Changes in Strategic Thinking in Czech National Security Strategies from the Regime Change to the Present

Abstract

The rapidly changing and highly complex security environment, based on interactions, makes it necessary for governments to respond to security policy challenges, whether they are internal or external threats. On June 28, 2023, the Czech government adopted the country’s new National Security Strategy, which replaced the most
recent document that had been in force for more than eight years. The purpose of the study is to present the change in Czech strategic thinking from the regime change
to the present day, focusing on the system of challenges, risks and threats, as well as the definition of the national interest. The other goal is to point out the new approach,
which means a completely new perspective in the country’s perception of security.