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This paper analyzes and describes the debate regarding the crisis of Germany's foreign policy among German experts of International Relations. Proof of such a crisis is a perceived loss of influence within the two main fields of German foreign policy: NATO and the European Union. This paper argues that Schröder's attempt to delegitimize the military operation against Iraq was not anchored in a deeply rooted German pacifism; neither did he oppose Washington's regime change policy for simply domestic reasons. Instead, his anti-war policy has to be seen in the broader context of the structure of the international system.