The politics of German defence and security : policy leadership and military reform in the post-Cold War era / Tom Dyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyson, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Germany.

National security.

Germany--Military policy.

Germany.

Germany--Armed Forces--Reorganization.

Germany--Politics and government--1990-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Other Title:

Politics of German defense and security

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The post-Cold War era has witnessed a dramatic transformation in the German political consensus about the legitimacy of the use of force. However, in comparison with its EU and NATO partners, Germany has been reticent to transform its military to meet the challenges of the contemporary security environment. Until 2003 territorial defence rather than crisis-management remained the armed forces' core role and the Bundeswehr continues to retain conscription. The book argues that 'strategic culture' provides only a partial explanation of German military reform.

Contents:

Title page-The Politics of German Defence and Security; Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1-Explaining the Paradox of German Defence Policy:1990-2005; Chapter 2-The Bundeswehr in its Historical and Structural Context; Chapter 3-Policy Leadership and Bundeswehr Reform during the Kohl Chancellorships; Chapter 4-Policy Leadership on Bundeswehr Reform during the First Schroder Chancellorship 1998-2002; Chapter 5-Bundeswehr Reform during the Second Schroder Chancellorship 2002-05

Chapter 6-Military Reform, NATO, and the European Security and Defence Policy Chapter 7-A Laggard in Military Reform; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-209) and index.

ISBN:

9786612626746

9781282626744

1282626744

9780857450234

0857450239

OCLC:

645101009