Germany, Civilian Power and the New Europe - Enlarging NATO and the European Union

In 1990, the future of Europe's international politics hinged on two questions. How would unification affect the conduct of German foreign policy? Would those institutions that had given security and prosperity to Western Europe during the Cold War now do the same for the entire continent, and if so, how. The intersection of these questions is the topic of this book, which explores, quite plainly, what made Germany's policies towards its immediate Eastern neighbours tick.

List of contents

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction What is Civilian Power? Why is Germany a Civilian Power? Bilateral Relations Germany and EU Enlargement Germany and NATO Enlargement Conclusions Epilogue Select Bibliography Index

About the author

HENNING TEWES is Director of the Konrad Ardenauer Foundation in Poland. He has contributed to books, journals and newspapers and co-edited (with Jonathan Wright) Liberalism, Anti-Semitism and Democracy.

Summary

In 1990, the future of Europe's international politics hinged on two questions. How would unification affect the conduct of German foreign policy? Would those institutions that had given security and prosperity to Western Europe during the Cold War now do the same for the entire continent, and if so, how. The intersection of these questions is the topic of this book, which explores, quite plainly, what made Germany's policies towards its immediate Eastern neighbours tick.

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'This is quite simply the best study on German foreign policy, post-unification, that I have read for a long time.' - Hanns W. Maull, Professor of International Relations, University of Trier, Germany

'...a readable and well-researched discussion on Germany's role in a new, enlarged Europe...' - Forest L. Grieves, German Studies Review

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'This is quite simply the best study on German foreign policy, post-unification, that I have read for a long time.' - Hanns W. Maull, Professor of International Relations, University of Trier, Germany
'...a readable and well-researched discussion on Germany's role in a new, enlarged Europe...' - Forest L. Grieves, German Studies Review

Product details

• Authors: H Tewes, H. Tewes, Henning Tewes
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780333965085
• ISBN: 978-0-333-96508-5
• No. of pages: 251
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 19 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: XII, 251 p.
• Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies; New Perspectives in German Stu; New Perspectives in German Political Studies; New Perspectives in German Pol
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Europe, European History, European Politics, International Relations, European Union, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, EU (European Union), Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government, Europe—History