Strategic Cultural Change and the Challenge for Security Policy [electronic resource] : Germany and the Bundeswehr's Deployment to Afghanistan /
Hilpert, C.author.
For more than a decade, international troops have been deployed to Afghanistan. Out of all NATO members, this mission was the most difficult for Germany that had thus far never engaged in combat and offensive military activities. This book analyses how Germany's experiences in Afghanistan have changed the country's strategic culture.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 On the Cultural Foundations of Warfare; 2 Setting the Scene: The US War on Terrorism; 3 Alliance Solidarity after 9/11; 4 Escalation in Afghanistan; 5 The Stabilization Narrative Explodes; 6 German Forms of Counterinsurgency; 7 Afghanistan's Legacy?; Conclusion; Annex: Coding Bundestag Speeches; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For more than a decade, international troops have been deployed to Afghanistan. Out of all NATO members, this mission was the most difficult for Germany that had thus far never engaged in combat and offensive military activities. This book analyses how Germany's experiences in Afghanistan have changed the country's strategic culture.
Peace.
Politics and war.
Political sociology.
International relations.
Political science.
Conflict Studies.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Sociology.
International Relations.
Political Science.