000			02107cam a2200253 i 4500
008			140718s2014 enka b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781137383785 - hbk
050	0	0	_aDS371.4 _b.H54 2014
082	0	0	_a958.104/7343
100	1		_a Hilpert, Carolin
245	1	0	_a Strategic cultural change and the challenge for security policy : _bGermany and the Bundeswehr's deployment to Afghanistan
260			_aBasingstoke : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c 2014
300			_axvii, 256 pages : _bincludes bibliography & index
440			_a New security challenges series
520			_aThe military culture, strategy and foreign policy of many nations has evolved since the events of 9/11. While Germany is seen as the as the most important lead nation in the current European debt crisis and in European economic matters, it is still often perceived as an unreliable and hesitant alliance partner in security affairs. However, the tremendous challenge of Afghanistan, most importantly the violent mission reality, has changed the Federal Republic's strategic culture, i.e. the way it looks at the use of military force. This book analyses this change in detail and explores the wider challenge of balancing culture and strategy for different global states in the midst of a global war against terrorism. It explores and answers critical questions including; has the Federal Republic become a 'normal' power that does not shy away from fighting counterinsurgencies and using the military to advance and protect its interests, and how did the lessons learned in Afghanistan change this, and other countries' strategic outlook and its armed forces?
650		0	_aAfghan War, 2001- 2021 _xParticipation, German.
650		0	_a2. Germany Armed Forces Afghanistan
650		0	_a3. Counterinsurgency Afghanistan
650		0	_a4. Contre-rébellion Afghānistān
856	4	2	_uhttps://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1609/2012474592-d.html
856	4	1	_uhttps://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1609/2012474592-t.html
856	4	2	_uhttps://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1616/2012474592-b.html
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