Czech Military Review, 2019 (vol. 100), issue 4
European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (2008-2019): contribution to stability or part of a problem?Reviewed - Review
Tereza Smejkalová
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 3-17 
The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) is the only international monitoring presence operating in the region with the consent of the Russian Federation. However, almost 11 years in the area did not bring the desired result. The Russian Federation has strengthened its position in Abkhazia and South Ossetia with more than 20,000 troops on the ground, hardened the border and even prevented the schools from teaching children in Georgian. Following the assessment on the basis of three criteria (stabilization, normalization and confidence building), the EUMM attempts to increase the confidence building, to mediate among the actors in order to achieve a normal...
Key roles and interests of Pakistan and India in AfghanistanReviewed - Review
Martin Havlík
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 18-31
This review attempts to analyze in detail the specific roles and interests of the key players represented by Pakistan and India in Afghanistan. The focus of individual actors in the South Asian region was focused on identifying key objectives, defining specific national interests and strategies in Afghanistan. The aim of the article is to find out, analyze, interpret and understand information about the power relations of Pakistan and India in relation to the security situation in Afghanistan. The content focuses on the analysis of Pakistan-India relations and their intertwining in Afghan society. The aim is not to relate the content to a generalized...
Experiment of Using Structured Techniques in Intelligence AnalysisReviewed - Review
Jozef Vojtek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 32-43
Research into the use of structured analytical techniques has shown that analysts use specific structured techniques to achieve better analysis results than using traditional intuitive approaches. The experiment was based on solving the analytical tasks of two intelligence scenarios in a set of 32 people. To verify the null hypothesis, a chi-square test of independence was performed at a 5% significance level. In the control/intuitive and experimental/structured technique groups, responses were evaluated in four criteria, in an overall qualitative intelligence analysis, in rank corps, depending on the time of service and education. The number of correct...
Requirements for engineer information in water crossingReviewed - Review
Martin Sedláčel, Jaroslav Zelený
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 44-62
The work deals with the issue of engineer information, which is necessary for the planning of water crossing, and which can facilitate and speed up the proces of operation planning with the assistance of the staff members of engineer specialization. At present (2019) there is no application software development of engineer support tasks (hereinafter APV ŽEN) within the engineer command and control subsystem AČR, which would take into account the problem of water crossing by troops. The aim of the article is: to analyze the gathering of engineer information for water crossing and to describe it on a specific example of the Morava river, to identify...
Artillery Survey for Autonomous Weapon Systems and Basic Requirements on Survey UnitsReviewed - Review
Jan Ivan, Ladislav Potužák, Jiří Šotnar
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 63-77
The article is focused on operations of autonomous artillery weapon systems and possible requirements on survey units and their equipment. In the light of perspective purchase of artillery weapon systems it is necessary to analyze the character of operations of these systems and determine requirements on preparation of position areas. Goal of this article is to describe the character of autonomous artillery weapon systems operations in terms of functionality of individual components of navigation unit and based on this to set the requirements on survey units equipment. As the main method authors used method of scenarios where were as a scenarios determined...
Georgia and NATO: Turning point or Point of No Return?Nonreviewed - Other
Martin Botik
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 78-93
Is Georgia's integration into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) security structures leading to assured full membership? Ever since gaining independence in 1990, Georgia has tried to free itself from Russian influence, focusing on becoming a member of NATO. However, the Georgian journey to NATO is complicated by the country's internal political situation and external relations with Russia. Georgian internal conflicts with breakaway territories supported by Russia led to the Russian invasion into Georgian territory in 2008. Russia suppresses Georgian efforts to join NATO, considers the South Caucasus to be a strategic sphere of interest,...
Contemporary Terrorism Manifestations (Simple Causal Model Analysis)Nonreviewed - Other
Tomáš Novotný
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2019: 94-105
The editorial board of Vojenské rozhledy Journal presents an article by General Staff Colonel (plk. gšt.) Tomáš Novotný, currently the Chief of the Department of Strategic Planning (J-5) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic. This article was published in HORYZONTY BEZPIECZEŃSTWA Nr 8 (3) 2017 and it is available online at http://www.prawo.uni.opole.pl/horyzonty_bezp/Nr_8(3)_2017.pdf. The article is very closely linked to the subject of the contribution published in Vojenské rozhledy 3/2019, entitled "Religious Extremism as a Cause of Armed Conflicts: Indicators and Early Warning Systems", and in a certain way it defines...