The rebirth of a world power? German unification and the future of European security
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Authors
Dickerson, Curtis Ross
Subjects
German unification
West German foreign and security policy
Federal Republic of Germany foreign security policy
Central European security
European security
Germany
German-European relations
"Two plus four" diplomacy
NATO
NATO strategy
U.S.-German relations
U.S. strategy in Europe
West German foreign and security policy
Federal Republic of Germany foreign security policy
Central European security
European security
Germany
German-European relations
"Two plus four" diplomacy
NATO
NATO strategy
U.S.-German relations
U.S. strategy in Europe
Advisors
Abenheim, Donald
Winterford, David
Date of Issue
1990-12
Date
December 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
German unification has altered the fundamentals of European and Atlantic security. The present thesis analyzes the past, present, and future of German power, paying particular attention to the evolution of diplomacy and statecraft between Germany and the great powers in the period 1987-1990. This analysis is based, however, on a thorough examination of the role of Germany in the European states system from 1648 to the present. For no understanding of German power is possible without an astute appreciation of the impact of the past on the present and the future. The main focus of the thesis thereafter falls upon the so-called 'two plus four' diplomacy that got underway shortly after the collapse of the Berlin wall and reached its climax in July 1990. The final portion of the thesis analyzes such issues of contemporary policy as: Germany and NATO; the future of nuclear and conventional weapons; Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE); and the future of diplomacy, statecraft, and strategy in an altered Europe.
Type
Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
vii, 194 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.