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The logic of defence assistance to Ukraine: a strategic assessment
Die Logik von Verteidigungshilfe für die Ukraine: eine strategische Einschätzung
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Abstract The recent debate about providing military assistance to Ukraine has relevance for the efforts to overcome the current impasse in the Minsk Process and the Normandy Format in particular, and thus the search for a resolution to the conflict regarding the Donbas. But it also concerns larger questions ... view more
The recent debate about providing military assistance to Ukraine has relevance for the efforts to overcome the current impasse in the Minsk Process and the Normandy Format in particular, and thus the search for a resolution to the conflict regarding the Donbas. But it also concerns larger questions of Germany's role in Europe, and in security policy more generally. It touches on Germany's ability to adapt to situations in which other countries are willing to envisage military solutions to existing conflicts. In this sense, it fits into discussions about a more geopolitical EU. And it offers Berlin a way to reinforce its commitment to European security and stability by more actively resisting the redrawing of international borders. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Ukraine; Federal Republic of Germany; international relations; bilateral relations; security policy; defense policy; conflict management; military aid; foreign policy; international conflict; Russia; defense industry; geopolitics; EU
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Bemühungen um Konfliktbeilegung; Ostukraine; Innerstaatliche Willensbildung zur Außenpolitik; Vermittlungsfunktion/Schlichtungsfunktion internationaler Akteure
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
5 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 42/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C42
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications