Germania Quo Vadis?: Dynamics of Change in German Security Policy
Germania Quo Vadis?: Dynamics of Change in German Security Policy

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Published: 2007

Total Pages: 91

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This study analyzes the essence of FRG security and defense policy after reunification. The first section briefly explains the different theoretical approaches to cooperation of nation states. The second chapter describes German security policy during the Cold War and shows the force of continuity that Germany always preferred the security of NATO. The third chapter explains the German security policy after the Cold War til 1998 and the advent of the Red-Green coalition. Theoretically Germany had the opportunity after regaining total sovereignty to decide between NATO and EU, or even a uniquely all-German security strategy. This development of the Kohl administration is then compared with the Schroeder cabinet of 1998-2005. The last chapter describes the strategic and operational capabilities of the German armed forces in order to demonstrate that a German-only path is an unrealistic option, and that Germany is dependent on a deep integration into NATO and the European Union (EU). Finally, the role of German society is investigated in order to determine its influence on the choice to pursue a more independent European security structure; that was not only the result of the Schroeder administration but a result of political demand of the German society as well.

The Dynamics of German Security Policy
The Dynamics of German Security Policy

Author: Tommy J. Tracy

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

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During the period from 1949 to 1990 some political analysts argued that West Germany had transformed German foreign policy traditions from a Bismarckian Machtpolitik (power policy) to a Machtvergesenheit (forgetting and neglecting of power policy). Hans-Peter Schwarz, a noted political historian, argued that the West Germans had over time accepted a "responsible and moral" and sometimes "simplistic" approach to foreign and security policy issues. This thesis examines the factors of continuity and change regarding Schwarz's claim of German Machvergessenheit, both before and after Germany's reunification in 1990.

The Dynamics of German Security Policy
The Dynamics of German Security Policy

Author: Tommy J. Tracy

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 114

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During the period from 1949 to 1990 some political analysts argued that West Germany had transformed German foreign policy traditions from a Bismarckian Machtpolitik (power policy) to a Machtvergesenheit (forgetting and neglecting of power policy). Hans-Peter Schwarz, a noted political historian, argued that the West Germans had over time accepted a "responsible and moral" and sometimes "simplistic" approach to foreign and security policy issues. This thesis examines the factors of continuity and change regarding Schwarz's claim of German Machvergessenheit, both before and after Germany's reunification in 1990.

German Security Policy: Continuity and Change
German Security Policy: Continuity and Change

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Published: 1992

Total Pages: 103

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This study examines the continuities and changes in the security policies of the newly reunified Germany, and provides background for American policy makers and strategists concerned with questions about Germany's future. Germany's actions in the year and a half since unification have been less than reassuring for American statesmen. In the Gulf War, Germany refused to participate militarily in the American led coalition on constitutional grounds. Then in December of 1991, Germany refused to go along with the policies of the United States and its major European allies linking recognition of Yugoslavian republics to an overall settlement of the civil war in that country. In pursuing these initiatives, Germany demonstrated that it no longer occupied the position of junior partner to the United States in the foreign policy field and that it had national security policies of its own to pursue which were sometimes more European than Atlantic oriented. This attitude unjustifiably alarmed many American and European statesmen who had grown comfortable with the passive policies of the West German government and the constraints that the cold war had built into the European security system. The year 1989 marked the end of the cold war and forces Germany to contend with global responsibilities and influence that it has not had to contend with since 1945 using the statecraft that it has evolved since that time. This study covers the historical development of the present political culture, the sources of change in Germany, and a case study of the Yugoslavian conflict.

Strategic Cultural Change and the Challenge for Security Policy
Strategic Cultural Change and the Challenge for Security Policy

Author: C. Hilpert

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-05-07

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1137383798

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For more than a decade, international troops have been deployed to Afghanistan. Out of all NATO members, this mission was the most difficult for Germany that had thus far never engaged in combat and offensive military activities. This book analyses how Germany's experiences in Afghanistan have changed the country's strategic culture.

The Dynamics of Welfare Markets
The Dynamics of Welfare Markets

Author: Clémence Ledoux

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-03

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 3030566234

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This volume represents the beginning of a 'cross pollination' of different social scientific disciplines, bridging the boundaries between national and disciplinary epistemic communities in the worlds of European welfare markets. It maps the common ground and uncovers new research directions for the future study of actors, policies and institutions shaping the growth and dynamics of European welfare markets. The book defines welfare markets as politically shaped, regulated and state supported markets that provide social goods and services through the competitive activities of non-state actors. The chapters focus on what happens after states have initiated welfare markets, with equal weight given to the analysis of the agency of state actors and non-state actors in the contraction, stabilisation, and disruption of welfare markets. By focusing the analysis on two cases of welfare markets, private pensions and home-based domestic/care work, the contributions explore and compare the dynamics of different types of markets. The research will be of use to sociologists and scholars of social policy interested in the social dimension of welfare markets, political scientists and political economists, as well as diverse epistemic communities across the social sciences. Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence
Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence

Author: Naval Studies Board

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1997-04-16

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0309553237

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Deterrence as a strategic concept evolved during the Cold War. During that period, deterrence strategy was aimed mainly at preventing aggression against the United States and its close allies by the hostile Communist power centers--the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its allies, Communist China and North Korea. In particular, the strategy was devised to prevent aggression involving nuclear attack by the USSR or China. Since the end of the Cold War, the risk of war among the major powers has subsided to the lowest point in modern history. Still, the changing nature of the threats to American and allied security interests has stimulated a considerable broadening of the deterrence concept. Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence examines the meaning of deterrence in this new environment and identifies key elements of a post-Cold War deterrence strategy and the critical issues in devising such a strategy. It further examines the significance of these findings for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Quantitative and qualitative measures to support judgments about the potential success or failure of deterrence are identified. Such measures will bear on the suitability of the naval forces to meet the deterrence objectives. The capabilities of U.S. naval forces that especially bear on the deterrence objectives also are examined. Finally, the book examines the utility of models, games, and simulations as decision aids in improving the naval forces' understanding of situations in which deterrence must be used and in improving the potential success of deterrence actions.