Czech Military Review, 2017 (vol. 98), issue 3
Russia's Influence on the Conflict Dynamics in Nagorno KarabakhReviewed - Review
Pavlína Bláhová
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 3-13 
Frozen conflict in Nagorno Karabakh has been representing a threat to the regional stability for the last two decades. Sudden escalation of violence in 2016, known as Four-Day War, spurred new discussions on factors influencing the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. While adversaries explain the conflict as a reaction to military provocations or as a rally round the flag effect, this article explains the dynamics of the conflict through the influence of the third party - Russia. Russia considers the Caucasus to be its sphere of the influence and therefor aims to spread its control through strengthening strategic ties with both Armenia...
Energy as a Strategic Tool of Hezbollah Movement in Confrontation with IsraelReviewed - Review
Lukáš Tichý
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 14-30
The article focuses on confronting the Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah with Israel in the field of energy. The aim of the article is to analyse the importance of energy in strategy of movement Hezbollah generally and specifically in confronting with Israel and motives and methods of the energy strategy of the Hezbollah. The primary method of Hezbollah action is to use or threat of violence consisting in threatening to attack on the Israeli energy sector to defend Lebanese energy wealth and deter its enemy from production of gas and oil in the disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean. The main motive of Hezbollah's activities is especially strengthening...
Recent Objectives of Cyber Defence in the Department of DefenceReviewed - Review
Miroslav Feix, Salibor Procházka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 31-50
The paper deals with cyber security, cyber defence and operations in cyber space focusing on the department of defence. Tasks implied from the Czech Republic's, NATO's and European Union strategic documents and roles of participating subjects have been analysed. Four scenarios as another source of identified tasks were created and used to describe possible situations requiring cyber defence capabilities. The presented analysis is a prerequisite for specifying required capabilities, and a proposal how to assign roles, responsibilities and required capabilities.
Results of Research to the Issue of Engineer Support in Combat OperationsReviewed - Research
Ota Rolenec, Jan Kyjovský, Jaroslav Zelený, Tibor Palasiewicz
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 51-67
The paper deals with the ability of engineer units to provide engineer mobility support in combat operations. Based on the analysis of the results of structured interviews conducted with extensive amount of the Czech Armed Forces officers, and their generalization, were found discrepancies between the current and required state in the organizational structure of engineer units to provide effective mobility support, and requirements for engineer devices to support mobility in the Czech Armed Forces conditions were formulated. The aim of this article is to present recommendations for inclusion of different types of engineer devices into formed engineer...
The Czech Republic and "New" EU Common Security and Defense Policy: Time of Crucial DecisionsNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 68-77
In the shadow of the profound transformation of the security environment, the long rejected idea of a multi-speed Europe in defence is taking shape. What is the Czech Republic's stance in this context? Is it ready to adapt and make defence one of the government's priorities, or will it only passively observe the events around it and at some point tolerate another intervention or occupation of another power? The article outlines several practical recommendations to the Czech Republic in the area of military capabilities, armaments, defence research, defence industry and market, which could provide guidance in this process.
NATO Common Funding - Yesterday, Today and TomorrowNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 78-90
The NATO common funding has already been used to finance common needs of the Alliance for 65 years and has contributed substantially to its readiness, cohesion and solidarity. A number of reform measures have been approved, and in most cases already implemented, over the period of last several years with the aim of more effective, economical, efficient a transparent use of NATO common funds and the introduction of modern financial management practices. NATO common funding is therefore a live and well-functioning system. Nevertheless, there is still a room for further improvements. The aim of this article is to describe the role of NATO common funding,...
Commentary on Luboš Dobrovský's Controversy with Jan EichlerNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 91-98
The text is reaction to disputation between Lubos Dobrovsky and Jan Eichler in Vojenské rozhledy magazine, which was dealing with limits and inappropriate of neoliberal approach to analysis of military-security situation in post-soviet space from Czech point of view. Text tries to point out, that neorealistic approach, which focuses on material source of power, inevitably deals with ideas as well. Therefore, Ted Hopf´s approach, whcih combines attention to material power and ideas, is introduced.
Předpoklady příští válkyNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2017: 99-106