Vojenské rozhledy 1/2000, Czech Military Review [vr no 1/2000] English Annotation The Alliance Dimension of Conceptual Frame of Security And Defence Policy of the Czech Republic
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PERSONAL DATAPhDr. František Pavel Novotný: Founder of Military Chaplaincy system in Post-November Army. (Fifteen Years of Military Chaplaincy in the AČR) Historian, sociologist, and philosopher František Pavel Novotný was born in 1925. He graduated from Political and Social University and the Philosophical Faculty, Charles University Prague. From 1950 till 1970 he served in the army, he became a member of editorial staff of military magazine A-revue. After the invasion of Warsaw Pact to the former Czechoslovakia, he was separated from the Army. First, he worked as a storeman, later as an instructor in the Central House of Pioneers and Youth. After 1990 he was legally rehabilitated, promoted to the rank of retired colonel and became an advisor to Deputy Defence Minister for Social and Humanitarian Affairs. At this time he laid down foundation of Military Chaplaincy in the Army of the Czech Republic. After leaving defence department, he became a pedagogue at the Catholic Theological Faculty and cooperated with the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. [VR No 2/2011]VOJENSKÉ ROZHLEDY 3/2011, Czech Military Review [VR No 3/2011] English Annotation The Strategic Control of Czech Republic Defence: a Part of National Security by Ing. Vladimír Krulík. One of most discussed themes in this field is also a critique of unfinished, non-stable structure of master documents, e.g. Security Strategy of the Czech Republic. They are often told to be obsolete. The latest document is the White Paper on Defence. Critical responses are not quite justified. There are a lot of good ideas, innovations. Many things have been done, many set tasks have been met at the level of Defence Ministry. Positive effects of results reached are obvious. They are summarized in the White Paper mentioned above. The only danger lies in arbitrary decisions by political management, including employing variable means of their implementation, wanton interpretation of leading defence principles, low respect to approved strategical decisions. We must name those mentioned handicaps as a first step towards the real and true remedy. [VR No 3/2011] New Approaches to Long-term Defence Planning: Scenarios and Operational Concepts in the Future Security Environment by Ing. Vlastimil Galatík, CSc., Lt.Col. GSO Ing. Ivo Pikner, Ph.D., Lt.Col. Ing. Miroslav Krčmář. The article explains defence planning of armed forces deployment that ought to by the base for all long haul visions and concept texts for army development and its operational employment. Operational scenarios and concepts form together key elements of defence planning process, both factors enable to military organizations not only to identify future security challenges but also to react to challenges in being. It is not contrary to the so-called capability planning process as this is a mainly armed force potential backing our ability to face threads and risks in the future. The example of the United States involved in three asymmetric conflicts is a warning example showing the necessity of the complex and coordinated strategical approaches. [VR No 3/2011] Command and Control as an Important Part of Military Science (Getting on for Information Age) by Ing. Petr Ryp, Col. Ing. Robert Bieleny. The specification of terminology related to terms command and control (C2) is quite important for further scholarly examination of military science. The command and control area is nowadays under the constant impact of the influx of information technology, as well as it is affected by the changes in the contemporary security environment. This article is dedicated to the military, its history, and its contributions to current military operations. It provides an attempt to specify terms “command and control” in both general and military levels. Finally, it provides clarification of the terminology within command and control systems, as their terminology has been changing. In a simple way, the C2 could be characterized as the execution of authority by the commander, via communication and information systems, with the use of current standard operational procedures, under present laws and rules, to act in the interest of forces to meet assigned orders and intentions. [VR No 3/2011] MILITARY ART Decisive Points Concept (Part I) by Ing. Ján Spišák. The article familiarizes readers with theoretical fundamentals of the key element of operational design, i.e. decisive point that is described as “a point from which a hostile or friendly centre of gravity can be threatened”. It may exist in time, space or the information environment. As a tool of operational art, it helps commander and his staff to unlock the path to the centre of gravity. The concept is further evolved via example of peace support military operation planning process. The close understanding to terms decisive points, lines of operations, centre of gravity, kinetic effects, non-kinetic operations, doctrine is for military planners fundamental. The aim of this article is therefore to explain this basic terminology, to describe connections with other element of operational planning that could be used during all steps of operational planning. Basic theoretical Jomini’s implications are introduced and their doctrinal interpretations are highlighted. [VR No 3/2011] Operational Art by Ing. Jaroslav Kulíšek. The overall purpose of this