Czech Military Review, 2014 (vol. 95), issue 1
Why the Czech Republic Should Have a Defence PolicyNonreviewed - Other
PhDr. Luboš Dobrovský
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 4-7 
Even though we have several concept documents: Security Strategy, Defence Policy, our armed forces are fragmentized by doubtful laws into autonomous sections, Army of the Czech Republic, Castle Guard, Military Office of the President, Military Intelligence. We lack a binding political assignment on defence policy. The Defence White Book was a serious attempt to introduce this problem among members of government, parliament. But it was ineffectual. The officials did not respond, contented with emergency arrangements. Alarms bell. Supposing the politicians are not involved in defence policy, we should lose our Alliance credibility, later on even Alliance...
The Process of Accession to NATO and Its Influence on Shaping the Czech Republic Security SystemReviewed - Review
PhDr. Zdeněk Borkovec
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 8-21
The accession of the Czech Republic to NATO is reflected in the Czech security system, especially in the political, institutional, organizational and legislative areas. The article describes the ways to achieve the NATO key requirements: political, institutional, legislative, defence, resources, as well as information security and public support. In order to become fully capable to consume benefits of NATO membership and fulfil its obligations, appropriate legislative changes must be adopted. Four North Atlantic Treaty Organization pillars had to be integrated: Washington Treaty, defence planning, information security, mutual solidarity.
Japanese Missile Defence and its ImplicationsReviewed - Review
Mgr. Adam Strauch, M.A.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 22-32
The main goal of the presented article is to evaluate the impact of Japanese missile defence development on the regional strategic stability in Northeast Asia. The goal is reached through an analysis of interaction between missile defence and roles of ballistic missiles in Chinese and North Korean strategies towards Japan, while also taking into account the alternative policies which Japan might have used in response to the ballistic missile threat. According to the analysis, the development of the Japanese missile defence does not degrade strategic stability in the discussed region.
Extremism and Terrorism as Destabilizing Factors of SocietyReviewed - Review
Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Ivo Svoboda, Ph.D., Ing. Michael Hrbata, MPA
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 33-41
The article defines extremisms and terrorism as eventual destabilizing moments in society. The paper decomposes possible reasons and grounds of their manifestation, the authors point out that certain signs indicate the penetration of extremisms and terrorism into armed forces structures and civil service, by means of concrete persons. At the end they propose general rules and approaches to keep up this topical phenomenon of the present day.
Islamic Terrorism of Jemaah Islamiyah Organization as a Today's Topical ThreatReviewed - Review
Ing. Michael Hrbata, MPA
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 42-49
This paper refers about the threat of Islamic terrorism, its roots, motives, as well as its origins. Namely the author informs about the Jemaah Islamiyah, Islamic organization, which is less know in the Czech Republic. Indonesia has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88,2 % of Indonesia´s population). It is generally regarded as a tolerant country, in which various religions living side by side without larger problems. Nevertheless even here the danger of violent Islamic terrorism has arisen. The theme is treated in a proper historical context, with regards to possible...
Analytical and Conception Personnel of Defence Department in the Mirror of Research ProjectReviewed - Research
Prof. PhDr. František Ochrana, DrSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 50-80
This article tries to analyse the employees of central state administration, who are involved in analytical, conception, planning and strategy activities. We organized a research at eleven ministries in 2013, to familiarize themselves with their roles. Only three ministries refused to take part in this research (home office, regional development ministry and agriculture ministry). The results reached describe how examined groups evaluated various factors influencing their analytic and conception performances. The identified state at the Defence Ministry is compared with overall situations at other ministries of the Czech Republic. At the end of this...
Operational Concepts and Armed Forces Use in the Future OperationsReviewed - Review
Podplukovník gšt. Ing. Ivo Pikner, Ph.D., Mgr. Lukáš Dyčka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 81-89
The article explains the meaning of strategy documents covering forces' deployment in future operations, i.e. operational concepts and aspects of their development. The authors concentrate first on approaches to their optimal structures and use history examples taken from both Alliance and Czech environments. Secondly they discuss the latest initiatives of this kind in NATO, the formation of a document under the title "Framework for Future Alliance Operations (FFAO)". After its approval, this document is going to be a crucial groundwork for all defence planning, not only in the Alliance scope, but in every member state. The scientific attitudes and...
The Analysis of Internal Regulations and Regulative Acts in Armed Forces (Part II)Reviewed - Review
JUDr. Ing. Dalibor Nový
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 90-105
Article analyses the relation between legal and internal regulations and other management acts in public administration, focusing on their own hierarchy, quantity, liability in specific areas of Czech armed forces. The first part was published in Military Review No. 4/2013; this following section focuses on the creation of internal management acts and their releasing for the recipients. The article also emphasizes the need for a stable organization, which is necessary for the effective implementation of personnel management, personnel control and the so-called internal and external legislations.
