Strategic dilemmas and the evolution of German foreign policy since unification

Strategic dilemmas and the evolution of German foreign policy since unification / Jeffrey S. Lantis.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lantis, Jeffrey S., 1966-
Corporate Author: Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Subjects:
Since 1990
International relations.
National security > Germany.
Peacekeeping forces > Germany.
Security, International.
international relations.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
Military policy
National security
Peacekeeping forces
Security, International
Germany > Foreign relations > 1990-
Germany > Military policy.
Germany
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. The Evolution of German Foreign Policy 1
  • A Grand Strategic Opportunity 2
  • Strategic Dilemmas: From Kuwait to Kosovo, and Beyond 4
  • Theoretical Foundations 5
  • Conclusion 10
  • Notes 10
  • 2. The Persian Gulf Crisis and Checkbook Diplomacy 17
  • The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Shield 18
  • Operation Desert Storm 27
  • The Kurdish Refugee Crisis and Operation Provide Comfort 39
  • Conclusion 47
  • Notes 48
  • 3. Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Relief Operations in Somalia 55
  • Civil War and Famine in the Horn of Africa 56
  • "Mission Creep" and the Breakdown of UNOSOM II 66
  • Notes 73
  • 4. Diplomacy and Delay: Responding to the Civil War in the Former Yugoslavia, 1991-1994 79
  • The Outbreak of Civil War: Recognition of Croatian and Slovenian Independence 80
  • Military Monitoring of the Embargo Against Serbia and Montenegro 88
  • AWACS Patrols and Operation Deny Flight 92
  • Notes 100
  • 5. Action and Engagement: The Bosnia Crisis, 1994-1999 107
  • An Historic Ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court 108
  • Tornado Deployment and Air Strikes in Bosnia 112
  • The Rapid Reaction Force Contingency 116
  • The Dayton Peace Accord and IFOR Troop Deployment in the Balkans 124
  • Concusion 134
  • Notes 134
  • 6. Coercive Diplomacy and the Crisis in Kosovo 141
  • The Federal Elections of 1998 142
  • The Kosovo Crisis 143
  • Operation Allied Force 146
  • The Ground Troops Controversy 150
  • Conclusion 159
  • Notes 160
  • 7. German Foreign Policy for the Twenty-First Century 165
  • Dilemmas and Opportunities as Catalysts for
  • Foreign Policy Restructuring 166
  • Domestic Constraints on Foreign Policy Change 172
  • New Trends: Domestic Politics, Economic Integration, and the War on Terrorism 184
  • Conclusion 189
  • Notes 189.

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