Detail The Unadventurous Eagle; German Foreign Policy   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 399 no. 8733 (May 2011), page 51-52. Topik: Alliances; Foreign Policy; Economic Policy Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.66 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel When Guido Westerwelle, Germany's foreign minister, tires of sneers at home he escapes to the Middle East. In February he celebrated the Arab spring in Cairo's Tahrir Square, drawing rare praise from the German media. In April he was back in the region. These getaways were designed to persuade voters that he is up to the job and the world that Germany is a useful and imaginative member of the western alliance. Yet both target audiences have doubts. In Germany Mr Westerwelle is the least popular foreign minister on record, partly because he seems more passionate about taxes than foreign affairs. This week he steps down as chairman of his Free Democratic Party (FDP), following its reverses in state elections in March. His position as foreign minister is not yet secure. Meanwhile the global audience is still puzzling over Germany's Libya policy. In March Germany abstained in a UN Security Council vote authorising the use of force to protect Libyans from Muammar Qaddafi's regime. The surprise was not that it balked at sending forces--it is a recent and reluctant participant in such adventures, and even German critics of the abstention think that this intervention is a bad idea. The shock was that, as its closest NATO and European Union allies united to avert a bloodbath on Europe's doorstep, backed by the UN and Libya's Arab neighbours, Germany withheld both legal and moral support. The political and financial costs of sustaining Germany's alliances are rising. Its partners need to know that Germany is prepared to continue paying the price. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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