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Germany In Afghanistan: The German Domestic Dispute On Military Deployment Overseas, Nils Martin
Germany In Afghanistan: The German Domestic Dispute On Military Deployment Overseas, Nils Martin
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
This thesis provides a study of the deployment of the German Bundeswehr to Afghanistan and highlights the clash between two conflicting visions of German foreign policy by explaining the different policies supported or opposed by an outspoken segment of the German public and German leaders since the Second World War in regards to the use of military force. While maintaining a focus on German military deployment to Afghanistan, this thesis consists of an analysis of German parliamentary debate, editorials, public opinion polls, speeches and other sources to determine arguments used by German government leaders to try and overcome strong anti-war …