Czech Military Review, 2020 (vol. 101), issue 1
American Military Doctrines of New GenerationReviewed - Review
Jan Eichler
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 3-19 
The article is based on the neorealist theory and is aimed to the analysis of the military doctrines of the USA published between 2012 - 2018. It evaluates them as the consequence of important changes after the end of the Cold War, namely the process of the enlargement of NATO. The article explains the US doctrines as a manifestation of a reinforced military self - esteem of the USA and warns that these doctrines should lead to an increase of the military tension at the Eastern frontier of the enlarged NATO.
Warfare and its FormsReviewed - Review
Ján Spišák, Jan Gireth, Marek Fiebich
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 20-35
The article deals with the issue of warfare. Its aim is to describe and clarify the character of warfare in its contemporary doctrinal context. The authors of the article focused on the specifics of individual forms of warfare and its complexity within the annexation of Crimea by the armed forces of the Russian Federation in 2014. Description, content and comparative analysis of used sources and doctrinal publications were used. The authors conclude that the complexity of contemporary warfare creates appropriate conditions for the nation and its armed forces to enforce its interests and achieve strategic goals. The main contribution of the article...
Utilization of Galileo and BeiDou Systems in the Armed Forces of the Czech RepublicReviewed - Review
Josef Rada, Viktor Pecina
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 36-50
The article studies possibilities of utilization of Global Navigational Satellite Systems Galileo and BeiDou in the Armed forces of the Czech Republic. It analyses its advantages, weaknesses and assets the army. The study is grounded in knowledge and experience of the Czech military geographic service and supports it with comparisons with already implemented systems GPS and GLONASS. European project Galileo brings for the most part independence on GPS and direct influence of the Czech Republic. Chinese system BeiDou provides individual alternative, although with limited access. In combination with multiconstelation receivers, they can substantially...
Officer's CompetenciesReviewed - Review
Přemysl Štěpánek, Richard Saibert
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 51-70
The article deals with the process of identification of competencies for commanders in leading units in military operations. The used methodology based on combined approach founded on selected competency rosters and its further modification seemed to be relevant and applicable in the Czech Armed Forces conditions. Military officer's profiles anchored in the EU Commission Database for Armed Forces and in the EU Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military Officer Profession have been proven as the most relevant frameworks of competencies. Both are formulated and structured to be as generic as possible for all officers regardless of their specialization....
The Capabilities of the Army of the Czech Republic to Conduct Military Operations in the Tropical RainforestReviewed - Review
Daniel Buršík
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 71-84
The article is focusing on challenges connected with execution of the Czech Army military operations in tropical rainforest under umbrella of international organization. The military engagements in the tropical climate depends on unit general characterization and necessary unit competency insufficiently specified in the Czech Army Catalogue of Capabilities. The Czech Army Catalogue of Capabilities standardizes training methods, training cost, and required training area and required training equipment and material. Based on experience gained from the training of the Czech military personnel in Jungle Training Centre in French Guyana, we can assess that...
Internal Conflicts in Works of Thucydides and MachiavelliReviewed - Review
Jakub Šedo
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 85-101
Hybrid threats are considered among the most serious risks that Western societies currently face. The aim of actors using such threats is to influence decision-making processes, and in order to do so they use a rich spectrum of methods to instigate conflict in society, seeking to undermine trust in institutions, abet radicalisation, and so on. Activities aimed at creating internal conflict, and the prevention of such activities, are not, of course, a new phenomenon; they differ only in their extent, intensity and the techniques used. The aim of this paper is to investigate how classic strategists - Thucydides and Machiavelli - described in their works...
The Role of Discursive Behavior in the Colombian ConflictReviewed - Review
Milan Školník
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 102-115
One of the longest conflicts in Latin-American history ended in 2016 when then Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the largest guerrilla movement in Colombia. His predecessor, the current senator Álvaro Uribe, opposed the peace agreement, believing that an offensive against the guerrillas was the right approach. This article shows how these two Colombian presidents framed guerillas and what strategies and expressions were used in their presidential speeches. The main argument is that the conciliatory discourse of President Santos helped to finally achieve peace. The...
A Word from the Chairman of the Editorial BoardNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 116
Printed 100 years agoNonreviewed - Other
redakce
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 117-121
Dear readers,We are pleased to share with you the paper published in our journal in No. 3/1920. The paper written by Lieutenant Rudolf Lounský is called "President o armádě" (President on the Army). In his paper, the author introduces President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's ideas of a democratic army.This and other historical papers can be viewed, read or downloaded from the website of our journal www.vojenskerozhledy.cz in the Archive menu.
Luboš Dobrovský passed awayNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2020: 122