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27 February 2007
Germany's Security and Defence Policy from the Schroeder to the Merkel Government
In the first of a new series of WSI Brussels Policy Briefings, Marco Overhaus examines Germany's security policy, arguing that there is a widening gap between the country's institutional commitments and official defence posture, and its readiness to deal with the practical military consequences of these developments. Unless bridged, this gap risks further confusing and complicating Germany's security and defence policy at a national and international level. It may also undermine the country's ability to meet the high expectations of its European and international partners'not least in 2007 when it holds the presidencies of both the EU and the G-8.
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