| ID | 060775 |
| Title Proper | Myth of the German way |
| Other Title Information | German foreign policy and transatlantic relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rudolf, Peter |
| Publication | 2005. |
| Description | p133-152 |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Those critics who warn of a new German unilateralism have read too much into the Iraq crisis. The core components of Germany's traditional foreign policy conception include a general strategic preference for embedding German foreign policy into multilateral frameworks; the goal of a civilised international order; and a preference for non-military means and strong aversion to the use of military force. German policies regarding the Iraq war may have been at odds with one or more of these core components; however, there were cross-cutting pressures that made it very difficult to be entirely faithful to those traditions. Neither the foreign-policy discourse in Germany with respect to the transatlantic relationship nor actual policies in the wake of the Iraq crisis indicate a profound change in the orientation of German foreign policy. But we can expect the strains of further adjustment and non-adjustment to a changing transatlantic framework. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival Vol. 47, No.1; Spring 2005: p133-152 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 47 No 1 |
| Key Words | Germany ; International Relations-Germany ; Transatlantic Relations ; NATO |