The national security policy is comprised of five basic areas:

• foreign policy
• defence policy
• internal security policy
• economic security policy
• national security awareness policy

The Security Strategy of the Czech Republic is a fundamental document which defines security threats, approaches and measures for dealing with these threats. The updated 2015 Security Strategy of the Czech Republic, adopted by Government Resolution No. 79 of 4 February 2015, builds on the previous 2011 Czech Republic’s Security Strategy. The 2011 Security Strategy was adopted in response to the worsening global security situation that has a significant impact on the Euro-Atlantic area and places increasing demands on NATO, the EU and their members who are required to respond effectively to new security threats and challenges. The 2015 Security Strategy is structured along the lines of the previous document and retains its definition of basic principles and security interests. The analysis of the security situation has been updated in the light of the latest developments. A new element in the 2015 Security Strategy is the identification of the threats and trends affecting the security interests of the Czech Republic, and an overview of measures to prevent them. The Strategy reflects the growing demands on the readiness of the Czech Republic and other NATO and EU members to respond to the new security environment, and places an increased emphasis on our commitments towards our allies. The issue of internal security is given more importance than ever before.

The Security Strategy of the Czech Republic divides the security interests according to their importance into three categories: vital, strategic, and other important interests.

Vital interests comprise the safeguarding of the Czech Republic’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, and the preservation of all constituent elements of the democratic rule of law, including the guaranteeing and protection of the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the population.

The Czech Republic’s strategic interests include namely security and stability, especially in the Euro-Atlantic area, preventing and managing local and regional conflicts and mitigating their impacts, maintaining the UN’s global stabilising role and increasing its efficiency,  strengthening the cohesion and efficiency of NATO and the EU and retaining a functional and credible transatlantic link, safeguarding internal security and protecting the population, safeguarding the Czech Republic’s cyber security and defence, etc. It is also part of the action to ensure the Czech Republic’s social development and prosperity.

Promotion of other important interests helps safeguard vital and strategic interests and strengthen society’s resilience to security threats. Other important interests include namely:  reducing crime, with an emphasis on economic crime, organised crime, information crime and the fight against corruption, reinforcing the Czech Republic’s counter-intelligence and defence intelligence, fostering a tolerant civil society, suppressing extremism and its causes, making government institutions more efficient and more professional.