Tradice a současnost bilaterálních vztahů mezi Českou republikou a Itálií

This thesis is focused on the tradition and the current state of relations between the Czech Republic and Itaky. Its main objective is to characterize the main trends, formative factors and events that shaped these relations throughout history to present day. To achieve this objective the thesis employs a historical analysis of development of mutual relations between both states, starting with the first state structures within Czech territory up until the new challenges that the year 2020 presents. The theoretical part focuses on definition of large and small state actors in international relations and their foreign policy, and later applies these findings to define Czech Republic as small state and Italy as large state. The main body of the thesis concentrates on the historical development of Czech-Italian relations, mostly from the Czech point of view, and by doing so defines the main formative factors of said relations. The third chapter presents the current status of the relations between Czech Republic and Italy with focus on the institutions and structures that enable the cultivation of mutual relations.