Germany's commitment to CSDP operations: comparing the cases of the DRC and Libya
Angažovanost Německa v operacích SBOP: srovnání misí v Demokratické republice Kongo a Libyi
diplomová práce (OBHÁJENO)
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/107888Identifikátory
SIS: 202862
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [17115]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Beneš, Jan
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
Mezinárodní bezpečnostní studia
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra bezpečnostních studií
Datum obhajoby
20. 6. 2019
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
Klíčová slova (anglicky)
Germany, strategic culture, EUFOR RD Congo, Libya, military deployment abroad, political decision-making, process tracing, foreign and security policyThis thesis analyses Germany's commitment to multilateral military operations. Following the research question why Germany participates in some multilateral military operations but not in others, Germany's respective decision-making process regarding troop deployment in the DR Congo in 2006 on one hand and military non-engagement in Libya 2011 on the other hand is traced. By contrasting the concept of strategic culture with a purely rational assessment of the factors of alliance politics, risk-analysis and military feasibility of the operations, the decisiveness of taking into account Germany's strategic culture to explain deployment decisions is stressed. Neither is there a lack of external pressure for German military participation in the case of Libya, nor is the military operation in the DR Congo decisively less risky or militarily more feasible. Rather, Germany's multilateral and anti- militaristic strategic cultural strands affect its decision-making. Next to demanding a thorough justification and legitimization of any military engagement, two red lines for military deployment can be identified. First, Germany refuses to act unilaterally and displays a high reluctance towards military engagement outside the multilateral framework of the UN, NATO or EU. Secondly, Germany rejects to engage in...