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The Process of Admitting Vietnam to the ASEAN
Doležal, Vít ; Karlas, Jan (advisor) ; Karmazin, Aleš (referee)
1 Abstract In this bachelor thesis, the topic of Vietnam's admission to ASEAN in 1995 is explored. The decision to accept Vietnam into the organization was peculiar given Vietnam's history and the reasons for the organization's creation. The essay aims to answer the question of why the ASEAN members decided to admit Vietnam. Possible reasons for the decision include mutual economic benefit, common security risks, and social or cultural issues. The thesis uses selected theories in international relations to analyze the topic through a chronological-descriptive analysis of various sources, including book sources, articles in periodicals, legislative documents of the organization, and internet sources. The introductory part of the thesis discusses the origin, reasons for formation, and organizational structure of ASEAN. Additionally, three selected theories of international relations are briefly described to examine the possible reasons for and against the admission of Vietnam into the organization. The thesis determines whether these theories are appropriate for this case. The results of this research could provide insight into the admission of other members, such as Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, or explain why East Timor should be admitted in the future, which has unsuccessfully sought membership since its...
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Dopady pandemie COVIDu-19 na turismus států sdružení ASEAN
Hübschmanová, Lucie
The diploma theses deal with the regional differentiation of ASEAN states in their approach to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of impacts on the tourism sector during the period 2019-2021. Based on literature, a total of seven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism are identified and discussed. These selected impacts are further specified and divided into four negative and three positive impacts. Furthermore, the impacts are discussed for individual states based on analyses of quantitative data obtained on selected databases and qualitative data obtained through the recherche of ASEAN states regulations in the context of COVID-19. One of the key prerequisites for determining the regional differentiation of impacts on tourism is chosen the degree of openness/closeness of the state to international tourism, which plays an important role in the region. Based on the chosen methods, it is evaluated that in ASEAN the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism have become more significant, hitting the economic and socio-economic spheres within all states. At the same time, no significant differentiation is discovered within the impact on tourism based on the identified approaches to the solution.
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In Search of a Competition Law Model for ASEAN through a Case Study of Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam: Does the EU Competition Law Model Fit?
Dufková, Barbara ; Tomášek, Michal (advisor) ; Šmejkal, Václav (referee) ; Petr, Michal (referee)
In Search of a Competition Law Model for ASEAN through a Case Study of Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam: Does the EU Competition Law Model Fit? Abstract The thesis aims to identify a fitting competition law regime for ASEAN countries. It operates upon presumption expressed in the scholarship on legal transplanting and competition law and development that for a transplanted competition law to be successful, it has to be tailored to fit the domestic environments. As the thesis observes that in adoption of their competition regulation, ASEAN member states resorted to legal transplanting of competition models from other jurisdictions, especially that of the EU, tailoring the EU model to fit their domestic conditions seems to be a key to their success. These differences in domestic conditions resulting in different national competition laws will also influence the design of a region-wide competition law regime that is being constructed. To identify those market-related needs and pain-points of ASEAN members states, the thesis classifies them into clusters depending on their level of economic development. Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam (the examined jurisdictions) were selected as representatives of the economies of ASEAN member states from the most developed to the least developed ones. The thesis first analyses...
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Assessing Tsai Ying-Wen's strategy in the South China Sea
Gragnani, Lucia ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
Taiwan has been generally considered a moderate player in the South China Sea's tense waters. Despite its low-profile policy, the Republic of China (ROC) has one of the most extensive territorial claims in the South China Sea, in accordance with its 1947 Constitution. The ROC's South China Sea policy is influenced by Cross-Strait relations, which are the main concern of any ROC administration. This thesis investigates Tsai Ying-wen's approach to the South China Sea by examining its interaction with the One China principle and looking at its interplay with the New Southbound Policy. It finds that Tsai Ying-wen's administration has further de-emphasized Taiwan's claims over the area, for both domestic and international reasons. This approach strategically fosters the maintenance of the status quo and paves the way for strengthening ties with Southeast Asian countries and maintaining the United States' support, partially confirming Waltz's neorealist approach.
