CZECH CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BETWEEN 1993 AND 2020: AN OVERVIEW FROM THE MILITARY PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The article provides an overview of Czech military involvement in other countries, with a special focus on Asia (Afghanistan, Iraq), and Balkan region (Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). It introduces key activities of the Czech Republic under NATO and the EU (involvement in EU missions and EU Battle Groups), and partially deals with the Czech participation in the UN observation missions. The main aim of the article is to reveal the scope and nature of Czech military involvement, and its development over time. The article helps to understand the position of the Czech Republic within international security structures, and also reveals capacities of the Czech Army in foreign operations.