_The primary goal of German security policy is to ensure the safety and protection of its citizens. This goal is pursued jointly with our partners. Established alliances as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) and the global and regional security institutions of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are the basis for this approach.
German security policy is applied fully and takes political, economic, ecological, social and cultural conditions and developments. Because security cannot be guaranteed primarily by military means, political power and the ability to assist in ensuring freedom and human rights, stability and security are an essential part of the German policy. If however it is deemed necessary to enforce freedom and/or security by military means or restore essential prerequisites for the credibility of a comprehensive approach to security policy, Germany will always strive for achieving this through the established alliances or security institutions.
German security policy is applied fully and takes political, economic, ecological, social and cultural conditions and developments. Because security cannot be guaranteed primarily by military means, political power and the ability to assist in ensuring freedom and human rights, stability and security are an essential part of the German policy. If however it is deemed necessary to enforce freedom and/or security by military means or restore essential prerequisites for the credibility of a comprehensive approach to security policy, Germany will always strive for achieving this through the established alliances or security institutions.