Germany between East and West

The contributors examine the East–West Germany relations as well as the role of Germany in international politics.

Edwina Moreton (Edited by)

9780521378918, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 6 April 1989

196 pages
21.6 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.285 kg

This book was originally published in 1987, at a time when the future of a divided Germany went to the heart of East–West relations and European security. These essays examine the role of Germany in international politics, and shows how the 'German question' could continue to affect East–West relations and the politics of the Western alliance in the future. The contributors address such crucial questions as the existence, or otherwise, of a West German 'secret agenda' in its relations with the East; they ask about the relationship between the GDK and strict Soviet foreign policy interests; whether changes in Germany would lead to change in the central European system; and where West German commitment to unification would lead.

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Part I. Introduction: 1. The German question in the 1980s Edwina Moreton
2. The evolution of the contemporary German question Michael Stürmer
Part II. The Four Powers and Germany: 3. The Soviet view Gerhard Wettig
4. The American view William E. Griffith
5. The French view Renata Fritsch-Bournazel
6. The British view Roger Morgan
Part III. Changing Patterns in Germany: 7. West Germany foreign and security interests Roger Morgan
8. East German foreign and security interests Fred S. Oldenburg
9. The economic dimension Michael Kaser
10. The human dimension Hermann Rudolph
11. The future of Berlin Jonathan Dean.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]