In a little more than a decade, Germany’s role in international affairs—particularly from a military perspective—has radically changed. WhereasGerman participation during the Persian Gulf War of 1991 wasbasically limited to providing financial support to the internationalcoalition led by the United States, by the end of 2001, German soldierswere operating under combat conditions in the United Nations peacekeepingmission to Afghanistan. During (and even before) this transition,little attention has been devoted to the German Bundestag’sconstitutional role as overseer of executive foreign affairs activities.