Multilateralism, German Foreign Policy and Central Europe

How does the foreign policy of reunified Germany differ from the West Germanstrong commitment to multilateralism? Multilateralism German Foreign Policyand Cent... » 

How does the foreign policy of reunified Germany differ from the West Germanstrong commitment to multilateralism? Multilateralism German Foreign Policyand Central Europe focuses on German relations with the Czech Republic andPoland in order to investigate the changes and continuities in German foreignpolicy following the Cold War. After a theoretical introduction and an overviewof multilateralism in German foreign policy. This book analyzes the highpolitics of German foreign policy towards Czechoslovakiathe Czech Republicand Poland focusing on the main diplomatic agreements negotiated after 1945.The next two chapters address the legacy of the past in contemporary CzechGerman and PolishGerman relations including the compensation for victims ofthe Nazi regimes and the rights of ethnic German minorities. Then the bookshifts its emphasis to the future of German relations with its easternneighbours and EU enlargement in particular. This scholarly volume willinterest all students and researchers of German foreign policy and CentralEuropean politics. «