Strategic dilemmas and the evolution of German foreign policy since unification / Jeffrey S. Lantis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lantis, Jeffrey S., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

National security--Germany.

National security.

Peacekeeping forces, German.

Security, International.

Germany--Foreign relations--1990-.

Germany.

Germany--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lantis examines continuity and change in German foreign policy in the decade since unification. Between 1949 and 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany pursued one of the most consistent foreign policy patterns of any Western power. Restrictions on an assertive German military posture became deeply rooted in the public psyche, in foreign policy tradition, and in the Basic Law. However, the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the unification of Germany have fundamentally changed the international and domestic parameters of German foreign policy. A review of contemporary developments shows that a dramatic evolution of German foreign policy is currently underway--from checkbook diplomacy in the Gulf War to the humanitarian relief mission in the Horn of Africa, and from Contact Group diplomacy to airstrikes in Kosovo.To explore this evolution of German foreign policy since unification, Lantis presents an innovative model of external-internal linkages derived from two important areas of scholarship on the role of international crises as catalysts for foreign policy change and the importance of domestic political conditions that ultimately determine the scope and pace of such change. Five original case studies place German political debates about how best to respond to challenges of the post-Cold War era in social and historical context by drawing on discursive analyses of government documents, parliamentary debates, and elite interviews. These cases illustrate the rise of a new consensus on the political left for engagement in global affairs, reinterpretations of historical lessons for contemporary German policy, and the constitutional challenges of global activism since unification. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and researchers involved with German politics, international security policy, and comparative foreign policy.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Evolution of German Foreign Policy 1

A Grand Strategic Opportunity 2

Strategic Dilemmas: From Kuwait to Kosovo, and Beyond 4

Theoretical Foundations 5

Conclusion 10

Notes 10

2. The Persian Gulf Crisis and Checkbook Diplomacy 17

The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Shield 18

Operation Desert Storm 27

The Kurdish Refugee Crisis and Operation Provide Comfort 39

Conclusion 47

Notes 48

3. Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Relief Operations in Somalia 55

Civil War and Famine in the Horn of Africa 56

"Mission Creep" and the Breakdown of UNOSOM II 66

Notes 73

4. Diplomacy and Delay: Responding to the Civil War in the Former Yugoslavia, 1991-1994 79

The Outbreak of Civil War: Recognition of Croatian and Slovenian Independence 80

Military Monitoring of the Embargo Against Serbia and Montenegro 88

AWACS Patrols and Operation Deny Flight 92

Notes 100

5. Action and Engagement: The Bosnia Crisis, 1994-1999 107

An Historic Ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court 108

Tornado Deployment and Air Strikes in Bosnia 112

The Rapid Reaction Force Contingency 116

The Dayton Peace Accord and IFOR Troop Deployment in the Balkans 124

Concusion 134

Notes 134

6. Coercive Diplomacy and the Crisis in Kosovo 141

The Federal Elections of 1998 142

The Kosovo Crisis 143

Operation Allied Force 146

The Ground Troops Controversy 150

Conclusion 159

Notes 160

7. German Foreign Policy for the Twenty-First Century 165

Dilemmas and Opportunities as Catalysts for

Foreign Policy Restructuring 166

Domestic Constraints on Foreign Policy Change 172

New Trends: Domestic Politics, Economic Integration, and the War on Terrorism 184

Conclusion 189

Notes 189.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-222) and index.

ISBN:

9798216019602

9786610422982

9781280422980

128042298X

9780313012587

031301258X

OCLC:

608559060