Czech Military Review, 2020 (vol. 101), issue 4
Immigration in France and its security consequencesReviewed - Review
Jan Eichler
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 3-22 
The article is about the immigration in France and its consequences on the security field. It starts by the historical context and pays a big attention to the development during last two decades. It analyses the process of the islamisation on the cultural, social, security, and political levels. It continues by the French debate which reflects the clash of two contrasting approaches: political correctness vs. critical attitudes. The French experts dispute about two key subjects: the numbers of the immigrants and, namely, the correlations between the immigration and the growing numbers and brutality of the terrorist attacks (the so - called amalgam)....
Defence strategies of the smaller NATO states - a comparative studyReviewed - Review
Lukáš Dyčka, Taivo Rõkk, Zdzisław Śliwa
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 23-45
Defence strategies of smaller NATO states represent interesting source of information about defence policies of this pool of countries. Definition of what constitutes "small state" is discussed in first step. In second step, this study compares 10 selected NATO countries Defence Strategies in terms of identified risks and threats, future military capabilities to counter threats, processes of drafting defence papers, level of details and approving authorities. Outlining these indicators and characteristics provide useful overview for future draft of National defence strategies within countries of similar size.
Analysis of the Malian conflict dynamics - exploiting ACLED databaseReviewed - Review
Jan Kofroň, Michal Opletal, Matyáš Zrno
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 46-64
Focusing on current Malian conflict, the aim of the article is to demonstrate usefulness of the "Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project" database for the analysis of intra-state conflicts. At the macro-level the paper analyzes geographical spread of the conflict and its key quantitative characteristics (numbers of fatalities stemming from different types of incidents). At the micro-level it focuses on Malian region Mopti. At this level the paper analyzes geographical distribution of various incidents and the interaction of the key armed groups operating within the region.
Defining and Evaluation of Competencies of an Officer of the Czech Armed ForcesReviewed - Review
Jaroslav Kuba, Richard Saibert
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 65-83
The article deals with the issue of identification and evaluation of the competencies of senior officers of the Czech Armed Forces. Paper investigates the role of the authorities responsible for military branches and military occupation specialties in the system of defining officer´s competencies. It was also examined the scope of possible application of the competency model of a professional soldier defined by the National System of Occupations in the process of career management. As a comprehensive and optimal solution, a full application of competency model is proposed. The partial application of the competency model is based only on the use of...
Multiple round simultaneous impact fires and possibilities of its application in Czech ArmyNonreviewed - Other
Michal Šustr, Ladislav Potužák, Martin Blaha, Jan Ivan
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 84-93
The article deals with the possibility of using artillery fire with the multiple round simultaneous impact, for artillery weapon systems currently used in the Army of the Czech Republic. It aims to analyze the existing artillery procedures and then describe the possibilities, benefits and possible negatives of multiple rounds simultaneus impact fires. In the end, specific requirements are set that must be met for the effective use of fire with the simultaneous impact of missiles with currently used artillery weapon systems.
Physical Training Information System of the Armed Forces of the Czech RepublicNonreviewed - Other
Petr Hanák, Jiří Sekanina, Tomáš Ráčil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 94-104
The article addresses the current state of registration and evaluation of physical training of soldiers of the Army of the Czech Republic. It includes analytical and design part. The analytical part discusses the pros and cons of current evidence of physical training data and identifies the main shortcomings and problems. The article proposes the optimization of the current state through an advanced information system that would cover the current needs of physical education workers and for this purpose is currently created in the environment of the University of Defense in Brno. The article outlines the possible practical use of the information system...
EU's Common Security and Defence Policy in a Nutshell - Part TwoNonreviewed - Other
Vilém Kolín
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 105-117
The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), on the basis of which the EU builds its defence identity, has a broad spectrum. It focuses not only on the defence component of the CSDP, but also on associated areas such as defence industry and market, defence research and development, and supports them with related legislation and various policy and financial instruments. On the one hand, this prevents the issue of European defence from being easily confined. On the other hand, this reflects the robustness of the EU's approach to European defence and its willingness to mobilize all available resources. The article describes the evolution of European...
Printed 100 years agoNonreviewed - Other
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Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2020: 118-125
Dear readers,We are pleased to share with you the text from the "Vojenství doma i v cizině" (Military at Home and Abroad) column, published in our journal in No. 4/1920. This and other historical papers can be viewed, read or downloaded from the website of our journal www.vojenskerozhledy.cz in the Archive menu.