End of the cold war
Since Germany joined the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 and
NATO in 1955, European integration and transatlantic military alliance have
been the two fundamental pillars of Germany’s foreign, security, and defence
policy.
While with the end of the cold war, the international security environment
and quality of security threats and challenges have changed dramatically,
Germany’s biaxial security framework remained broadly unchanged.
Germany’s international security role has grown substantially since the 1990s, with German
NATO/EU/UN engagement abroad involving missions in the former Yugoslavia,
Afghanistan and African countries. Stronger involvement in international military
missions reflects Germany’s perception of an “increased responsibility” that
comes along with its “economic, political and military significance.”
EU Forecast
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