Germany And The Use Of Force

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Germany
ISBN : 1781700575

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Germany and the Use of Force by Anonim Pdf

"Mobilising the concept of strategic culture, this study develops a sophisticated and innovative framework to understand developments in German security policy between 1990 and 2003. Germany's contemporary security policies are characterised by a peculiar mix of continuity and change. From abstention in the first Gulf war, to early peacekeeping missions in Bosnia in the early 1990s and a full combat role in Kosovo in 1999, the pace of change in German security policy since the end of the Cold War has been breathtaking. The extent of this change has recently, however, been questioned, as seen most vividly in Berlin's response to '9/11' and its subsequent stalwart opposition to the US-led war on terrorism in Iraq in 2003. Beginning with a consideration of the notion of strategic culture, the study refines and adapts the concept to the case of Germany through a consideration of aspects of the rearmament of West Germany. The study then critically evaluates the transformation of the role of the Bundeswehr up to and including the war on terrorism, together with Germany's troubled efforts to enact defence reforms as well as the complex politics surrounding the policy of conscription. By focusing on both the 'domestics' of security policy decision making as well as the changing and often contradictory expectations of Germany's allies, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the role played by Germany's particular strategic culture in shaping policy choices. The book concludes by pointing to the vibrancy of Germany's strategic culture and argues that it will continue to define Berlin's approach to the use of force. Crucially, this may mean that Germany's perspectives may depart substantially from those of its key partners and allies. This book is essential reading for all those interested in contemporary European security as well as German politics"--Publisher's description.

Author : Kerry Longhurst
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0719067081

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In this study of German security policy after Iraq, Kerry Longhurst considers the evolution of Germany's peculiar approach to the use of force after the Cold War through the conceptual prism of strategic culture.

Author : Kerry Longhurst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : Germany
ISBN : 071906709X

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Germany and the Use of Force by Kerry Longhurst Pdf

While developments in the 1990s saw Germany move away from its rigidly prohibitive stance towards the use of force, Berlin's policy in the war on terrorism suggested that Germany may be retreating into a new form of self-imposed restraint. In this first major English language study of German security policy after Iraq, Kerry Longhurst considers the evolution of Germany's peculiar approach to the use of force after the Cold War through the conceptual prism of strategic culture. The timeliness of this volume brings with it fresh analysis of the origins and substance of Germany's strategic culture, which the author subsequently explores in a contemporary context against the background of the changing role of the Bundeswehr from 1990--2003. The book also provides unique and in-depth analysis of Germany's troubled efforts at defense sector reform in the 1990s and considers the complex politics surrounding conscription.

Author : Frank Stengel
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472132218

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The Politics of Military Force by Frank Stengel Pdf

The Politics of Military Force examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once considered a strict taboo, so-called out-of-area operations have now become widely considered by German policymakers to be without alternative. The book argues that an understanding of how certain policies are made possible (in this case, military operations abroad and force transformation), one needs to focus on processes of discursive change that result in different policy options appearing rational, appropriate, feasible, or even self-evident. Drawing on Essex School discourse theory, the book develops a theoretical framework to understand how discursive change works, and elaborates on how discursive change makes once unthinkable policy options not only acceptable but even without alternative. Based on a detailed discourse analysis of more than 25 years of German parliamentary debates, The Politics of Military Force provides an explanation for: (1) the emergence of a new hegemonic discourse in German security policy after the end of the Cold War (discursive change), (2) the rearticulation of German antimilitarism in the process (ideational change/norm erosion) and (3) the resulting making-possible of military operations and force transformation (policy change). In doing so, the book also demonstrates the added value of a poststructuralist approach compared to the naive realism and linear conceptions of norm change so prominent in the study of German foreign policy and International Relations more generally.

Author : Lutz Lindenau
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783638228237

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The New Permissive Use of Force - A Window for Change in German Foreign Policy? by Lutz Lindenau Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - Topic: German Foreign Policy, grade: 8 (of 10), University of Amsterdam (FMG), language: English, abstract: If we look back at more than a decade of united Germany’s foreign policy, there seems to be a shift away from the former military `culture of restraint`. Throughout the 1990s, German troops have been increasingly deployed in military operations `out of area` and for the first time since the Second World War participated in combat missions in the Kosovo War in 1999. Consequently, the “FRG has read the signs of the new time and feels ready to take on the role of a European power”. Has the reunited country actually gained power? Has the removal of the last boundaries of German sovereignty triggered a quest for more political autonomy that manifests itself in an increased military activity? Does this comparatively more `permissive` use of force indicate a fundamental shift away from former traditional principles of the Bonn Republic? Or does the Berlin Republic head toward a militarized German foreign policy in the context of Euro-Atlantic hegemony? It is Germany’s security policy as a cornerstone of foreign policy that I am going to examine between 1990 and 2003 to be able to make some inferences of foreign policy changes. Secondly, by looking of some factors that might have had an impact on these eventual changes one might additionally gain some further implications. The aim of this thesis is therefore twofold: I intend to contribute with this work to the debate whether since reunification change or continuity prevails in German foreign policy, while I additionally attempt a causal analyses of new elements in it. The scope of that debate will be in so far enhanced as it tries to generate causal inferences as well.

Author : Deron R. Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05-01
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1423568885

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The Current German Debate on the Role of Force by Deron R. Jackson Pdf

American policy makers must understand the fundamental limitations on what Germany can be expected to contribute in future NATO operations such as the peace implementation mission currently underway in Bosnia. This paper will therefore analyze the deep divisions which exist within Germany regarding the role of force in international relations. The first section concerns the influence of history, law, and military practice that have shaped current attitudes toward military power and the role of the armed forces in a democratic society. This is followed by an analysis of the positions of the major German political parties across the spectrum from Right to Left. Next, specific trends are identified which are working to force Germany toward a decision in favor of professionalizing its armed services. Finally, the impact of the gradual evolution of Germany's view of the role of force on its relations with the United States and the European Union is considered.

