The Czech Republic: Many Allies, One Friend
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Czech Republic: Many Allies, One Friend
Original language description
This chapter accounts for the factors shaping the current Czech policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with special attention paid to the role of the Czech Republic in shaping the southern dimension of European Neighborhood Policy. The first part of the chapter explores the three historical legacies that inform the current MENA policy - from 1918 until EU entry in 2004. The second part takes a look at the post-2004 foreign policy priorities and interests, including domestic sources of foreign policy, and presents some key outputs of the Czech policy in the region. It explores the normative and alliance dimensions of Czech foreign policy-making and presents major contested issues in the domestic debate. The third part discusses the Czech MENA-related priorities in the EU and the policy continuities and shifts brought about by the Arab Spring. The chapter argues that the Czech MENA policy is best understood as a tool for achieving acceptance and leverage in the Western i
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
AD - Political sciences
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Northern Europe and the Making of the EU's Mediterranean and Middle East Policies
ISBN
978-1-4724-3043-4
Number of pages of the result
20
Pages from-to
159-178
Number of pages of the book
243
Publisher name
Ashgate
Place of publication
Farnham
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