Germany's Geopolitical Maturation: Strategy and Public Opinion After the Wall
Abstract
This issue paper presents the key findings of a recent public opinion survey conducted for RAND by Infratest Burke Berlin in late 1992. The survey was the most recent in a series of RAND-sponsored public opinion polls that seek to understand the future of German strategic thinking and implications for U.S. national security strategy. This year's survey results contain good news for American policy makers on an array of issues. A majority of Germans look forward to the advent of the Clinton Administration and view a more concerted effort by the United States to confront its own domestic problems as a prerequisite for a strengthened U.S.-European relationship. German public support for NATO, an American military presence in Germany, and a broader "out of area" role for the alliance is on the rise. Germans also support European integration and see a strengthened European Community (EC) as a basis for a new "partnership among equals" across the Atlantic. Finally, the German public overwhelmingly supports the government's efforts to combat right-wing extremism.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA428269
Entities
People
- Ronald D. Asmus
Organizations
- RAND Corporation