Tomáš Kučera
@tomaskucera.bsky.social
Defence analyst focusing on European civil-military relations. Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague.
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Jak financovat obranu a další veřejné výdaje? Nestačí jen slibovat. Ekonomka Markéta Malá z Centra připomíná v podcastu @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz, že férový daňový mix je klíčem k odpovědné politice.
🎧 Podcast #DeFacto: fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/po...
#ChytrejsiDane #FSVUK #Volby2025 @unikarlova.cuni.cz
🎧 Podcast #DeFacto: fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/po...
#ChytrejsiDane #FSVUK #Volby2025 @unikarlova.cuni.cz
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Jak financovat obranu a další veřejné výdaje? Nestačí jen slibovat. Ekonomka Markéta Malá z Centra připomíná v podcastu @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz, že férový daňový mix je klíčem k odpovědné politice.
🎧 Podcast #DeFacto: fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/po...
#ChytrejsiDane #FSVUK #Volby2025 @unikarlova.cuni.cz
🎧 Podcast #DeFacto: fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/po...
#ChytrejsiDane #FSVUK #Volby2025 @unikarlova.cuni.cz
"President Donald Trump on Monday said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the military if federal courts prevented him from deploying the National Guard to protect federal buildings and conduct law enforcement operations."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act
The comments came a day after a federal judge blocked the president from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.
www.politico.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"President Donald Trump on Monday said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the military if federal courts prevented him from deploying the National Guard to protect federal buildings and conduct law enforcement operations."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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The speeches by Trump and Hegseth were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans, Kori Schake argues.
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The speeches by Trump and Hegseth were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans, Kori Schake argues.
„Důležité je, že s výjimkou antisystémových SPD a Stačilo! žádná ze stran, které mají šanci dostat se do Poslanecké sněmovny, nezpochybňuje naše ukotvení v NATO ani závazky z něj plynoucí,“ uvedl Kučera.
www.irozhlas.cz/volby/online...
www.irozhlas.cz/volby/online...
Členství v NATO i vyšší výdaje. Strany se podle expertů většinově v obranné politice shodují
„Nezdá se, že by se téma obrany stalo hlavním předmětem politického střetu těchto voleb,“ míní Tomáš Kučera z Katedry bezpečnostních studií Fakulty sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy.
www.irozhlas.cz
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
„Důležité je, že s výjimkou antisystémových SPD a Stačilo! žádná ze stran, které mají šanci dostat se do Poslanecké sněmovny, nezpochybňuje naše ukotvení v NATO ani závazky z něj plynoucí,“ uvedl Kučera.
www.irozhlas.cz/volby/online...
www.irozhlas.cz/volby/online...
“Not quite a loyalty test, but … on the spectrum of loyalty to ideology,” said a second defense official. “Total waste of money.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth's generals meeting
The last-minute gathering featured hundreds of senior military officials, who swear an oath to the Constitution, attending something more akin to a campaign rally.
www.politico.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“Not quite a loyalty test, but … on the spectrum of loyalty to ideology,” said a second defense official. “Total waste of money.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Donald Trump delivered a nakedly partisan speech to a supposedly apolitical audience. What was most disturbing about the president’s address to America’s top brass was his menacing talk of using force at home
Donald Trump tries to enlist the top brass for “the war from within”
A gathering of generals turns into a surreal, and worrying, political show
econ.st
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Donald Trump delivered a nakedly partisan speech to a supposedly apolitical audience. What was most disturbing about the president’s address to America’s top brass was his menacing talk of using force at home
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While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.
How Military Leaders Should Respond to Trump’s Norm-Busting
There’s no shame in getting fired when it is not for cause.
foreignpolicy.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.
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So, sending troops to Chicago or Baltimore would be much more complicated than either LA or DC.
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@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social do you have any insight on the authority to operate in IL? I get the base but leaving the base what stops local cops from stopping them?
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
So, sending troops to Chicago or Baltimore would be much more complicated than either LA or DC.
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CEE chiefs of defence consistently score above NATO and global averages in international professional military education, HQ postings, and operational missions.
