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British reaction to the Arab Spring events in the context of United Kingdom's relations with Persian Gulf countries
Fričová, Kateřina ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
The diploma thesis named British reaction to the Arab Spring events in the context of United Kingdom's relations with Persian Gulf countries is concerned with an impact of the revolutionary events of 2011, known as the Arab Spring, on bilateral cooperation between United Kingdom on one side and Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman on the other. While using quantitative analysis approach, it depicts how the Persian Gulf developments were reflected by prominent British representatives and members of the Cameron coalition government. Since the government promised to approach foreign policy matters through a liberal-conservative lens and also planned to further deepen its relations with Persian Gulf countries, the Arab Spring events can be interpreted as a clear dilemma for British policymakers. This thesis aims to answer whether such dilemma forced the government officials to re-asses the traditionally warm attitudes towards Persian Gulf and additionally, it demonstrates which spheres of their cooperation were threatened the most. Firstly, the bilateral relations between United Kingdom and Persian Gulf countries between 1971 and 2010 are described. Then, the focus moves towards the Cameron coalition government and its foreign- policy aims. In its final part, the thesis focuses on British...
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Sultanate of Oman: Resistant to Violent Extremism?
Caputo, Alexandria ; Bureš, Oldřich (advisor) ; Záhora, Jakub (referee)
Bibliographic Note CAPUTO, Alexandria. The Sultanate of Oman: Resistant to Extremism?. 104 p. Master Thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science. Supervisor : Prof. Oldřich Bureš Abstract This thesis analyses the Sultanate resistance to violent extremism as a Middle Eastern nation that has consistently scored a "0" on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), an ongoing indexing of global terrorism from 2003 onwards. The Sultanate was markedly stable for those years unaccounted by the GTI. This case study examines institutional and legal frameworks established by the Sultanate and their value on countering radicalization and extremism processes that might lead to an act of terrorism. This research is supported by literature on radicalization and countering violent extremism (CVE) models, with great focus on a five- pronged, comprehensive working paper that approaches major problems across the Middle East. Radicalization and extremism notably fester in such problematic approaches, and the objective is to parallel these problems with the strategies, approaches, and norms of the Sultanate of Oman to see if this paper can come to a conclusion about the ability of nations and their populations to resist radical pathways and extremist ideologies. With religion at the crux of...
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The relationship between United Kingdom and Oman in the context of British Persian Gulf policy in the 1970s
Fričová, Kateřina ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The bachelor thesis named The relationship between United Kingdom and Oman in the context of British Persian Gulf policy in the 1970s focuses on an advancement of the relations between UK and the Sultanate of Oman and its role in the counterinsurgency operations in the Omani province of Dhofar. The text is an analysis of the UK-Omani cooperation and while using both the direct and indirect method of historical research, it attempts to answer if the UK-Omani relations were in any sense different to UK's assistance to other Persian Gulf states and why exactly the British government decided to violate the East of Suez withdrawal policy it had previously picked up. Firstly, the thesis describes the history of UK-Omani relations between late 18th century and 1959. Then, it considers the approach of both Wilson and Heath governments to the withdrawal decision and depicts Britain's military presence during Dhofar rebellion. Furthermore, the 1970 coup d'état in Oman and following succession of Sultan Qaboos is awarded a key importance, as well as the joint British-Omani efforts to develop an effective counterinsurgency strategy. Additionally, the Dhofar rebellion's international significance is discussed as there were many other state actors involved apart from the British.
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The reforms during the reign of sultan Qaboos in Oman
Denk, Matěj ; Gombár, Eduard (advisor) ; Ženka, Josef (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with political and security history of Sultanate of Oman during the reign of sultan Qaboos (1970-present days), which is characterized by extensive reforms for modernization. Thesis describes circumstances of Qaboos accession to the throne, causes and background of the reforms and actual political and security situation as well. It puts stress on foreign influence on decision-making process in Oman, especially on extraordinary relationship with Great Britain. Using the full extent of foreign literature and internet sources it gets to the conclusion that given reforms were a result of personal involvement of sultan Qaboos and socio- economic pressures, which made them inevitable.
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Environment for female employment in Oman: public policy and legal framework
Spring, Eva ; Gombár, Eduard (advisor) ; Malečková, Jitka (referee) ; Novotná, Yvona (referee)
Resume Presented dissertation discusses the topic of environment for female employment in the Sultanate of Oman as created by the state. The research is done on two levels. In the first one analysis of public policy and its implementation is presented, the second one examines the laws and legislative process. Besides analysis of the environment for female employment, the dissertation aims to pinpoint the gaps and obstacles in current planning and legal framework, and to offer recommendations for improving the situation. The study uses qualitative research methods, primarily contents and gender analysis, complemented by chronological descriptive method.
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The Comparison of the Czech Companies´ Possibilities to Enter the Markets of the Persian Gulf Countries
Koutová, Tereza ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Zaza, Yasar (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis is dealing with the six countries of The Persian Gulf (The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman). First of all I bring in some general characteristics of the states, including geographical, demographical, political and cultural information and last but not least features of the countries' economies. In the main part of the thesis I review the cooperation with The Czech Republic and I introduce the experience of two particular companies which have successfully done business in this part of the world. The aim of the final part is to show some sunrise industries in the Gulf states and to bring in some recommendations to entrepreneurs who would be interested in entering the Gulf market.
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