"Bekämpfung des Terrorismus" spielt eine zentrale Rolle in der sicherheitspolitischen Grundsatzrede von @akk.
Übersetzt: eine Hinwendung zur französischen Definition und Methode von Sicherheit.
Übersetzt: eine Hinwendung zur französischen Definition und Methode von Sicherheit.
@akk My problem with this approach: Germany is not France.
France has its own, specific definition of French interests based on its identity, history, geographical location; and it has its own methods.
Germany cannot just follow France. /2
France has its own, specific definition of French interests based on its identity, history, geographical location; and it has its own methods.
Germany cannot just follow France. /2
@akk Germany must, and that's part of the process of growing up, identify and define its own interests, which are neither those of the U.S. nor those of France -- even if those interests may overlap.
This process has not yet started. /3
This process has not yet started. /3
@akk Traditionally, for decades, Germany's security has been part of the broader transatlantic security, and as such been led and guaranteed by the U.S.
As this guarantee becomes more fragile, Germany's instinctive reaction is to turn towards France for orientation. /4
As this guarantee becomes more fragile, Germany's instinctive reaction is to turn towards France for orientation. /4
@akk Yet while both, U.S. and France, will remain key partners for German security, following them is not enough. Germany will not become a mature security actor until it clarifies what its interests are. It needs criteria for military engagement backed up by domestic consensus. /5
