Rock Solid: Germany’s Role in Deterrence and Defense in NATO’s North-East
Rock Solid: Germany’s Role in Deterrence and Defense in NATO’s North-East
Author(s): Patrick KellerSubject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Germany; deterrence; defense; NATO; armed forces’ readiness; leading European nation;
Summary/Abstract: The failure to spend even close to 2% of GDP on defense (spending hovers at around 1.3%), the lamentable state of its armed forces’ readiness, and the timidity with which Germans participate in – let alone initiate – strategic debates within NATO and/or the EU all serve as valid points Yet Germany is the only continental European nation leading one of the four battalions that make up NATO’s rotating enhanced forward presence in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It is up to Germany to not just remain steadfast but to explain more clearly and openly its strategic rationale.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 27-29
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English