The importance of the White Paper 2016 for the evaluation of new challenges in the German security policy Cover Image

Znaczenie Białej Księgi 2016 dla oceny nowych wyzwań w polityce bezpieczeństwa Niemiec
The importance of the White Paper 2016 for the evaluation of new challenges in the German security policy

Author(s): Erhard Cziomer
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Germany; security; security policy; White Paper 2016

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a synthetic analysis of the origin, the main premises and the content of the discussion concerning the meaning of The White Paper 2016; the critical assessments of the White Paper 2016 by right-wing groups, Die Linke Party, the pacifist movement, as well as institutions studying peace, which are well-developed in Germany; the more important controversies concerning the White Paper 2016 as a strategy expressing the Christian Democrat-Social Democrat government’s aspirations to gain a more substantial impact on the formulation of international security policy. The main controversies concerning the White Paper 2016 arose both among experts and the media over some elements of the strategy it self and its preparation.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-52
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish