Germany’s New “Culture of Responsibility”

... ban [1] may set a precedent that could potentially change the German doctrine of non-interference in military conflicts. The decision must be viewed in the context of the reform of the Bundeswehr that started back in the 1990s and initially envisaged Germany’s participation in foreign missions. Simultaneously, changes were taking place in arms export control. Over the past two decades the country has made serious progress along this path, declaring its strategic goals to be Germany’s expanded ...