This thesis examines the origins, development and security implications of China's population policy, particularly the one-child policy. This policy aimed to halt the rapid population growth and improve the living conditions of the population. Although the measures led to a slowdown in&#...

As the title implies, this bachelor thesis deals with the introduction of sports diplomacy in the Czech Republic by identifying the actors from the Czech sports environment and describing the tools of sports diplomacy used to improve the "image" of the state in the i...

In recent years, the international system has been plagued by increasingly intense competition, which is currently also occurring in the EU´s neighborhood. However, the EU has long been lacking the capacities that would allow it to respond adequately to the security challenges it f...

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the United States' presence in the Pacific region from a defensive realism perspective. The thesis introduces current events in the context of the Pacific theater. The focus here is on presenting the rivalry between the United States and th...

This bachelor thesis concentrates on the Wagner group and it´s operations in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Sudan, CAR and Mali. It seeks to find out whether the Wagner group conducted these operations alone or whether the group served as a hybrid tool of the Russian state. The&#...

The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel. They include the islands of Jersey and Guernsey. The jurisdiction of Guernsey also includes the islands of Sark, Alderney and several other uninhabited or sparsely inhabited islands. Formally under the jurisdiction of the Crown,&#x...

This bachelor thesis examines the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the context of the Yemen civil war between 2015 and 2023. This comparative case study uses qualitative research methods to explore the hard and soft power instruments both countries have employed in Yem...

The text discusses the growing importance of environmental issues in the field of security studies, especially focusing on the involvement of the United Nations Environment Program, UNEP, in solving environmental challenges in armed conflicts. The aim of the work is to map how the&...

The bachelor's thesis examines the influence of nationalism on separatist tendencies in the Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It analyzes the historical context, factors shaping nationalism, the relationship between Serbian nationalism and separatism, separatist manifestations, and the Se...

Although secessionist tendencies have been present in Bougainville since the last century, the question of independence is still very much alive. The aim of this thesis is to identify the main causes of secessionism in Bougainville, an island region of Papua New Guinea, based ...

This bachelor's thesis is focused on the Česká televize news program "Události" within the context of the war in Ukraine. The main goal was to determine whether Czech Television maintained objectivity, impartiality, and balance in this program during the observed periods. A...

This Bachelor thesis looks at the causes of South Sudan's civil war, which broke out in 2013. The work is structured in three parts. The first two chapters focus on the theory of civil war, with the main part of the theoretical part devoted to presenting the ...

This bachelor thesis focuses on environmental policy and sustainable development at the United Nations. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out how environmental policy was formed at the UN from 1972 to the first third of 2024. The goal was developed by the fol...

Nativism has come into wider European awareness in the context of the European migration crisis which peaked in 2015 and 2016. Based on several available definitions, nativism can be broadly defined as hostility towards anything that is considered foreign and that can potentially t...

This bachelor thesis deals with the Kurdish factor in Turkish Middle East politics. Through analysis, I examine Turkey's foreign policy towards three specific states - Syria, Iraq and Iran - over a given time period with regard to the Kurdish question. Over the years, the&...

The bachelor thesis Diplomacy of Non-State Armed Actors deals with the issue of applying elements of diplomacy to non-state armed actors and emphasizes in particular on paradiplomacy. I have chosen a single case study of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for possible application.&#...

This bachelor thesis focuses on the position of influence of Egypt in the Middle East. Thesis describes the concept of regional power, presents the criteria that this type of power should accomplish and represents its power sources. The thesis also deals with specific power so...

This bachelor thesis focuses on relational and structural power in international relations theory. The thesis describes different conceptions of power by authors who are proponents of either realist or critical conceptions of power. The thesis also includes an analysis of John J. Mearsh...

The bachelor's thesis examines how the Dutch administration is perceived in the Dutch overseas territories and which elements subsequently influence the performance and functioning of the administration. Using a comparative method, the situation of six Dutch overseas territories is examined: ...

This bachelor thesis deals with the relationship between ideology and rhetorical/political practice of a selected political party - TOP 09. TOP 09 is based on the traditions of Christian-Jewish European culture. It is a democratic and conservative party. TOP 09 strives to make ...