Output Specifics of Rapid Map Products within the Framework of Geospatial Support at a Strategic LevelReviewed - Review
Plukovník Ing. Vladimír Kovařík, MSc. Ph.D., podplukovník Ing. Jan Marša, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 106-120
This paper deals with a geospatial support at a strategic level, especially with the production of rapid map products, presenting at this level the most required product type. Backed by their own working experiences from both NATO and EU command structures, the authors describe requirements for geospatial products created at a strategy level, emphasizing the importance of respecting the general cartographic principles. The authors compare the general technology of thematic map production, making use of Geographic Information System, technology, with the technology specific to the strategic level. They also describe the specifics of production at that...
Selected Problems of Intelligence AnalysisReviewed - Review
Doc. Ing. Oldřich Horák, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 121-127
The ability to deliver information about an incident, long time before it has happened, puts intelligence analysts into the very first line of fight against the threat of terrorism, extremism, proliferation, or activities of alien services. The article deals with some aspects of intelligence research that often influence the value of final reports, presented to their consumers. It analyses intelligence database designated for its end users. It simultaneously reflects the question of indications and warnings against opponent's surprise attacks. Last but not least, the purpose of this article is both to attract the readers´ attention to this theme and...
Operational Approach Development: Application of Operational Art Theory in Practice (1st part)Reviewed - Review
Ing. Ján Spišák, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 128-135
The article deals with aspects of operational art inside the operations planning process. It deals with the concepts of operational design and suggests a possible way of introducing such theory into the development process of operational approach. This paper is a free sequel to several articles published in Military Review on this theme. It introduces several professional terms in the field of operational art, up to now not officially established.
Evaluation of Operation and Maintenance of the Ground Equipment of the Army of the Czech RepublicNonreviewed - Other
Major Ing. Martin Kurka, major Ing. Jiří Kudláček
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 136-154
The article reviews contemporary traditional approaches towards the evaluation of ground military vehicles and equipment, oriented on the role and potential of top-ranking officials in this area. The author promotes the introduction of some electronic Log Book for monitoring and rating the operational data of the military equipment, with the help of new General Packet Radio Service module, to improve the effectiveness of operational system, maintenance and savings.
Lightweight Armoured Vehicle S-LOV-CBRNNonreviewed - Other
Ing. Bohuslav Res, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 155-163
The paper describes a design concept of a lightweight armoured vehicle set "S-LOV-CBRN". The equipment of this set allows its crew to carry out a safe reconnaissance activities in areas with unknown situation under chemical, biological and radiological risks (CBRN reconnaissance), as well as the risk of contact with armed opponents.
Some Remarks about the Professional Military Education of OfficersReviewed - Review
Brigádní generál Ing. Jaromír Zůna, Ph.D., MSc.,podplukovník Ing. Bohuslav Pernica, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 164-177
Each officer is obligated to meet his or her qualification requirements, identified in the job description. In order to obtain a required military qualification, officers are usually send to a training course, which is either provided or organized under the auspice of the Ministry of Defence. The discussion within the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic about the system of military courses has been ongoing for the last two decades. Although the system of officers´ development is periodically reviewed, a certain economic paradox still remains. While the number of officers without adequate qualification is not diminishing, at the same time there is a...
Military Review: How to Continue (The Case of Decision-Making Analysis)Nonreviewed - Other
Prof. PhDr. František Ochrana, DrSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 178-187
This polemics is written by Prof. Fr. Ochrana, both reader and author of the Military Review quarterly. It is a response to the article in No 4, 2013, by Vl. Karaffa, editorial board chairman. Prof. Ochrana generally supports his conclusions concerning the further survival of this Czech Military Review. According to him, the review has indispensable role in the spectrum of both civilian and military professional journals. He recommends to evaluate the problem of its existence upon the principles of cost/benefit analysis, with regard to the so-called socials costs, the key steps of which he enumerates.
The Czech Republic: A Leading Country in CBRN Protection Information Report from the 2nd International Symposium on CBRN/TIM Physical ProtectionNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2014: 188-191
At the end of 2013 in the German city of Münster, they organized the 2nd international symposium on protection against the effects of weapons of mass destruction (CBRN) and toxic industrial materials (TIM). The article deals with main presented topics and summarizes conclusions namely for the Czech Armed Forces specialists who are interested in such subject matters.