The United States of America in Czech foreign policy
The United States of America in Czech foreign policy

Author(s): Jakub El-Ahmadieh
Subject(s): Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: USA; Czech Republic; Foreign policy; bilateral relations; strategic dialogue;
Summary/Abstract: The United States of America has been regarded as a key partner and ally of the Czech Republic on the international scene in the long term. The mutual relations, which laid the strong foundations during the presidency of Václav Havel, are built on three pillars. They have not changed much in the long term; the main role in the system of mutual relations is the cooperation in economic, defensive, and security fields and in the field of common values and human rights. After the stately celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in November 2014, which culminated in the ceremonial unveiling of the bust of Václav Havel in the premises of the American Congress, and which was accompanied by the statements of the Prime Minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, and the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Jan Hamáček, on the importance of Václav Havel and his legacy, we might have expected that with respect to the Czech-American relations, the year 2015 would be the year of the renewal of the human-rights agenda and common attitudes to the key events on the international scene. But these expectations were thoroughly wrong.

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