The responsibility to defend : rethinking Germany's strategic culture /

Giegerich, Bastian, 1976-

The responsibility to defend : rethinking Germany's strategic culture / Bastian Giegerich and Maximilian Terhalle - London : IISS, 2021 - 147 pages ; 24 cm. - Adelphi series ; 477 . - Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 477 .

SIP2203

Includes bibliographical references (pages [119]-143) and index.

The sources of German conduct -- Germany's troubled security policy -- Defence procurement, technology and industry -- A new strategic mindset -- Elements of a new security policy.

"The rise or resurgence of revisionist, repressive and authoritarian powers threatens the Western, US-led international order upon which Germany's post-war security and prosperity were founded. With Washington increasingly focused on China's rise in Asia, Europe must be able to defend itself against Russia, and will depend upon German military capabilities to do so. Years of neglect and structural underfunding, however, have hollowed out Germany's armed forces. Much of the political leadership in Berlin has not yet adjusted to new realities or appreciated the urgency with which it needs to do so." -- Publisher website.

1032122730 9781032122731

1944-5571


national security
strategy
military strategy


FRG--military strategy--security policy--defence policy