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The Czech-German Military-Security Cooperation vs. the Arising Strategic Culture of the Czech Republic
Stojanovová, Kamila ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Dvořák, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis depicts the Czech-German military-security cooperation in context of the security cultures of both countries. It focuses on the specific German strategic culture, however, the process of emerging strategic culture in the case of Czech Republic as a possible limiting factor for the military cooperation with Germany has also been pointed out. The theoretical base of this work are the concepts of political- military culture from Thomas U. Berger and strategic culture from Kerry Longhurst. The key criteria for the compatibility-analysis of both strategic cultures are the historical experience with the use of military force, the attitudes to army and use of force across the political elite, in the public opinion and in strategic papers, and the legitimation process of military missions. According to this, the aim of the work is to find the reason why in the period prior to the accession of Czech Republic to NATO the cooperation in the political and practical spheres didn't take place in the same intensity. At the same time, it tries to find the reason why the participation of the Czech Army in PRT Faizabad has been the only significant moment in the military cooperation with Germany after the NATO-accession in 1999. However, this work doesn't leave out the recent development, which...
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Emerging Security Triangle in the Asia-Pacific Region? The United States and Australia-Japan Security Relations
Zaťková, Eva ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Schneider, Jiří (referee)
This thesis concerns the development of trilateral strategic partnership between Australia, Japan and the United States and its implications for the security architecture of the Asia-Pacific region. For over half a century, the predominant means for organizing security cooperation in this region has been through the creation and maintenance of bilateral defence arrangements. In response to changing international conditions, including the rise of China and nontraditional security threats, US strategic thinking has begun to look beyond the traditional model of US-led bilateral alliances in the Asia-Pacific. The emerging Australia- Japan-US security cooperation in the form of Trilateral Security Dialogue, established in 2002 and elevated to a ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue in 2005, indicates that the three allies have strengthened their ties and expanded their cooperation to build a more integrated and cohesive trilateral response to joint regional concerns.
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Development of the bilateral relationship between the Czech Republic and Norway in 21st century
Staňková, Helena ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Peterková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses the development of the bilateral relationship between the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Norway between the years 2000 and 2017. Another goal of this thesis is to prove that the dispute which the countries had between each other and which escalated in 2014 have not had a major influence on the long-term development of the relationship. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the theory of cooperation between countries and emphasizes the need for cooperation. The second chapter presents the foreign policies of Norway and the Czech Republic. It also explains why the states are cooperating together. The third chapter discusses the dispute about the Czech children taken by the Norwegian authorities in 2011. The last chapter analyses the development in individual areas of cooperation, which are cultural, security and economic areas of cooperation.
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The Czech-German Military-Security Cooperation vs. the Arising Strategic Culture of the Czech Republic
Stojanovová, Kamila ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Dvořák, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis depicts the Czech-German military-security cooperation in context of the security cultures of both countries. It focuses on the specific German strategic culture, however, the process of emerging strategic culture in the case of Czech Republic as a possible limiting factor for the military cooperation with Germany has also been pointed out. The theoretical base of this work are the concepts of political- military culture from Thomas U. Berger and strategic culture from Kerry Longhurst. The key criteria for the compatibility-analysis of both strategic cultures are the historical experience with the use of military force, the attitudes to army and use of force across the political elite, in the public opinion and in strategic papers, and the legitimation process of military missions. According to this, the aim of the work is to find the reason why in the period prior to the accession of Czech Republic to NATO the cooperation in the political and practical spheres didn't take place in the same intensity. At the same time, it tries to find the reason why the participation of the Czech Army in PRT Faizabad has been the only significant moment in the military cooperation with Germany after the NATO-accession in 1999. However, this work doesn't leave out the recent development, which...
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - interests of the member states
Oravec, Marián ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
This thesis examines the interests of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation with a narrow focus on the interests of the four Central Asian members of the organization. The first two chapters are devoted to theoretical approaches to international relations and the concept of state interest. The work considers liberal-idealistic tradition as the most suitable theoretical approach for applying. There is no single, universally accepted definition of state interest, therefore the assessment of national interest is always subjective in nature. The state interests are then compared in the three chapters focusing on political view, security and economic cooperation. The security cooperation within the international organization is the only area of cooperation with tangible results. Economic cooperation among the countries as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is indeed verbally declared, however, the real results are not visible. The work concludes that the common interests of the four Central Asian states are in the area of security and economic cooperation, cooperation in transport infrastructure development, as well as solving energy issues and issues related to water resources. Specific interests of the monitored countries are determined by their geographical location...
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Preventive Diplomacy and its Concept in the Region of Southeast Asia
Suchánek, Michal ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The dissertation is devoted to the notion of preventive diplomacy. In the first part, various theoretical approaches to the term are discussed, especially regarding the position of preventive diplomacy in the cycle of conflict, and its instruments. A brief overview of regional arrangements and their role in preventive diplomacy is provided, too, since the second main part of the work focuses on the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and its proclaimed intention to introduce preventive diplomacy in the region. Nonetheless, as the study shows, the ARF participants have not yet resorted to the development of preventive diplomacy. The objective of the dissertation is twofold: besides providing a synthesis and systemization of theoretical approaches to preventive diplomacy, it aims to identify the main obstacles hindering the ARF to implement effective measures of preventive diplomacy. In this respect, it is argued that it is both the set of norms also known as ASEAN Way and the Chinese negative stance that constitute the major reason of ARF's inability to proceed to the stage of preventive diplomacy.
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