That voice was, however, ignored in Berlin. The urgent need to take care of the matter of the aggressive superpower stance adopted by Russia has been voiced by the Poles for a long time. The strategy should have been ready before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some voices suggest that it has come at the very best and expected moment, but in my opinion, it was prepared too late, undoubtedly. One can say that the German circles unanimously agree that the National Security Strategy has been, and is very much needed. Annalene Baerbock still retains influence over this key policy area. The second group (larger one), represented by CDU, CSU, and FDP, saw the necessity to create the so-called National Security Council, based on the US model. Some politicians wanted the current decision-making formula in the national security domain to be retained - with it placed in the hands of the Foreign Ministry. The conflict emerged mainly between the German Foreign Ministry, and the Chancellor, while the main dividing line in the discussion was placed around the thread related to centralization and decentralization of security policy competencies. Unfortunately, the works were late, due to the differing political visions of the parties and entities involved. Originally, it had been planned it would be ready in early 2023. When the new government was born, and when the coalition agreement was being signed, an assumption was made that document as such would be written. The work on the "National Security Strategy" was quite lengthy. It is a good sign that a document as such has been drafted, as some matters need to be perceived more globally, especially in the security domain. The German politicians agree and point to that as well. Monika Maria Brzezińska, Ph.D., Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW): Indeed, it could be said that the strategy you are mentioning is somewhat out of the box.
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