In 1992 the Federal Republic had to cope with a rapidly changing international environment. German foreign policy focused on the wars in Yugoslavia, the consequences of the dissolution of the USSR and on cooperation with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Other focal points were the Maastricht Treaty and the GATT negotiations. The year also saw Hans-Dietrich Genscher's resignation, marking the end of an era of German foreign policy.

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Daniela Taschler, Tim Geiger, and Tim Szatkowski, Institute for Contemporary History, Munich-Berlin, Germany.