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Michal Mádl

Michal Mádl

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About the shoot down of a Turkish F-4 Phantom

The aggravated situation in connection with the unrest in Syria has taken on a new dimension in recent days, when the Syrian Air Defense ( PVO ) shot down a Turkish F-4 Phantom II. Turkey is requesting consultations in the North Atlantic Alliance under Article Four of the Washington Treaty. The whole situation remains quite confusing, so the sekuriťáci.cz portal tries to give at least a rough summary of events and outline possible scenarios for what actually happened.
🕔︎ 08.08.2012 👁︎ 14.056

Institutionalization of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon

Today, the Hezbollah movement is clearly a phenomenon that transcends not only the borders of Lebanon, but also the Middle East itself. Originally an extremist Shiite group, one of the first to become famous for suicide bombings, it has become one of the most important political forces in Lebanon. Hezbollah has become a phenomenon that is very popular among Sunni Muslims, especially as a symbol of successful resistance to Israel. This is largely due to its successful establishment as a political player in Lebanon. And it is the process of its institutionalization in Lebanese society and on the political scene that is the main subject of this text. It tries to describe the changes in ideology, political behavior and in the military behavior of Hezbollah. It seeks to identify the influences that have influenced its institutionalization, and overall it wants to contribute to understanding why this movement has been so successful. The year 1992 is a turning point for the work and the work deals in more detail with the development until the year 2000, when the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon took place, which marked another breakthrough in the institutionalization of Hezbollah and its definitive establishment on the Lebanese and regional political scene.
🕔︎ 15.02.2012 👁︎ 17.145

Iran's naval strategy and armaments

Iran's maritime strategy is an absolutely textbook example of a sea denial strategy. Given Iran's capabilities and resources, it is not only advantageous for it, but practically the only one possible. Although the denial of access strategy is inherently asymmetrical, it makes Iran relatively effective in meeting the main demands of today's navies.
🕔︎ 15.02.2012 👁︎ 22.272

Is the American air power in danger of collapsing?

To the majority of the population in the Czech Republic, when reading this headline, it must come to mind that it is a kind of oxymoron. Over the past two decades, the US Air Force has become a persistent symbol of the world's only superpower. However, this article wants to show the whole thing in a slightly different light. In particular, it is the problems both on the part of the USAF and the growing capabilities of its opponents that may disrupt the overwhelming dominance of American forces in the future.
🕔︎ 14.02.2012 👁︎ 16.703

Strategic-military cooperation between Russia and China

Russia-China relations have been one of the most important bilateral relations at the global level since the end of the Cold War. Although there has traditionally been long-standing tensions and mistrust between the two countries, in a globalizing world, relatively intensive cooperation has developed between them, which many observers have called a strategic partnership. One of its main purposes is to balance the strategic dominance of the United States and the West in general in international affairs. The following text aims to analyze the development of Russia-China relations in the security and strategic dimension and to assess how deep their cooperation is with whether it is really possible to speak of a strategic alliance between the two countries. The text works with the theory of balance of forces and a realistic approach to international relations.
🕔︎ 13.02.2012 👁︎ 20.830

The rumble of guns in the Gulf

The crisis over Iran's nuclear program, which has been going on for several years, has taken on a whole new dynamic in recent weeks, with demonstrations of Iranian navy and armed forces demonstrating the sounds of still rhetorical fire. There is loud speculation in Europe and the USA whether this is no longer the imaginary culmination point that will definitely direct the USA and thus some of its allies to the clash with Iran. The reality is, as is usually the case, much more complicated.
🕔︎ 13.02.2012 👁︎ 12.215

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