August 6, 2010
There have been several press articles on the future format of German Armed Forces. In any case, manning will be trimmed again and make out of Bundeswehr the smallest one among the main countries. However one factor should be taken into account to moderate the mere figures. In accordance with its fundamental law, the civilian… » read more
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As I already mentioned in my previous post, German Defence Forces, the Bundeswehr, has been created based on democratic principles, of which the conscription, the innere Führung and the home defence. The best way to secure the fundaments of this system was a strict control by the parliament, as mentioned in the constitution, the “Grundgesetz”… » read more
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As the German government has decided to review largely its defence organization, even stating that some more communality of capacities should be looked for with its European partners, let us have a look at what German Defence forces could look like in a near future. As a consequence of the planned reform, the future structure… » read more
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July 26, 2010
The German federal ministry of Defence has made available on its website several key documents, which can help for a better understanding of what the future Bundeswehr will look like in the next years. Of course, this new development is not initiated by a open-minded approach linked to the previous German statements aiming at setting… » read more
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Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, Germany, Security , Bundeswehr, European Army, European Defence, v. Guttenberg |
April 24, 2010
When promoting a ban of nuclear weapons in Europe, Germany is not so clear and coherent, as its policy is not so strongly oriented as it may look like in the declarations.
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Bundeswehr, English, Germany, NATO, Security , Büchel, Germany, Non-proliferation treaty, Nuclear deterrence, TNP, Westerwelle |
Having been involved in the construction of a European Defence at working level for a couple of years, I would like to go on, looking at its changes and progress through the prism of the various reports and press articles available on the web.
