Security policy


State security policy

is a social activity based on a set of basic state interests and goals, as well as the main tools
to achieve them, aimed at ensuring state sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state and its
democratic foundations, democratic institutions, economic and social development of the state,
health and life, property, cultural property, the environment and the fulfilment of international
security obligations.

The security policy of the state consists of five basic components

-          foreign policy in the field of state security;

-          defence policy;

-          internal security policy;

-          economic policy in the field of state security;

-          public information policy in the field of state security.


The security strategy distinguishes the interests of the Czech Republic according to the degree of
importance into three categories: vital, strategic and other important interests.
Ensuring the sovereign existence, territorial integrity and political independence of the Czech
Republic and preserving all the essentials of a democratic state governed by the rule of law,
including the guarantee and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms of the population,
remain vital interests.
Strategic interests include, for example, security and stability, especially in the Euro-Atlantic
area, preventing and managing local and regional conflicts and mitigating their consequences,
maintaining the global stabilization role and increasing United Nations effectiveness,
strengthening NATO and EU coherence and effectiveness, and maintaining a functioning and credible
transatlantic link; ensuring internal security and protection of the population, ensuring cyber
security and defence of the Czech Republic, etc.

The purpose of promoting other important interests is to contribute to securing vital and strategic
interests and to increase society's resilience to security threats. Other important interests
include: reducing crime with an emphasis on economic crime, organized crime, information crime and
the fight against corruption, strengthening intelligence protection and defence of the Czech
Republic, creating conditions for tolerant civil society, suppressing extremism and its causes,
increasing efficiency and professionalism of state institutions, etc.


The Czech Republic has been developing tools to promote its security interests both at the national
level and at the international level through active involvement in multilateral, regional and
bilateral relations. Ones of the most important tools have been the memberships of the CR in NATO
(The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the EU.

The European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy was established by the Maastricht Treaty in
1992 as the so-called second pillar of the EU. Its task is to coordinate the foreign and security
policies of the member states of the European Union.

Nevertheless, successful promotion of security interests also requires the involvement of citizens,
legal and natural persons and public authorities in ensuring security and strengthening the overall
resilience of society to security threats.