German military reform and European security
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German military reform and European security
（Adelphi papers, 340）
Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, c2001
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Description
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German military (the Bundeswehr) has faced, and mastered, a series of singular situations: unexpected German reunification, the need to absorb the East German People's Army (NVA), and calls for German out-of-area deployments. Yet now the Bundeswehr must surmount another formidable obstacle: reforming itself. The paper explores the context, content and possible consequences of German military reform. Although the government of Gerhard Schroder recognises the need for change, the actual reform process has been powerfully influenced by a combination of financial, political and societal constraints. Germany never stopped prioritising traditional homeland defence and remains deeply committed to conscription. As a result, the reform process to date suggests that Germany will be unable to meet allied expectations in the international struggle against terrorism, let alone its own declaratory commitment to the strengthening of European defence capabilities.
Table of Contents
- GLOSSARY
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. The Context of the Security Debate in Germany
- Lack of a Sense of Urgency
- Resistance to Pressure from Abroad
- Limited Top-Level Interest
- Sustained Support for Conscription
- Differing Risk Prioritization
- Summary
- 2. The Context of the Bundeswehr Reform
- Three Reform Proposals: The Weizsaker, Kirchbach, and Scharping Reports
- Troubling Questions of Financing
- Reform Implementation
- The Arms Industry and German Procurement
- Summary: The State of Bundeswehr Reform
- 3. The Consequences of German Military Reform for the ESDP and NATO
- The Status of the ESDP
- Implications of Budeswehr Reform for the ESDP
- Implications for the Budeswehr Reform for NATO
- Summary
- CONCLUSION
- The Prioritization of German Domestic Concerns
- Increasing the Pressure or Lowering Expectations?
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- APPENDIX
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