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Comparison of EU's and ASEAN's counterterrorism efforts
Massita, Natalia ; Bureš, Oldřich (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
In the past decade, the political world has seen a shift on the global institutions strategies on the fight against terrorism. The aftermath of the 9/11 launched an unprecedented fear over terrorist organizations and demanded immediate actions from global leaders. In this scenario, the cooperation among global institutions became necessary in order to formulate political strategies for counter-terrorism actions. Therefore, this research explores how the EU and ASEAN formulate their policies in the fight against terrorism with a main focus on the comparative analysis between these two organizations. The thesis will aim to analyze the legal and the organizational structure in order to understand the main gaps and the developments that EU and ASEAN acquired by their counter-terrorism measures. Structurally, first some historical background on terrorism and on the agenda of the institutions will be provided in order to give some basic knowledge on the matter. Second, the author will describe the efforts fulfilled by the counter-terrorism agenda and finally, a comparative analysis will be conducted for a broader understanding of the policies to fight terrorist groups.
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South China Sea conflict - case of Spratly and Paracel islands
Machová, Zuzana ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kofroň, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Spratly and Paracel Islands Dispute in the South China Sea" explores the conflict between Brunei, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. The main task of the bachelor thesis is to present each party of the conflict, nature of their claims on the Spratly and Paracel Islands and the development of relations between them. The attention is given to the United States of America, Japan and ASEAN too. They do not have any claim on the islands but they influence the situation in the region. To better understanding legal and theoretical aspects of the conflict are explained. It involves theory of the conflict and security, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and Declaration on the South China Sea. The conflict itself is described since the end of the Second World War to the present, the stress is put on the present situation and causes of the tension in the region.
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Relations between China and selected ASEAN Countries since the Accession of Xi Jinping
Smolák, Dominik ; Karmazin, Aleš (advisor) ; Kuľková, Miroslava (referee)
This work deals with China's foreign policy towards Vietnam and the Philippines in the period from 2013 to 2018. The aim of this work is to understand China's foreign policy, point out its changes over the years and capture possible causes that could lead to policy change towards selected countries. Part of this work is also the introduction to the broader context of mutual relations between selected countries and the introduction to the historical context of development. Special attention is paid to the South China Sea, which is a long-term stumbling block of mutual relations. The secondary goal of this work is to provide an overview of Chinese expansion in the region and how this fact affects foreign relations between selected countries. The researched political processes between the selected countries were analysed and qualitatively evaluated. Subsequently, tables were compiled containing indicators for evaluating the fulfilment of hegemony strategies. Selected cases were inserted into these tables. In these cases, it was demonstrated whether there were hegemonic tendencies. In the case of relations with Vietnam, there are no significant changes, on the contrary, in the case of relations with the Philippines, the change is very significant. Even though the result of this work is this finding, it...
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The effects of FDI on regionalism in states of ASEAN
Kolečková, Denisa
This diploma thesis is aimed to analyze and investigate theoretically and empirically whether FDI affects regionalism in Southeast and East Asia. It applies regression analysis to examine how foreign direct investment influence GDP growth, the most visible aspect of ASEAN´s open regionalism. Panel data analysis was carried out, using time series data over the period from 2005 to 2014 to establish a relationship between chosen variables. The findings indicate that foreign direct investment has influential role in the economic integration and development of the ASEAN countries. The contribution of FDI to growth is significant in East and Southeast Asia.
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Obchodování s lidmi v kontextu vztahů mezi Thajskem a Laosem
Zavadilová, Tereza
The thesis deals with the issue of trafficking in persons between Laos and Thailand. In the first part, the work concentrates on definitions of key concepts of human trade in Southeast Asia, the structure of the text, methodological approach and provides the hypothesis. In the second part, the trafficking profile of both Thailand (the receiving country) and Laos (the victim) is discussed by using books, government reports and research studies. This bachelor thesis compares the individual experience of selected states but also discusses the Thai-Lao relations and how they deal with trafficking in persons bilaterally. It concludes that in order to counter this challenging issue, Thailand and Laos must use national, bilateral and regional strategies through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as contribute towards global solutions to this transnational problem.
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