Zjednoczone Niemcy wobec współczesnych konfliktów zbrojnych (1990–2007)

THE STUDY IS devoted to analysis of attitude of the United Germany against contemporary military conflicts. There is analyzed the military dimension of German engagement in favour of upholding the peace and preventing the military conflicts in the world. In the paper there is introduced the synthetical description of German services participation in peace operations under the UN auspices, NATO Pact and the other international organizations. There is described the selection of military conflicts existed between 1990 and 2007 in the world. The analysis permitted to indicate the three-staged process of attitude development of the Federal Republic of Germany to use the force in favour of upholding the peace in global dimension. In the first period (1993–1996) the engagement of German forces was limited to support logistically the forces of other countries. The second stage (1996–1999) characterizes the obtainment by Bundeswehr soldiers the right to use the force in favour of upholding the peace. However, in the third stage the German forces took part in NATO’s hostilities during the war in Kosovo (1999). The paper creates the basis to research precisely on military role of the Federal Republic of Germany in the present world.