German-Israeli Relations: Security of Israel--Reason of State?

Abstract

In 2008 German Chancellor Merkel declared that Israel s security and right to exist is a German Reason of State. She promised Israel assistance in case of war. Four years later, German President Gauck publicly dissociated himself from this commitment. In this context particularities of political, economic and military aspects of the German-Israeli relations are discusses from a German perspective. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iranian nuclear program are analyzed in order to delineate elements of German policies. Finally, this paper assesses statements of the President and the Chancellor with regard to a realistic German Middle East policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589061

Entities

People

  • Oberst G. Busch

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design