| ID | 114397 |
| Title Proper | Confronting the European defence crisis |
| Other Title Information | the common European army in Germany's political debate |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Heidenkamp, Henrik ; Akaltin, Ferdi |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this analysis of the recent debate on defence policy in Germany, Henrik Heidenkamp and Ferdi Akaltin highlight a growing re-evaluation of the German and European strategic environment, and a seeming willingness on the part of German policy-makers to identify a common European solution to the current defence-capabilities gap. After analysing why German politicians no longer seem to dismiss the idea of a common European army as the unrealisable dream of idealists, the authors present the difficult questions that German policy-makers, and their European allies, will need to confront should they wish to turn their ideas into concrete policy, and suggest ways in which such a project could be realised in the long term. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.18-25 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.18-25 |
| Key Words | Defence Policy ; Germany ; European Strategic Environment ; German Policy Maker ; German Politicians ; European Army |