paper is to describe the ways the Alliance and the also the Czech Army will apply the operational art tenets, conducting operations in the future. The current military problems cannot be solved without a deep understanding and knowledge of operational art. In order to improve military thinking within the Czech Army, it is recommended to study and apply operational art. The operational art forms a bridge between strategy defining the political aims of war and tactics, fighting the battles. Commanders and staff officers should study operational art seriously, systematically and with all their efforts. The author deals with current state of present operational art to inform on new developments in this field of military art. The article broadens the vision and deepens the insights of its readers. All information and data for this paper were drawn from unclassified sources. [VR No 3/2011] Present-day Notions on Military Deceptions by Doc. Ing. Milan Kubeša, CSc. In the previous Military Review we introduced the article “Will Military Deception Pass Away?” by the same author. In the Army of the Czech Republic we have no manual dealing with military deception (MILDEC). The only manual concerning MILDEC was abolished without any substitute. But military art can't be further developed without similar documents. Today we take MILDEC as a complex set of provisions misleading enemy's commanders and staff, by means of false information and counterfeit data that deliberately deceive adversary decision-makers and planners. Use of MILDEC during any phase of an operation also helps to mislead adversaries as to the strength, readiness, locations, and intended missions of friendly forces. The MILDEC could contribute to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission by many ways. [VR No 3/2011] OPINIONS, CONTROVERSY The Czech Fiscal Policy for Internal and External Security after 1998 by Lt.Col. Ing. Bohuslav Pernica, Ph.D. When the Czech Republic joined NATO, some structural changes in the national security sector were expected. Actually, changes in national defence strategy were declared by national strategic documents, such as military and security strategies. In addition to it, since 2002 the Czech Republic has been taking part in Global War on Terrorism and, generally speaking, it implies higher expenditures spent on security purposes. Surprisingly, many things have remained the same. The strategic documents were mostly ignored, deep changes did not happen due to fiscal policy based on a traditional incremental budgeting. Proportions between expenditures for internal and external security were only fluctuating. [VR No 3/2011] INFORMATION PAGES A History of the Use of Private Military Forces by Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, M.A., Ph.D., Mgr. Vendula Nedvědická. Although private military companies like the former Blackwater were regarded as a relatively new phenomenon in international security, their history is not new. The participation of private individuals, and /or groups of private individuals, soldiers of fortune, in “foreign” armed conflicts is at least as old as the history of wars by itself. It is impossible to open a debate about the scope and possible impact of the current use of private military and security companies without knowing and evaluating their long-term historical developments. The goal of this study is therefore to map the history of the use of private military forces, their involvement in various conflicts, services they offer, among others, from the point of international law. [VR No 3/2011] Does China Conquer Also Europe? (Reflections over Security Analyses and Prognoses) by PhDr. Miloš Balabán, Ph.D., PhDr. Antonín Rašek. The gravity of this article is laid down on the present-day state of affairs. China bought Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek obligations, i.e. China lent a hand to those countries (so did the European Union). In this way, China increased its influence in Europe. Stabilized Europe is necessary for Chinese export, it was not mere charity. Defence expenditures of People's China has reached 100 billions USD a year. Supposing the Chinese are intended to reach world's domination, they should stick to this kind of policy and they should not try to acquire the dominance by armed force. China behaves like an asymmetric power, knowing well that it can't surpass the U.S. by arms. China does not want to repent Russian mistake to be “over-armed” by America in futile arms race. Still, there is plenty of free space to compete with the U.S., e.g.in cosmic or space competition, computer and Internet technologies. [VR No 3/2011] The Preparation of the Armed Forces of the SR for International Crisis Management Operations in the Context of NATO Lisbon Strategy by Doc. Dr. Ladislav Lašček, CSc., Ing. Alojz Flachbart. Supported by published materials and information (Launching EU Battle Groups, A secure Europe in a better world), the authors analyze and evaluate some of the processes in the field of preparation and forming international crisis management. Both NATO Lisbon strategy and the Programme Declaration of the Slovak Republic open new roles and missions of Slovak Army. The Slovak Army must fulfil those commitments even in limited source frame. It concentrates on new priorities: the army is trained and prepared for missions it is going to be deployed in. Last but not least, apart of traditional missions, the forces will be developing even non-military capabilities useful for peace missions. [VR No 3/2011] The Assessment of Political Risks in the