Is the military strategy tailored to meet the national political objectives?
The current worldwide security situation including • the United States’ role as the only world power of unrestricted global action, • Western Europe’s and Japan’s economic problems and challenges, • the relatively unstable political landscape in Eastern Europe and Russia, • the controversies of the multipolar world of the 21st century with powerful centers in the northern hemisphere, called to help the south to solve their problems, as well as • Germany’s role as an ally and a continental middle power with world – wide economic interests are the foundation for the national objectives and consequently national military strategy. The mission and structure of the Bundeswehr are being tailored to match this strategy. In a speech, delivered at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies, London, on 21 October 1994, General Naumann stated: The primary task of the Federal Armed Forces will continue to be the protection of Germany from external threats. But in accordance with the n
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