Czech Military Review, 2024 (vol. 105), issue 2
Turkey's Trust in the USA: Causes of the Criticised Alliance Member's ApproachReviewed - Research
Denisa Schvachová, Jozef Vojtek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 3-17 
The article deals with Turkey's trust in the USA as its most important ally in NATO. Semi-structured interviews with Turkish academics and international relations experts during field research identified three main areas of Turkish mistrust in the USA - the Cyprus question, USA support for the PYD/YPG in Syria, and USA intervention in Turkish politics. The research results presented in the causal network show that the main cause of Turkish mistrust towards the USA is the factors leading to the phenomenon of fear of abandonment. That causes Turkey's increased need for independence from strategic partners and the subsequent increase in the application...
The UN and NATO as the Main Pillars of the International Security Architecture with a Focus on the Middle East RegionReviewed - Research
Yvona Novotná-Šabacká
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 18-35
This study provides a summary overview of the creation and the activities of the international security architecture in the form of their two main pillars, i.e. the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Near and Middle East region. Within the framework of international security relations, this is a very unstable and conflictual region, where this instability has lasted practically since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The global UN, its overall activity and importance, especially humanitarian and peace-building activities not only for the Near and Middle East region, is very beneficial, through out the...
Palestine in a Vicious Circle of Violence, Wars and Terror (1948-2023)Reviewed - Research
Jan Eichler
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 36-55
This article deals with one of the most explosive areas of the world today, which is the Near and Middle East (NMEA) and especially the territory of historical Palestine, where the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (IPC) has been going on for a long time. The text deals primarily with historical and military factors and is written as a historical explanatory analysis. It focuses on the most significant historical events and explains the ways of functioning and the consequences of the processes that have been taking place there for a long time.
Development of a Methodology for Improving Urban Operations CapabilitiesReviewed - Research
Peter Hofer
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 56-76
Most experts believe that urban operations will gain importance in the future, but even though we have sufficient examples and experience at hand, we still struggle with the development of the necessary skills and capabilities. The resulting gaps are a combination of different tasking and shrinking resources in the past decades, the difficulty of training for and a mere misunderstanding of the urban environment and harmful innovations - we seem to find ourselves always in the beginning. Fighting in isolated "prisms of responsibility" requires flexible task forces with all necessary enablers at hand and well-trained commanders exercising mission command...
Foreign Fighters and Their Place in LawReviewed - Review
Ludvík Barabáš
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 77-84
States should avoid arbitrability in decision-making processes concerning foreign fighters by amending their current legislature including criminal prosecution of foreign fighters. Authorization regime similar to the one in Poland may offer higher guarantees, control and monitoring of medium to high-threat individuals whilst offering states direct targeting of prevention and mitigation policies. States should create a transparent and clear framework for evaluation of applications to travel abroad for the purpose of fighting with lawfully set discretion for state organs that will enable them to deny applications for political, social or even economic reasons.
Threats and Hazards of Grey Rhino ParadigmReviewed - Research
Olga Burianová, Jiří F. Urbánek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 85-96
Grey Rhino is a metaphor for security threat, which is unkept irrational for large extent also high probability of harmful effect on a subject of risk owner. Business continuity management system is assessed in a diagram as controlling instrument aimed at operational hazard mitigation of continuity disturbance of affected subject. A ´from Operations´ Value Added - O´VA is established as qualitative dynamic information about productivity of activities. The measures are designed in crisis scenario for quality improvement of subject´s crisis readiness. An indicator of business risk continuity slip is defined. In a connection with war conflict on Ukraine...
Proposal of Legal Status of the Expert Valuation Institute Objectifying the Acquisition ProcessReviewed - Research
Jan Hak, Pavel Foltin, Dagmar Pospíšilová, Karel Pospíšil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 97-115
The process of procuring military equipment, technology, material, and associated services (VM) is frequently shrouded in concerns about cost-effectiveness and, in some instances, even becomes the focus of law enforcement investigations. This often leads to delays in strategic investments and exposes involved individuals to the risk of criminal charges. Additionally, there is a notable lack of capacity to impartially evaluate the overall investment's efficacy. Consequently, the "Znalec" (Expert Witness) project was initiated as a part of the defense research program. Its objective is to explore the feasibility of establishing an expert institute that...
Military Will in the Czech Civil CodeReviewed - Review
Pavel Salák
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 116-129
The text is dedicated to the analysis of the legal regulation of military wills in the new Civil Code (Law No. 89/2012 Coll.). It places it in a historical legal context. However, priority attention is paid to a detailed analysis of the current legal regulation and potential issues that this regulation brings. It also briefly mentions other options for last dispositions that a soldier could use. The legal regulation of military wills in the Civil Code can be characterized as very well conceived, reflecting the reality of foreign missions. The fact that it takes the form of a public document is also significant if the relevant requirements are met....
Arson Attacks in Israel - History and Options for the Elimination of Inincendiary BalloonsReviewed - Review
Alena Slavíková, Martin Křepský, František Racek, Antonín Novotný
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 130-146
The article concerns the issue of arson attacks in Israel.The issue of terrorism in Israel is quite broad, given that it is a very common phenomenon here and Israel deals with terrorism on a daily basis. The paper therefore focuses on incendiary balloons, a weapon that repeatedly caused fires around the Gaza Strip between 2018-2023. It examines their history, their design, outlines the possibilities of their elimination, the advantages and disadvantages of possible technical solutions, and a reflection on the future of their usage.
Characteristics of Forcible Entries into Objects and an Experimental Assessment of the Potential Impact of Fragments Scattering on Training Safety when Using Fence ChargeReviewed - Research
Ota Rolenec, Pavel Maňas, Tibor Palasiewicz
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 147-166
The article focuses on the characteristics of forcible entries into objects and the term "breaching", which is often used interchangeably with this activity. The article further addresses the issue of fragments scattering when using a charge to overcome chain-link fences. The introductory chapter describes the execution of training in this field using the exercise facilities that are built for this purpose in military training areas. When conducting explosive forcible entry training, the safe distance for intervening teams and non-participants is determined using given formulas. The purpose of the simulation, mathematical calculations and experiment...
Construction of Temporary Bridges after Floods in SloveniaNonreviewed - Other
Martin Benda, Jan Sobotka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 167-182
The paper deals with the process of constructing temporary bridges after the devastating floods that hit Slovenia at the beginning of August. The Czech Republic has decided to donate three TMS (heavy bridge set) bridges to the Republic of Slovenia as part of humanitarian aid. The article describes the process from the dispatch of a reconnaissance team, through the evaluation of the reconnaissance, to the construction itself. The paper is based on the experiences and observations of the author, who took part in all the processes as a direct participant.
The formation of artillery in the Czechoslovak legions in RussiaNonreviewed - Other
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2024: 183-196
The article deals with the formation of artillery in the Czechoslovak legions in Russia. Using information drawn from contemporary sources and books from the 1930s, it presents the basic milestones that were at the birth of this important part of the Czechoslovak legions.