and publishing activities. The main emphasis is put on his role of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, whom he was between the years 2007 and 2009 and then again during the years 2010 and 2013. The thesis demonstrates the Czech-German mutual relationship within the purview of Karel Schwarzenberg.
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Syrian Civil War from the Perspective of Czech and German Diplomacy
NOVOTNÁ, Tereza
This bachelor thesis elaborates on the topic of one of the biggest humanitarian crises since the Second World War - the Syrian Civil War. Special attention is given to the perspective of Czech and German diplomacy regarding this conflict. At first, the reader is made familiar with the aspects of authoritarian ruling in the Middle East. These aspects are analysed in a broader context, regarding the Arab spring, which started in 2011 and later developed into Arabellion. Secondly, the main events of the Syrian Civil War (till late 2018) are described as well, so that the reader can get an overview of the process of this war. And last but not least, the Czech foreign policy and the German foreign policy towards the affairs in Syria are analysed and commented by the author of the thesis. As both countries are members of the EU, which has its own Common Foreign and Security Policy, this aspect is also mentioned in the conclusion of the thesis.
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The Visegrad cooperation in the Czech foreign policy since the year 2003
Kříž, Václav ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
The thesis is focusing on the issue of the role of the Visegrad cooperation in the Czech foreign policy since the year 2003. The aim is to clarify what role did the Visegrad co-operation or rather individual Czech presidencies of the Visegrad Group (2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2011-2012) have in the Czech foreign agenda. The thesis tries to answer based on the diachronic comparison if in the case of the topic of the Visegrad cooperation it is possible to talk about lack of the political interest, which means basically that the agenda of the cooperation is defined by the state's bureaucratic apparatus. The main focus is aimed at the role of the Government of the Czech Republic in the process while it is the main player of the Czech foreign policy. For this reason there are sources analyzed as for instance concept documents o the governments as well as literature, which provides better insights to what actually was achieved during the period of the Czech presidencies. The analyses confirms that in case of the Visegrad cooperation it is appropriate to speak about the lack of the political interests and in the same time about rather successful managing of the presidencies by the bureaucratic apparatus. The thesis might possibly serve as bases for the further study of the topic.
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Europeanization of the Czech Foreign policy and the impact of the Presidency in the Council of the EU: The case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pelc, Martin ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Debnárová, Ľubica (referee)
This diploma thesis applies the theoretical concept of Europeanization on a research of the Czech foreign policy and its changes in relation to the presidency of the EU Council. As a case study, it analyses different Czech and EU's positions towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then by comparison of both levels it determines the misfit between Czech and the EU's policies in the mentioned agenda. From historical point of view and from contemporary perspective as well, the Czech Republic is famous for very pro-Israeli attitudes. On the other hand, the EU is significantly focused on supporting of the Palestinians and building the Palestinian state. The research is divided into three periods: before the Czech Presidency of the EU in the years 2004-2008, during the Czech Presidency and then after the presidency until the end of 2010. The aim of the research is to evaluate changes of the misfit between the Czech domestic attitudes and the EU's positions by the example of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's issues and then to find out whether the Czech foreign policy has been europeanized during the studied period. The main question of the thesis asks whether the Presidency of the EU Council has an impact on longer-term Europeanization of domestic foreign policy. The thesis has proved that the...
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Czech Interests in Georgia: Analysis of methods of their promotion
Audyová, Petra ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
The diploma thesis analyzes the way of promoting the national interest of the Czech Republic in Georgia and describes possible changes as a result of the Czech EU Presidency. The national interest is examined based on the assumption that the state foreign policy is the expression of the national interest. Therefore, the primary sources for this analysis are official foreign policy documents of the Czech Republic. The aim is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis that Czech foreign-policy towards Georgia in the period from 2007 to 2011 was driven by the aim to maximize own profit through EU structures. Given the size of the Czech Republic and its geopolitical importace, the analysis is based on the theory of neo-liberal institutionalism, and in accordance with this theory the national interest operationalized into four criteria, namely: 1) Compliance of EU and Czech interests, 2) Profiting from the EU presidency to promote the Czech interests, 3) Long-term consistency of interests, and 4) Economic interests as the main priority. The set of criteria helped to identify whether the Czech Republic behaved in accordance with the theory of neo-liberal institutionalism, and whether the Czech interests were promoted either through multilateral or bilateral relations. The analysis shows that in the studied...
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Division of the Czech foreign policy during Klaus's governments in a relationship to the integration into the European structures
Vaculík, Pavel ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
This paper focuses on the Czech foreign policy in the relationship with the European integration between years 1992 and 1997. The Czech Republic shortly after its foundation has been going through the period of big changes and a formation of the constitutional use in the division of the competences in her foreign policy that led to the interference between the main actors about the interpretation of the assigned competences. In this paper are being researched and compared each concepts of European integration of the main participants of the Czech foreign policy and particular concepts of the main participants in the relationship to the European Union from year 1992 to 1997. In the first chapter are analyzed the particular competences of the main participants in the Czech foreign policy and the theory policy arena, that is instrumental in clarifying the process of the creation of the Czech European political agenda. In the main chapter are examined views of the main actors in the Czech foreign policy on the process of the European integration and the role of the Czech Republic in it. Among the most important participants are chosen President Václav Havel, Prime Minister Václav Klaus and foreign minister Josef Zieleniec. In the last analytical part this paper reaches the conclusion that in the...
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