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The Defence Policy Guidelines set the strategic framework for the mission and the tasks of the Bundeswehr as an element of the whole-of-government approach to security. They describe the security objectives and security interests of the Federal Republic of Germany, are based on an assessment of the current situation and also include current and likely future developments. It is argued that a direct territorial threat to Germany involving conventional military means remains an unlikely event.Today, risks and threats are emerging above all from failing and failed states, acts of international terrorism, as well as terrorist regimes and dictatorships, among others.