Germany and the Baltic problem after the Cold War
Subtitle: the development of a new Ostpolitik, 1989-2000
By: Kristina Spohr Readman.
Publisher: F. Cass
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Post-communism -- Baltic States; Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; Germany -- Foreign relations -- Baltic States; Baltic States -- Foreign relations -- Germany; Germany -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Eastern; Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Description: "Kristina Spohr Readman scrutinises the development of Germany's new Ostpolitik (eastern policy) in the period 1989-2000. Against the background of recent European history, she analyses the reestablishment of a special relationship between Bonn/Berlin and Moscow. In particular, she assesses the peculiar geopolitical situation of the Baltic states, caught between a turbulent Russia in the east and a unified Germany in the west. The Baltic case reveals the complexities of a post-Cold War European security architecture in the making." "The book will be essential reading for all serious students of contemporary German history and politics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.