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March 20, 2011 | From Territorial Defence to Global Intervention?

Stephan Vormann: Germany’s Bundeswehr after universal conscription. Two decades after the end of the Cold War the transformation of the Bundeswehr remains a “work in progress”. On January 3rd 2011 the - for the foreseeable future - last conscripts were drafted into the army. The suspension of universal conscription is however only a first step in what will most likely be a series of reforms in the Bundeswehr. The implications for Germany and its international role are yet unclear.

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July 22, 2010 | Feldpost für unsere Soldaten

Die Atlantic Community Redaktion: In einer gemeinsamen Kampagne setzen sich Bild.de und atlantic-community.org für die über 4.000 Soldaten der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan ein. Damit sie für ihren riskanten Einsatz mehr moralische Unterstützung erfahren, können Sie ihnen jetzt elektronische Feldpost senden.

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September 8, 2009 | Germany is ISAF's Weakest Link

Joshua Foust: The Bundeswehr has evolved from refusing to kill known militants to calling in air strikes based on flimsy evidence. The German deployment has been a complete failure. The Bundeswehr is consistently undermining the allied tasks in Afghanistan and should either reevaluate or withdraw.

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July 24, 2009 | Germany Goes on the Offensive This Article contains Flash-Video

Editorial Team: The Bundeswehr pursues insurgents in Northern Afghanistan with heavy firepower. Members of atlantic-community.org, will this more assertive approach lead to more stability in Afghanistan? Has a “psychological threshold” been crossed in Germany?

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October 28, 2008 | Kickstarting a New Debate on Afghanistan

Florian Broschk: Extending the German ISAF mandate requires a broad public debate on the mission’s goals and strategies in Afghanistan. Germany must recognize the importance of counterinsurgency and improve a variety of its tactics - human intelligence, language training, and a greater troop presence.

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October 1, 2008 | Afghanistan Debate: Parliamentary Hearings Crucial for Germany

Thorsten Benner & Lars Zimmermann: Germany lacks an informed and responsible debate on the country’s engagement in Afghanistan. The looming populism of the 2009 election year is set to make matters even worse. Politicians and the media must prevent this from happening.

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January 29, 2008 | The Hard Choices of Intervention

Volker Perthes: I admit that there is no simple checklist to determine how, when, or where German troops should be deployed abroad. But there are a number of valid questions that can be posed before soldiers are sent to peacekeeping and peace-enf

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July 23, 2007 | Germany Belongs in Afghanistan

GM Roper: If Germany expects US help in the future, it must stay the course in Afghanistan now. The Bundeswehr should carry its share of the coalition burden without complaint as part of OEF.

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July 20, 2007 | Germany Should Reconsider Position in Afghanistan

Niels Annen: I question the sustainability of Operation Enduring Freedom. And I see deteriorating coordination between ISAF and OEF and asks whether it is time to choose between the two.

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April 13, 2010 | Germany Must Reflect on its Relationship With War

For historical reasons, Germany has had an uneasy relationship with war,”but the current government’s attempts to play down the war in Afghanistan are cowardly.” ++ After the deaths of three German soldiers in the North of Afghanistan, the time has come for Germany to begin an open debate about the scope and purpose of its mission there. ++ An important first step in this regard would entail

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January 21, 2010 | Recasting the Bundeswehr

General Stanley McChrystal is set to announce a new strategy for Afghanistan at the Munich Security Conference in February; and in the process, he will shake up the Bundeswehr’s operations within ISAF. ++ The Commander of all international troops is asking for a fundamental change in German engagement. ++ Their overly cautious approach has created a situation in which troops are too

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