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German defence politics, Ina Wiesner (ed.)

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Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

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non fiction

German defence politics

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Ina Wiesner (ed.)

Gift collectionBundeswehr Academy for Information and Communication series, Volume 30

The book explains how German defence policy is formulated, and, ultimately, conducted. By taking a closer look at the roles of the parliament, the government, the Ministry of Defence and the civilian and military branches of the Bundeswehr the book focuses on the following topics: Actors involved in shaping German defence policy The institutional development of the Ministry of Defence and the services before and after the Cold War The management of defence The weapons acquisition process Public attitudes towards operations abroad The reform of German defence German Defence Politics rests on the idea that any attempt to fully comprehend German defence policy has to take on a perspective on politics first. By focusing on institutions and processes within the field of German security and defence policy this book is breaking new grounds offering defence specialists as well as academics a comprehensive --, Provided by Publisher

Foreword Stephane Beemelmans Preface Axel Hecht German defence politics - an introduction Ina Wiesner Part I The foundations of German defence German security policy Stephan Bockenjorde The making of Germany's security and defence policy - actors, responsibilities, procedures, and requirements Sven Bernhard Gareis German defence and military policy in the UN, NATO and the EU from the point of view of the Military Policy Division, Armed Forces Staff Hans-Werner Wiermann Part II Inside German defence The Federal Ministry of Defence Christoph Reifferscheid, Ulf Bednarz The military services Dietmar Klos, Heiner Mollers, Dieter Stockfisch. Jointness in the Bundeswehr Manfred Engelhardt 163 The Bundeswehr reserve Armin Miiller 181 The Federal Defence Administration Dieter Heuer 193 Part III The political economy of German defence Theoretical determinants and practical design of the federal budget as exemplified by Departmental Budget 14 Stefan Bayer 227 The armament acquisition process - nature, development, challenges Helmuth Heumann 251 Modernisation in the Bundeswehr - privatisation and public-private partnerships (PPP) Gregor Richter 281 Part IV Current debates in German defence Public opinion, the Bundeswehr and public affairs Jorg Jacobs 295 Between rejection of war and intervention fatigue - the armed forces, the state and society in Germany Gerhard Kiimmel 307 Suspending the conscript system Sabine Collmer. The law on Bundeswehr operations abroad - an overview Dieter Weingdrtner 345 Pooling and Sharing in the EU and NATO Christian Moiling 359 Part V Conclusion German defence politics - a view from abroad Tom Dyson 373 About the authors