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March 30, 2011

Germany's Dangerous Foreign Policy Course

Ralf Neukirch, Der Spiegel

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With its abstention in the UN Security Council vote on Libya, Germany has abandoned its strict alignment with the West, a basic tenet of German foreign policy for decades. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's new doctrine is a dangerous one. It would be disastrous for Germany's Western partners began doubting Berlin's committment.

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