Foreword

German Structural Pacifism, Cultural Trauma and German Security Policy Since Reunification, is a seminal work, with significant implications for the understanding of contemporary German public policy, far beyond its sole focus on German military policy. Appearing just as Germany’s vacillation in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is once again confusing its allies on both sides of the Atlantic, this book offers answers to contradictions in German political thought which have bedeviled partners and foes for decades, if not centuries.is a seminal work, with significant implications for the understanding of contemporary German public policy, far beyond its sole focus on German military policy. Appearing just as Germany’s vacillation in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is once again confusing its allies on both sides of the Atlantic, this book offers answers to contradictions in German political thought which have bedeviled partners and foes for decades, if not centuries.