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Germany and its Military Involvement in the Kosovo Crisis: The End of Civilan Power?
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Politologický časopis |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | civilian power; Germany; Kosovo |
| Description | Civilian power concept assumes that a civilizing process takes place in international relations. Germany is thought to be one of two typical civilian powers (the other one is Japan). German participation in the NATO 1999 war against Yugoslavia can not be simply interpreted as the end of German policy based on civilian power concept. On the other hand the main problem is that simultaneously German participation in war against Yugoslavia does not allow us simply to accept Maulls conclusion that there was no deviation from the political strategy of a civilian power. This event is a challenge for civilian power concept proponents because it has shown the weaknesses of this concept and the necessity to make it more precise. |
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