Dear Madam or Sir,

in Germany, many commentators point to public opinion as an obstacle to a more active foreign and security policy. The saying goes that the Germans are pacifist and that the media is only interested in bad news. Hence a more substantial German role in international security could not be communicated to the national public. In our Working Paper 30/2018 Sebastian Nieke disproves these claims and argues for more political argument in order to generate public support for security policy decisions. You will find the Working Paper on our website: https://www.baks.bund.de/en/working-papers

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

We hope you enjoy reading them!

Best regards,

Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp

President
Federal Academy for Security Policy