Czech Military Review, 2006 (vol. 87), issue 1
Security Future within the Foreign Policy Context (Risky 21st Century)Reviewed - Research
PhDr. Miloš Balabán, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 3-24 
The subject of this comprehensive study: the main features of global risk society can be embodied by ecology crises, global financial crises, threat of terrorism. The article is presented as a report to military community and audience, with the underlying focus on terrorism. The author is mapping the global future in the first two decades of this century. As a small country we must pay attention to the developments in the worlds leading powers: the U.S., China, Russia, last but not least, within the EU. Those themes also present individual headings of this study. He treats energy, demography, peace, security, good neighbourly relations, cooperation...
Military and Public Expenditures and Fiscal Policy of the CR in the 90sReviewed - Research
Doc. dr. Jiří Nedbal, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 25-34
The purpose of the paper is to explain some of the connections among military and public spendings and its influence on forming fiscal policy in the 90s. Security doctrines influence national military concepts, level of defence expenditures, and developments of other spheres of public spending. Defence and other items are parts of spending budget, constituting government's fiscal policy, and vice versa; the economy in respective countries influences defence policy. The author treats the question how Czech expansive fiscal policy reached the limits of its growth, how it was reflected in defence policy. The key military reform proved to be inevitable;...
Outsourcing in the US Armed Forces: Recommendations for the ACRReviewed - Research
Prof. PhDr. Miroslav Krč, CSc., prap. Jakub Picka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 35-56
The authors depict the development of outsourcing methods in US armed forces, its origins, and sources. Collected data are accompanied by experiences from British and German armies. The American Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued in 1966 Circular No A-76 (lately several times revisited) to define procedures how to set rules which commercial activities are to be done within the frame of armed forces or in private sector. Backed by a number of literatures, magazines and newspapers (Air Force Journal of Logistics, Air Force Magazine, Armed Forces Journal, Defense Nationale, Washington Technology, Wehrtechnik, etc.) authors analyse several outsourcing...
An Introductory to Intelligence Services ActivitiesMilitary art
Mgr. Karel Zetocha
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 57-69
Even though many activities related to intelligence and intelligence network after the end of Cold War were released and have become commonplace, classified matters are still in the centre of public's interest. In discussions, experts use various terms tied with espionage or counter-intelligence, but real differences are not too high. In the armed forces (in the frame of NATO) this question was solved by issuing the manual AJP-2, Allied Joint Intelligence, CounterIntelligence and Security Doctrine (NATO 2003). This article summarises key and basic terms used in intelligence services, including new theoretical concepts from this field. As the author...
Deep Fight during Counterinsurgency Operations (Adaptation of Warden's Rings)Military art
Ing. Josef Nastoupil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 70-74
This article examines depth in the nonlinear battlefield and how planners might develop operational effects to defeat insurgencies. The former field manual stated that depth was the extension of operations in time, space and resources. This is a decidedly linear construction of the battlefield based on industrialized warfare between conventional enemies. The Global War on Terrorism operating environment is both nonlinear and non-contiguous. The enemy has no national borders or traditional infrastructure. If we understand cognitive depth, we can develop ways to paralyze the insurgent system or produce operational shock. Colonel John A. Warden III, an...
The Cohesion of Military UnitsMilitary art
Ing. Josef Nastoupil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 75-78
This article presents not only an non-conventional approach towards psychology of military groups, but also offers the deep insight into British way of military thinking. This article is concerned with cohesion in its broadest sense. The term cohesion is usually used to describe one of the many contributions to morale. British military doctrine says that manoeuvres approach is an approach to operation in which shattering the enemy's overall cohesion and will to fight is paramount. The cohesion in this context is being used to describe the complex interaction of the physical, moral and conceptual components of fighting. A thorough understanding of the...
Ethic Argumentation Structures Used in Discussion over the War in IraqOpinions, controversy
Pplk. Mgr. Tomáš Holub
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 79-103
The main theme of this extensive paper is ethical evaluation of the state of affairs in Iraq that would play greater role - directly or indirectly - in the decision-making of foremost politicians, more role then we might think. Although the author quotes various positive or negative attitudes towards the war, he does not intend to prove or refute presented theses. He broadly treats e.g. the so-called just-war, events when imminent threat might be a case for war, moral clarity in a time of war, situations when we consider that our aims might be achieved by peaceful means. Last but not least, he writes about attitudes of church leaders, the Holy See,...
A New Concept of the Instruction of General Staff Officers at the Commanders Academy of BundeswehrInformational pages
Ing. Josef Nastoupil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 104-107
In the near future, all joint deployments (activities, operations in which elements of two or more "branches of arms" participate) will be characterized as combined deployments (i.e. with forces or agencies of two or more allies). In view of those facts, Commanders (Army) Academy in Hamburg introduced a new concept of military schooling of GSOs, with regard to combined and multinational deployment and employment. Schooling and training are not mere matters of skill and proficiency. It is also the question of taking over responsibility, "action competence". GSOs must be able to react quickly, be capable to operate even in multinational agencies. This...
Content Language Learning in English (Integrated CLIL)Informational pages
PhDr. Mária Šikolová
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 108-111
The term Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) was originally defined in 1994, and launched in 1996 by continuing education centre of UNICOM, University of Jyäskylä (Finland). It serves to describe educational methods where subjects are taught through a foreign language with dual-focused aims, namely the learning of content, and the simultaneous learning of a foreign language. This was later extended to include learning through any language that is not the first language of the learner. The authoresses discuss several articles released among others at the Internet pages of Guardian Weekly or The OneStop Magazine: The Magazine for English...