Author : Philip P. Everts,Pierangelo Isernia
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415218047

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Public Opinion and the International Use of Force by Philip P. Everts,Pierangelo Isernia Pdf

This book examines the ways in which the relationship between public opinion and the use of military force has developed since the end of the Cold War. It addresses the question of whether a democratic foreign policy is possible.

Author : Wilhelm Mirow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317406617

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Strategic Culture, Securitisation and the Use of Force by Wilhelm Mirow Pdf

This book investigates, and explains, the extent to which different liberal democracies have resorted to the use of force since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The responses of democratic states throughout the world to the September 2001 terrorist attacks have varied greatly. This book analyses the various factors that had an impact on decisions on the use of force by governments of liberal democratic states. It seeks to explain differences in the security policies and practices of Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK regarding the war in Afghanistan, domestic counterterrorism measures and the Iraq War. To this end, the book combines the concepts of strategic culture and securitisation into a theoretical model that disentangles the individual structural and agential causes of the use of force by the state and sequentially analyses the impact of each causal component on the other. It argues that the norms of a strategic culture shape securitisation processes of different expressions, which then bring about distinct modes of the use of force in individual security policy decisions. While governments can also deviate from the constraints of a strategic culture, this is likely to encounter a strong reaction from large parts of the population which in turn can lead to a long-term change in strategic culture. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic culture, securitisation, European politics, security studies and IR in general.

Author : Geoffrey P. Alpert,Roger G. Dunham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521837731

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Understanding Police Use of Force by Geoffrey P. Alpert,Roger G. Dunham Pdf

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Author : Cornelius Friesendorf,Centre pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées (Genève)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9292222023

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International intervention and the use of force : military and police roles by Cornelius Friesendorf,Centre pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées (Genève) Pdf

Author : Rudolf Bernhardt
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781483256962

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Use of Force · War and Neutrality Peace Treaties (A-M) by Rudolf Bernhardt Pdf

Encyclopedia of Public International Law, 3: Use of Force, War, and Neutrality Peace Treaties (A-M) focuses on hostile inter-State relations and associated questions, including the use of force, war, neutrality, and peace treaties. The publication first elaborates on the Munich Agreement, mines, militias, military reconnaissance, objectives, necessity, government, and forces abroad, mercenaries, liberation movements, land warfare, intervention, international military force, indiscriminate attack, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928). The text then ponders on humanitarian law and armed conflict, flags and uniform in wars, enemies and enemy subjects, disarming of belligerents by neutrals, demarcation line, deserters, economic warfare, combatants, contributions, and contraband. The book examines collective punishment, measures, security, and self-defense, boundary settlements between Germany and her western neighbor states after World War II, bombardment, armistice, arms control, Asama Maru incident, air warfare, and alliance. The text is a vital source of data for researchers interested in the use of force, war, and neutrality peace treaties.

Author : Marco Longobardo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473415

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The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory by Marco Longobardo Pdf

Explores the use of armed force in occupied territory under different international law branches.

Author : Sebastian Harnisch,Hanns Maull
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0719060427

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Germany as a Civilian Power? by Sebastian Harnisch,Hanns Maull Pdf

Drawing upon a multi-disciplinary methodology employing diverse written sources, material practices and vivid life histories, Faith in the family seeks to assess the impact of the Second Vatican Council on the ordinary believer, alongside contemporaneous shifts in British society relating to social mobility, the sixties, sexual morality and secularisation. Chapters examine the changes in the Roman Catholic liturgy and Christology; devotion to Mary, the rosary and the place of women in the family and church, as well as the enduring (but shifting) popularity of Saints Bernadette and Thérèse.Appealing to students of modern British gender and cultural history, as well as a general readership interested in religious life in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century, Faith in the family illustrates that despite unmistakable differences in their cultural accoutrements and interpretations of Catholicism, English Catholics continued to identify with and practise the 'Faith of Our Fathers' before and after Vatican II.

Author : Tom Dyson
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857450234

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The Politics of German Defence and Security by Tom Dyson Pdf

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. It demonstrates how domestic material factors were of crucial importance in shaping the pace and outcome of reform, despite the impact of 'international structure' and adaptational pressures from the EU and NATO. The domestic politics of base closures, ramifications for social policy, financial restrictions consequent upon German unification and commitment to EMU's Stability and Growth Pact were critical in determining the outcome of reform. The study also draws out the important role of policy leaders in the political management of reform as entrepreneurs, brokers or veto players, shifting the focus in German leadership studies away from a preoccupation with the Chancellor to the role of ministerial and administrative leadership within the core executive. Finally, the book contributes to our understanding of the Europeanization of the German political system, arguing that policy leaders played a key role in 'uploading' and 'downloading' processes to and from the EU and that Defence Ministers used 'Atlanticization' and 'Europeanization' in the interests of their domestic political agendas.

Author : Marco Roscini,Leverhulme Trust
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199655014

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Cyber Operations and the Use of Force in International Law by Marco Roscini,Leverhulme Trust Pdf

Recent years have seen a significant increase in the scale and sophistication of cyber attacks employed by, or against, states and non-state actors. This book investigates the international legal regime that applies to such attacks, and investigates how far the traditional rules of international humanitarian law can be used in these situations.