Twenty Years of the Army of the Czech Republic: How to Go On?

Abstract:

The main characteristics of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic—leadership, organization, doctrines, personnel and its preparation, weapons systems, material, infrastructure—has been continuously adopted since their creation in 1993. This article analyses three main strands of this process: the first one constitutes the changes in the global security environment and their impact on the role and tasks of armed forces. The second strand reflects the marginalisation of security and defence policy agenda, influencing the instability of armed forces. The last strand focuses on the growing role of international organisations during the provision of security and defence of the Czech Republic. In summary, the author identifies main challenges ahead for Czech political and military leadership.

Assoc. prof. Josef Procházka, PhD, born 1966. He is graduate of the Military Academy Brno (VAAZ), 1990–1996 he served with the troops in the field of technological and automobile support; 1996–1999 staff functions at the General Staff and the Ministry of Defence, line of work logistics and acquisition; 2000-2007 Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) Brno; 2007-2011 Department of Defence Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Defence. From the year 2011, defence advisor to the Czech Permanent Delegation to NATO – sources and armaments. His military career was finished in 2007. Doctoral study programme management of state defence, he graduated from the University of Defence Brno in 2005. From 1999 till a 2004 he served in SFOR and EUFOR missions, at the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina; in 1995, 2002 and 2008 he was abroad, on short-term attachments on logistics, management sources, security policy. In 2005, General Staff Course, Brno. He is an author of publications and articles dealing with managements sources, defence planning, logistics and armaments. Josef procházka currently works as a Director of the Centre for Security and military strategic studies.

Country: Czech Republic

20/09/2024

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