The dynamics of German security policy
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Authors
Tracy, Tommy J.
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Advisors
Yost, David S.
Date of Issue
1995-06
Date
June 1995
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
During the period from 1949 to 1990 some political analysts argued that West Germany had transformed German foreign policy traditions from a Bismarckian Machtpolitik (power policy) to a Machtvergesenheit (forgetting and neglecting of power policy). Hans-Peter Schwarz, a noted political historian, argued that the West Germans had over time accepted a "responsible and moral" and sometimes "simplistic" approach to foreign and security policy issues. This thesis examines the factors of continuity and change regarding Schwarz's claim of German Machvergessenheit, both before and after Germany's reunification in 1990.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
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NA
Format
114 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.