Umdenken und Umkehr: Deutschlands Sicherheitspolitik braucht eine mentale und materielle Ertüchtigung

Author(s): Eckhard Lübkemeier, Oliver Thränert
Book Title: Deutsche Aussenpolitik im Wandel. Unstete Bedingungen, neue Impulse
Publisher(s): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Place: Berlin, Germany

For years, there has been a gap in Germany between the importance of security policy and the esteem in which it is held by politicians, society and the media. The German government and members of parliament have failed to convey to the population that the Bundeswehr is existential for Germany's security and indispensable for its ability to act and form alliances. In their contribution to the SWP-study, Eckhard Lübkemeier and CSS' head of think tank Oliver Thränert argue for the raison d'être of the military as preventive and reactive force management.

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