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This paper describes how since the end of the Cold War few European armed forces have been subject to greater reform pressure than Germany’s Bundeswehr. The author states that while Germany has increasingly participated in international stabilization missions since the mid-1990s, deficits remain in the areas of strategic deployability, global reconnaissance, and interoperable command and control systems and assets. The paper outlines how skepticism towards Bundeswehr missions abroad, due to historical reasons, continues to play an important role in shaping domestic opinions on German defense policy.