Here’s one figure from the article 👇
Here’s one figure from the article 👇
September 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
CEE chiefs of defence consistently score above NATO and global averages in international professional military education, HQ postings, and operational missions.
Here’s one figure from the article 👇
Here’s one figure from the article 👇
Reposted by Tomáš Kučera
Come work with us in Greifswald!
📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc
July 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Come work with us in Greifswald!
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New OA article: The transnationalisation of military leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and EURO-Atlantic integration by @tomaskucera.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The transnationalisation of military leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and EURO-Atlantic integration
The professional transnationalisation of Central and Eastern European (CEE) militaries has been a pivotal factor in their integration into the Euro-Atlantic security community. This article examine...
www.tandfonline.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New OA article: The transnationalisation of military leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and EURO-Atlantic integration by @tomaskucera.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
CEE generals are among the most internationally experienced military leaders worldwide. My new article in European Security shows how this transnationalisation made them both agents of NATO cohesion and important political voices at home.
📖 Read it here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1080/0966...
📖 Read it here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1080/0966...
The transnationalisation of military leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and EURO-Atlantic integration
The professional transnationalisation of Central and Eastern European (CEE) militaries has been a pivotal factor in their integration into the Euro-Atlantic security community. This article examine...
doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
CEE generals are among the most internationally experienced military leaders worldwide. My new article in European Security shows how this transnationalisation made them both agents of NATO cohesion and important political voices at home.
📖 Read it here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1080/0966...
📖 Read it here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1080/0966...
„Česká armáda v první řadě potřebuje přezbrojit z muzeální sovětské výzbroje na moderní a interoperabilní výzbroj v počtech, které umožňují válečné rozvinutí,“ domnívá se Kučera.
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Armádě chybí téměř vše. Pět procent HDP má jít na protivzdušnou obranu i základny
Roky zanedbávání a rostoucích dluhů zanechaly českou armádu ve stavu, který důvěru v možnost dlouhodobé obrany republiky nevzbuzuje.
forbes.cz
August 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
„Česká armáda v první řadě potřebuje přezbrojit z muzeální sovětské výzbroje na moderní a interoperabilní výzbroj v počtech, které umožňují válečné rozvinutí,“ domnívá se Kučera.
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forbes.cz/armade-chybi...
🌍 In which country do Chiefs of Defence have the most international experience on average?
The answer might surprise you—and it says a lot about how smaller states leverage transnational military ties.
📘 From my new article in Contemporary Security Policy: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
The answer might surprise you—and it says a lot about how smaller states leverage transnational military ties.
📘 From my new article in Contemporary Security Policy: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
The anatomy of transnational military practices: Through the lens of Chiefs of Defence professional careers
This article explores the transnational professional experiences of Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) and their connection to states’ positions in the international system. Although the military is a symbo...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🌍 In which country do Chiefs of Defence have the most international experience on average?
The answer might surprise you—and it says a lot about how smaller states leverage transnational military ties.
📘 From my new article in Contemporary Security Policy: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
The answer might surprise you—and it says a lot about how smaller states leverage transnational military ties.
📘 From my new article in Contemporary Security Policy: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
Which country has had the most Chiefs of Defence between 2005 and 2025?
📊 This is one of many trivia observations from my new article in Contemporary Security Policy, based on an original dataset of 511 CHODs from 82 countries.
📘 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
📊 This is one of many trivia observations from my new article in Contemporary Security Policy, based on an original dataset of 511 CHODs from 82 countries.
📘 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
The anatomy of transnational military practices: Through the lens of Chiefs of Defence professional careers
This article explores the transnational professional experiences of Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) and their connection to states’ positions in the international system. Although the military is a symbo...
doi.org
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Which country has had the most Chiefs of Defence between 2005 and 2025?
📊 This is one of many trivia observations from my new article in Contemporary Security Policy, based on an original dataset of 511 CHODs from 82 countries.
📘 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
📊 This is one of many trivia observations from my new article in Contemporary Security Policy, based on an original dataset of 511 CHODs from 82 countries.
📘 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1080/1352...
