Accession Number:

ADA280300

Title:

German-American Security Relations within NATO and the UN

Descriptive Note:

MAster's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Schoenfeld, Jobst

Report Date:

1994-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

148.0

Abstract:

The war in the Balkans suggests that despite the end of the East-West conflict, general instability casts a pall of doubt over hopes of enduring peace in Europe and beyond. As one sees in South East Europe, post-communism creates nationalism which can lead to war. The former Yugoslavia is the test case. In East Central Europe, where former Soviet satellites are facing a similar power vacuum and Russian imperialism celebrates its possible rebirth, war could be the consequence if NATO is not able and willing to provide security and stability in this region. This thesis investigates the factors which define the current crisis in NATO and transatlantic security relations. This in turn brings up the question of structural realities in German-American strategic interaction. This thesis examines how lasting internal conflicts gain new explosive force today and presents conclusions regarding the survival of NATO. In the end, the thesis suggests that NATO and the tantamount security partnership with the United States is vitally significant for Germany and for stability in Europe. This maxim applies to the past and it holds equally true for the future. NATO- Strategies, NATO expansion, US-German security relations, German security policy, German rearmament.

Descriptors:

• *FOREIGN POLICY
• *NATO
• *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• EUROPE
• STABILITY
• UNITED STATES
• POLICIES
• STRATEGY
• INTERACTIONS
• SECURITY
• VACUUM
• THESES
• EXPLOSIVES
• REGIONS
• INTERNAL
• GAIN
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• FACINGS
• CENTRAL EUROPE
• YUGOSLAVIA
• COMMUNISM
• GERMANY
• CONFLICT
• POWER
• EXPANSION
• INSTABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE