Nationale Interessen sind von gestern!
In: Welt-Trends: das außenpolitische Journal, Issue 72, p. 101-104
ISSN: 0944-8101
The essay examines the demands that Germany must 'carefully renew' its values. The author discusses the values re the orientation and practice of its foreign policy, touching on the ideal way. Then the author focuses on not only national interests for German society, but also those concerning globalization, demographic changes, and climate change, and other items, which are aimed at the direction of being measured globally. Then the author opines on power politics in Germany, the never-ending political debate, and reform difficulties of a multi-coalitional government; keeping in mind the state of world today, the Germany of the Bonn government days, along with today's failed states, human rights issues, the need for stabilization, the fight against terrorism and continued adherence to an alliance necessitating the continued deployment of resources for security needs. Photos, References. M Diem