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.

'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

Autorentext
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 .

Inhalt
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