Methods of Teaching of Foreign Languages and their Importance in Professional ForcesInformational pages
Npor. Ing. Petra Vráblíková, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 112-118
The authoress makes us acquainted with several basic methods of language drills, standardly used not only in military or state schools, but also in private educational institutions. Every described method is elaborated in detail, together with desirable educational goals, key characteristics, and representative ways of instruction. They are as follows: Audio-lingual Method, Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method (i.e. Berlitz Method) and Silent Way. Berlitz's method, although popular, was superseded by the old, classical, form-emphasizing Grammar Translation Method, which held reign until the 1950s when it was supplanted by the Audio-lingual Method...
Oral Communication Capacity: the Format of Military BriefingInformational pages
PhDr. Zdena Rosická, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 119-120
Briefing is a covering term for orders, instructions, detailed explanations or summaries given on the current situation, namely to subordinates, reporters, etc. Actually, there are four basic types of military briefing, varying according their purpose. They must define problem, summarise facts, from which you may draw conclusions. Next you draw up variations and analyse them. Finally you put proposals, identify consent and dissent. At the end you will solve arising discrepancies; you will newly evaluate originated variants. Always keep in mind that you have to be short, concise, careful, factual, and relevant. Proposals must be clear, unequivocal....
Security in the Year 2020 with the Prospects to 2050 (Summary of Security Community Views) - Part OneMilitary sociology
PhDr. Antonín Rašek a kol.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 121-138
Summary of Security Com174 munity Views - Part One. Despite the fact that most of the predictions made in the early 20th century did not realized, there are still plenty of arguments for drawing security prognoses as the only method assessing synthetic alternatives of future progress. The future is not unequivocally determined, as the all comprising development is strongly influenced by subjective motives. We must have scenarios upon which we can act, operate, namely in the field of security. The government ought to set clearly our security agenda, where and why we are going to make possible military engagement. All further actions are developing from...
Development and Perspectives of Management Instruction at Defence UniversityMilitary professional
Pplk. Ing. Miroslav Mašlej, doc. Ing. Bohumil Brechta, CSc., doc. Ing. Vítězslav Stodůlka, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 139-143
The article deals with the teaching of management at the University of Defence. Its authors are long-standing university teachers, possessing also experiences from command and staff appointments. In recent years, the emphasis in military schools has shifted more to subjects indirectly related to civilian courses of study, e.g. the theory of management. At the Defence University Brno it covers a wide range of other subjects: economy, informatics, operational investigation, etc.; other subjects are in fact only "supporting": applied mathematics, sociology, psychology, humane resource control and law. Military management, theory of military operations,...
The Use of Simulators for Training Mechanised and Armour TroopsMilitary professional
Mjr. Ing. Václav Suchý
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 144-149
For many years we have been talking about simulators/trainers. The first phase of this process ended in 1998 by publishing "The Concept of Introducing Simulation and Trainer Technology". This year, in 2005, two simulation centres, in Brno and Vyškov, are opened. We elaborated new programmes for the preparation of mechanised and armour units. In these days the Instruction Book is printed and very soon it will be distributed into respective units and institutions of ACR. The author is a strong supporter of exploiting simulators. He knows from his own experiences that the quality of training is much better and soldier's skills grow in high speed. To understand...
The Methods of Preventive Evaluation of Risks in Military Training (Hazard & Impact Index)Military professional
Npor. Ing. David Řehák, Ph.D., plk. prof. Ing. Aleš Komár, CSc., prof. Ing. František Božek, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 150-159
In fact, we have no universal method for evaluating impacts and protection of nature during military exercises and training. Establishing Environmental Training Group (NATOTraining Group/Army-Sub-Group) revolutionized the ways in which hazards were defined and analyzed to help communities protect themselves against these perils. Newly developed Training Impact Matrix/ Hazard & Impact Index methods enable truly to assess environmental dangers of military materials, vehicles, activities, energy consumption, and their impacts on important localities. Many features of above mentioned methods were introduced by Czech representatives in 2000 at Aachen...
U.S. Airforce's Unmanned VehiclesMilitary professional
Ing. Josef Nastoupil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 160-162
UAV specialists predict that within ten years, half the aircraft flying will be unmanned. They also foresee conflicts where a few soldiers will dominate stateside battlefields. The UAV Center of Excellence is going to draw the unmanned part of the Air Force, to study the best ways to use UAVs. The Air Warfare Centre at Nellis, Nevada, develops tactics for the use of aircraft and directs combat training. The UAV center would take on a whole range of issues from airspace control to various kinds of systems. Unmanned aircraft are to expect to play a key role in delivering directed-energy weapons to battlefields. Stealth will become a standard in UAV fleets...
Colonel in memoriam Jakub KoutnýPersonal data
PhDr. Zdeněk Vališ.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2006: 163-171
Mr. Koutný belonged among those who went through the fire of World War II and lately became victims of despotism of the so-called "class laws". In fact, Col. Koutný was not a soldier, but the journalist. At the beginning of war, Mr. Koutný was sent to Poland to inform about Polish practices to return Czechoslovak refugees back to the "Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia". At Poland he joined the Czechoslovak Military Group; lately he experienced Soviet labour camps. In a small city of Buzuluk, where the first Czechoslovak Field Battalion was formed, he became the chief of recruiting commission. There he met people returning from the NKVD's camps (i.e....