The past in the present: Historical memory and German national security policy
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in German Politics
- Vol. 6 (1) , 39-59
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09644009708404463
Abstract
In recent years a number of scholars and commentators have suggested that freed of the constraints placed upon it by the Cold War, Germany is likely to aspire to a more active, great power role. This article argues that such predictions overlook the extent to which German national security policy continues to be burdened by the lessons that its population drew from the Second World War and that make it profoundly difficult for any German leader to implement a more active defence and national security policy.Keywords
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