Selected Countries: Multivariate Statistical Methods by Ing. Jakub Odehnal, Lt. Bc. Ladislav Dudek. The paper deals with the data obtained from the set of variables published in the International Country Risk Guide. The variables were as follows: Government Stability, Socio-economic Conditions, Investment Profile, Internal Conflict, External Conflict, Corruption, and Military in Politics, Religious Tensions, Law and Order, Ethnic Tensions, Democratic Accountability, Bureaucracy Quality. To analyse the current situation in selected 140 countries, authors employ multivariate statistical techniques. They classify the analysed countries by means of cluster analysis to prove the existence of differentiated groups. The results were evaluated with the help of a dendrogram. The conclusions indicate that traditional NATO member countries achieve above-average values in the selected variables. [VR No 3/2011] MILITARY PROFESSIONALManagement of Sources at a Level of Army Unit: Commander's Position by Doc. Dr. Luboš Štancl, CSc., Lt.Col. Ing. Karel Vávra. Topical problems of insufficient military budget, limited means are a drive force for searching unoccupied financial means to saturate set goals and ensure their unbiased reallocation and rational exploitation. The necessary prerequisite is control implementation and managerial accounting. This ought to create primary predispositions for introducing managerial accounting system, which would be oriented not towards financial, and property operations, but towards effective economy. The article describes phenomena tied with an army unit, together with the position of its commander in the process of gradual implementation of integrated informational system of state treasury, which is most manifested in the field of planning, budgeting and accounting. [VR No 3/2011]Some Aspects of Forming Modular Task Force in Chemical Units (Groupings), ACR by Maj. Ing. Pavel Otřísal. This paper analyses some of the accesses to developing modular structures of task forces, built not only on a base of combined arms, but also even the base of special units, formations, Czech Chemical Corps. The analysis is derived from documents, doctrines, at both political-strategic level and military-strategical level within state defence command. Moreover, the article offers information related to operational-tactical level of command and control. At the end, the author evaluates some possible impacts of modular structures on practical activities of forces. It is necessary to define those impacts in a framework of particular projects, dealing with the formation of modular structures. [VR No 3/2011] Engineering Aspects of Doctrine “Deployment of Ground Forces in Operations” by Doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zelený, CSc., Ing. Jan Mazal, CSc. The article deals with the problems of current “military engineering” in Czech Army, which arose during drawing up the “Doctrine for land forces operations”. The content of this article consists mainly of three parts. The first one has to characterize some doctrine development aspects from the engineer’s contributor point of view. Secondly, to adduce requirements for the content of a doctrine which are consequent to NATO main military engineering documents, e.g. MC 0560, AJP-3-12(A) and ATP-52(B). Thirdly, this level has to evoke resourceful discussions on topical military engineering within military community and to contribute to the mutual opinion consensus achievement. [VR No 3/2011] LANGUAGE PREPARATION Language Training within the MoD in the Context of the MoD Order 1/2007 by Lt.Col. Mgr. Jan Šmíd. The most frequent word in language preparation is successfulness. This term could be quantified, defined, examined from the point of growth or rating decrease. Our language preparation sticks to Defence Minister Order No 1/2007 (effective from September 2010) on language training. It abolished integrated language courses, teaching units for SLP 1, 2 were decreased. The author examines the situation before and after the publication of the said order and provides possible explanations of the current state, showing slow descent. He supports his explanations with empirical data gathered in foregoing years, through surveys, statistical analyses of test results, in-class observations, and oral feedback from course learners. [VR No 3/2011] BOOK REVIEW Bedřich Reicin: Criminal and Victim. The new book by historian František Hanzlík “Without Mercy and Compassion” deals with a prominent actor of the Czechoslovak People's Army and the Communist Party. His personality unites anti-Nazi fight in Soviet Russia, communist coup d'état in February 1948, monstrous political trials. He reached the height of career when he became Deputy Defence Minister and aspired to the position of Defence Minister. But in 1950, when Czech president's son-in-law Alexej Čepička held this office, his rapid decline began. In a sense, it was the start of his end. [VR No 3/2011] PERSONAL DATA Life Story of One from the Last Defenders of Czajánek Barracks: Prisoner 89821, Miroslav Šolc. He was born in 1918, it means that this year he was 93 years old. He is a participant of the only armed fight against German invaders in 1993. The Germans did not release the data about the fallen, but it is estimated that they lost 12-18 deaths and several wounded. Corporal Šolc was discharged. Immediately he joined resistance movement. He was arrested. After the war he worked at the Ostrava Miners Directorate. Although he retires in 1976, he is still dynamic. 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