Czech Military Review, 2015 (vol. 96), issue 1
Conceptual Development of the AFCR - Approaches and Strategic Starting PointsReviewed - Review
Ing. František Mičánek, Ing. Josef Procházka, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 4-19 
This paper aims to enrich professional discussion on future shape of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (AFCR) and is linked to the preceding research and publishing activities of members of the Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies (CBVSS) at the University of Defence. In its first part, it performs a historical tour to the year 2012 and highlights the reasons that the former leadership of the ACR led to the start of construction work on the concept of AFCR (KVAČR). Briefly describes the interconnection and the hierarchy of individual conceptual and strategic documents, the procedure works on them and summarizes the arguments supporting...
Not only on the Long-term Planning in the Defence SectorNonreviewed - Other
Ing. Oldřich Hoďánek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 20-25
Presented text mainly deals with the issue of long-term planning in the department of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the Czech Republic. The issue is discussed at many levels, taking into account economic and other operational factors that are very important for adequate functioning of the department. Attention is focused both on theoretical considerations, and practical implications of proper planning.
Conflict in Ukraine and Russia's involvement: A New Hybrid War, or the Application of C lassical Methods?Nonreviewed - Other
Mgr. Richard STOJAR, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 26-37
This text presents development of the Ukrainian conflict in the context of contemporary discussion about the extent of Russian intervention in crisis regions. The author explores thesis about application of hybrid war by Russian side, use of new military and strategic methods. He also presents and evaluates the arguments which oppose the idea of considerable changes in character of military conflicts, which were demonstrated during the occupation of Crimea and during the combat clashes in Eastern Ukraine having in mind the state and possibilities of the involved actors.
Recent development of Transnistrian conflict in the light of crisis on UkraineReviewed - Review
Mgr. Lukáš Dyčka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 38-45
This article analyses frozen Conflict in separatist region of Transnistria in the light of recent crisis on Ukraine. Despite standing in the shade of Ukraine, the importance of Transnistria has been once again highlighted by Russian support to separatist movements in post-soviet area. Hence text also argues, that by precise analysis of important agents involved in Transnistrian conflict, such as Russia, Ukraine or Romania, we can better understand not only current development in this "de-facto state", but also put annexation of Crimea (or war in eastern Ukraine) into context. On the other hand, influence of Russian military presence in Transnistria...
Research of Al-Qa'ida Has Never been Easier: an Overview of the Sources of Primary DataNonreviewed - Other
Mgr. Petr Zelinka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 46-60
There has never been so much primary data on al-Qa'ida publicly available. Nevertheless primary data are still not used enough, despite the fact that their omission had a clearly detrimental effect on the quality of research on al-Qa'ida. The article's goal is twofold: to lay out an overview of the publicly available sources of primary data on al-Qa'ida and by highlighting interesting aspects of their content to demonstrate their usefulness for the research in general. The article deals particularly with outputs of public institutions, al-Qa'ida's members' publications, al-Qa'ida's members' communication that has been made public and leaked classified...
Targeting Process on the Example of the Libya CaseReviewed - Review
mjr. Mgr. Terezie Němcová, MPA
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 61-71
Protection of the civilian population against the Gaddafi regime, it was a clear UN mandate for military intervention in Libya in 2011. Not only a new approach to leading the fight against terrorism after 11 September 2001, but also requires a change in approaches to conducting combat operations coalition forces, as shown by the recent armed conflict in Libya, inevitably required a new perspective on the concept and approach to the process of targeting as the process of selecting and prioritizing targets and responding to them in accordance with operational requirements and capabilities of units, synchronization of NATO forces, particularly with regard...
Acquisition of Knowledge and Insights Gained Through "Lessons Learned" Process and Implementation in Czech Armed ForcesReviewed - Review
pplk. Ing. Janka KOSECOVÁ, Doc. Ing. Milan KUBEŠA, CSc., mjr. Ing. František GRMELA
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 72-85
The process of the Lessons Learned in the Czech Armed Forces is not ideal for several reasons. One of them is the underestimation of the process by top management. Another one is the low level of awareness of the process, institutions, possibilities and importance of the Lessons Learned Process as a whole. The aim of this article is to clarify the Lessons Learned Process as a tool to support the organization. The first part of the article deals with the process of the Lessons Learned in the Czech Armed Forces including terminology. The second part of the article describes the factual implementation of the Lessons Learned in the Czech Armed Forces....
Divizní generál Čeněk HaužvicNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2015: 86-87