Description
Czechia – similarly to other EU countries – had to reconsider its security policy vis-á-vis increasingly assertive Russia. Apart from hard security measures, the state also started to develop its ability to react to threats in cyberspace, the information domain, or influence operations targeting political and civil society actors. The increasing resilience against Russian interference was not limited to bureaucratic efforts of state institutions, but has become politicised. The centre-right government ruling between 2021 and 2025 claimed that a competent approach to security policy distinguishes it from alleged irresponsible or outright Russia-sympathetic opposition. However, after these elections, parties previously in the opposition are most likely to form a new government. The contribution aims to analyse how this political change reshapes priorities of Czech security policy, specifically measures related to foreign interference. The analysis will focus on several aspects – political rhetoric, institutional and legislative setting and documents guiding security policy. By reviewing these materials, the contribution will be able to assess the change (or lack of it) in Czech security policy under the new government.
