The Impact of Czech Domestic Politics on Missile Defense Agreements Between the United States and the Czech Republic

Abstract

This paper explores the impact of Czech domestic politics on the United States' quest to gain Czech support for the radar. It begins with an overview of European Missile Defense and why the United States desires a radar in the Czech Republic. It continues with a description of the political situation in 2002 when the US first approached the Czech Republic with the idea of hosting a radar. It then proceeds to describe the on-going domestic political scene until the bilateral agreements were signed in 2008. The paper explores evidence found in the agreements to indicate the impact of Czech domestic politics and then derives conclusions from the history and evidence observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA539837

Entities

People

  • Jason Gross

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Czech Republic
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of State
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution