Incidents of far-right extremism in the German Kommando Spezialkräfte Heer (KSK) have captured international headlines for years. The public outcry in Germany and the demand for change offered an opportunity to restructure not only the KSK but all German Military Special Operations Forces (GERSOF). This article contends that a substantial overhaul is necessary due to the numerous challenges that GERSOF face, but that momentum was lost due to the relations between the German government and key stakeholders, including the media. Informed by the Actor-Network Theory, the article explores these intricate relations, illustrating why the government squandered the opportunities to strengthen GERSOF as an element of national security and to reaffirm its commitment to its allies.

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URN:NBN:SI:DOC-ZC6VKMZ9

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216480003

DOI

10.2478/cmc-2024-0021

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28.12.2025

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APA:

Gielas, Anna M. (2024). World champions in training. Sodobni vojaški izzivi, volume 26, issue 3, str. 75-94. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-ZC6VKMZ9 from http://www.dlib.si

MLA:

Gielas, Anna M.. "World champions in training." Sodobni vojaški izzivi volume 26. issue 3 (2024) str. 75-94.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-ZC6VKMZ9>

World champions in training : Germany’s difficult relationship with its military special operations forcesSvetovni prvaki v usposabljanju : zapleteno razmerje Nemčije z vojaškimi silami za specialno delovanje

World champions in training : Germany’s difficult relationship with its military special operations forces
Svetovni prvaki v usposabljanju : zapleteno razmerje Nemčije z vojaškimi silami za specialno delovanje