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The submitted paper discusses the organization Caucasus Emirate, which is currently the most distinctive non-state armed actor in the North Caucasus region. The organization considers itself to form a state structure, however, this article treats it as a rebel Islamist structure that has aspirations to separate the North Caucasus from Russian Federation and consequently create an independent multi-ethnic state unified under the idea of Sunni fundamentalism - Salafism. The text provides an insight into the genesis of the Caucasus Emirate, its ideological background and its organizational structure. From the genesis of Caucasus Emirate it is evident that the two ideological tendencies in the anti-Russian resistance were evident in the region since the early 90s, when the anti-Russian resistance limited itself to the area of Chechnya. Over time, the Chechen ethnonationalism got exhausted through history while Islamic radicalism showed greater potential to unite the malcontents in the anti-Russian resistance across the peoples of North Caucasus. Moreover, the text also shows that implicit ethnonationalism has not faded away totally and it still affects the appearance and character of Salafism in the region so that we can talk about some kind of a sect within the Salafi movement.

This article presents the main ANSA involved in the conflict in EasternUkraine. It focusses on an analysis of the specific phenomenon of theopolchentsy - Narodnoe opolchenie Donbassa. The aim of this paper is tointroduce and describe these actors and to ground them in certaintheoretical conceptions. The paper also tracks the changing motivations ofthe various ANSA brought under the umbrella of the quasi-state actor NODthroughout the conflict, and the changing array of formations that made upthe opolchenie during a particular period of time. Evidently, the opolcheniedo not fit into the usual classifications of ANSA.

This article presents the main ANSA involved in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. It focusses on an analysis of the specific phenomenon of the opolchentsy - Narodnoe opolchenie Donbassa. The aim of this paper is to introduce and describe these actors and to ground them in certain theoretical conceptions. The paper also tracks the changing motivations of the various ANSA brought under the umbrella of the quasi-state actor NOD throughout the conflict, and the changing array of formations that made up the opolchenie during a particular period of time. Evidently, the opolchenie do not fit into the usual classifications of ANSA.

The paper addresses the issue of the rise of the Islamic State in Libya. IS officially operates on Libyan territory since November 2014. Their presence there is a major pillar of their transnational "Caliphate" doctrine, the existence and legitimacy of which cannot possibly be dependent only on its acceptance in the Levant. Collapsed Libyan state represents the gateway to Europe for all African migrants, refugees and also terrorists and radical islamists. From this point of view IS is definitely a huge security risk not only for Libya but for the North African and European region too.

S odstupem dvou desetiletí od rozpadu Sovetského svazu prichází na knižní trh puvodní ceská monografie približující významnou, lec doposud málo probádanou kapitolu dejin mezinárodních vztahu. Práce z pera experta na politický a bezpecnostní vývoj zemí bývalého Sovetského svazu rekonstruuje nejduležitejší momenty jaderného odzbrojení trí postsovetských republik. Brilantne, strhujícím zpusobem napsaná, fundovaná studie poodhaluje pozadí rozhodovacího procesu na strane nezávislé Ukrajiny, Beloruska a Kazachstánu ve vztahu k jaderným zbraním, které zdedily. Podává odpoved na otázku, jaké motivy a.