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1.   Protest against the Iraq War (January 26, 1991)
Iraq’s attack on Kuwait presented a dilemma for German foreign policy: Should the expanded Federal Republic cling to its traditional role as a “civil power” that abstained from military operations,....
Protest against the Iraq War (January 26, 1991)
2.   G-7 Economic Summit in Munich (July 8, 1992)
The Western industrial nations wanted to support the reform movements within the Soviet Union, and, with this in mind, they invited Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev....
G-7 Economic Summit in Munich (July 8, 1992)
3.   German-Czech Committee of Historians (October 30, 1995)
Improving Germany’s relations with its Central and Eastern European neighbors was one of the top priorities of the Federal Government after 1989. In 1990, the foreign minister of the Federal Republic....
German-Czech Committee of Historians (October 30, 1995)
4.   Bundeswehr Soldiers from the first IFOR Contingent return from Croatia (April 17, 1996)
The wars in the former Yugoslavia put Germany under greater pressure to add military intervention to its portfolio of international responsibilities. After the Dayton Peace Accords were signed, the....
Bundeswehr Soldiers from the first IFOR Contingent return from Croatia (April 17, 1996)
5.   Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel visits Refugees from Kosovo (July 8, 1998)
The conflict between Kosovar Albanians and Serbs led to another war in the former Yugoslavia in 1998. In response, representatives of the USA, Russia, France, Great Britain, Germany, the EU, and....
Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel visits Refugees from Kosovo (July 8, 1998)
6.   German-Polish Consultations: Gerhard Schröder and Aleksander Kwaśniewski (November 5, 1998)
To underscore the importance of German-Polish relations, newly-elected Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (left) made a one-day visit to Warsaw in November 1998.....
German-Polish Consultations: Gerhard Schröder and Aleksander Kwaśniewski (November 5, 1998)
7.   Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder with Schoolchildren (June 19, 1999)
The photograph shows U.S. President Bill Clinton (left) and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (right) being greeted by schoolchildren....
Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder with Schoolchildren (June 19, 1999)
8.   Headquarters of the German Army's KFOR Contingent (August 24, 1999)
Between March and June, 1999, Germany participated in NATO air raids against Serbia (Operation Allied Force). It was the Bundeswehr’s first-ever war deployment. In Germany, the deployment sparked....
Headquarters of the German Army's KFOR Contingent (August 24, 1999)
9.   Memorial Service in Berlin for the Victims of 9/11 (September 14, 2001)
One day after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder announced Germany’s “full....
Memorial Service in Berlin for the Victims of 9/11 (September 14, 2001)
10.   Bundestag Debate on the Deployment of Bundeswehr Troops in Afghanistan (November 16, 2001)
After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Federal Cabinet decided to send up to 3,900 German soldiers to Afghanistan to participate in the NATO operation “Enduring Freedom.” This decision....
Bundestag Debate on the Deployment of Bundeswehr Troops in Afghanistan (November 16, 2001)
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