Czech Security Dilemma: Russia as a Friend or Enemy?

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This volume examines the future directions of Czech international policy through an interdisciplinary analysis of both historical and current Russian-Czech relations. It analyses Czech relations with Russia based on their historical heritage underpinned by the superpower’s behaviour and interests in the Central European region. The book’s central theme is the current Czech security dilemma in which the Czech political community perceives Russia as a security threat, but also would prefer to cooperate with Russia to ensure its security. The authors give a full overview and explanation of Czech-Russian relations, while also explaining the current dilemmas within the Czech Republic’s political, cultural and economic community. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Russia as a Czech Security Enigma: Introductory Remarks (Jan Holzer, Miroslav Mareš)....Pages 1-14 The Hybrid Campaign Concept and Contemporary Czech–Russian Relations (Miroslav Mareš, Jan Holzer, Tomáš Šmíd)....Pages 15-53 Russia as Viewed by the Main Czech Political Actors (Jan Holzer, Martin Jirušek, Petra Kuchyňková)....Pages 55-89 The Big Partner with a Small Turnover: Czech–Russian Economic Relations and Their Dynamics (Lucie Coufalová, Libor Žídek)....Pages 91-115 Business as Usual or Geopolitical Games? Russian Activities in Energy Sector of the Czech Republic (Martin Jirušek, Petra Kuchyňková, Tomáš Vlček)....Pages 117-149 The Russian and North Caucasus Diaspora in the Czech Republic: Between Loyalty, Crime and Extremism (Miroslav Mareš, Tomáš Šmíd)....Pages 151-175 Slavonic Brothers? Current Language, Literature and Cultural Interaction Between Russia and the Czech Republic in Light of the Security Issue (Jiří Gazda, Josef Šaur)....Pages 177-196 Czech Images of Russian History as a Societal Security Issue (Pavel Boček, Jan Holzer, Radomír Vlček)....Pages 197-220 In the Shadow of Russia: The Czech Republic as a Small Central European State (Jan Holzer, Miroslav Mareš)....Pages 221-231 Back Matter ....Pages 233-235