Dieter Dettke has been Executive Director of the Washington Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation since 1985. As a specialist in foreign and security policy, Dieter Dettke has published widely on security issues. He received his PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin.

• ForewordGerhard SchröderAcknowledgmentsIntroductionDieter DettkePART I: THE IDENTITY OF THE BERLIN REPUBLICChapter 1. Historical Foundations of the Berlin RepublicBernd FaulenbachChapter 2. The Political Philosophy of the Berlin RepublicRichard HerzingerChapter 3. On "Westalgia": Why West German Mentalities and Habits Persist in the Berlin RepublicTobias DürrChapter 4. The Foreign Policy of the Berlin RepublicHans-Ulrich KloseChapter 5. The Berlin Republic in a Global AgeDaniel HamiltonChapter 6. Germany's Role in a Global EconomyDitmar StaffeltChapter 7. The Economic and Social Fabric of the Berlin RepublicJochen ThiesChapter 8. Cultural Federalism: The Core of the Political Culture of the Berlin RepublicJulian Nida-RümelinChapter 9. Berlin's Cultural Legacy and ProspectsPeter GlotzChapter 10. The Architectural Rebirth of a CapitalPeter ConradiChapter 11. Berlin's Jewish CommunityAndreas NachamaChapter 12. Berlin's Turkish CommunityFaruksenPART II: PERSPECTIVES ON THE BERLIN REPUBLIC FROM ABROADChapter 13. The Berlin Republic's Evolving Leadership Role in EuropeGarrick UtleyChapter 14. Transformed Relations: From the Cold War to a New Partnership between Russia and the Berlin RepublicAndrei ZagorskiChapter 15. In Search of a New Balance: France, Germany, and the New EuropePhilippe Moreau DefargesChapter 16. Enduring Affinity? From Old Tensions to a Promising Partnership between Germany and the United KingdomKerry LonghurstChapter 17. The Berlin Republic from a Polish PerspectiveAnna Wolff-PoweskaChapter 18. On Old and New Similarities: Italy and the Berlin RepublicAntonio MissiroliChapter 19. The Berlin Republic from an Austrian Perspective: Still Preoccupied with Itself or Tempted to Play Out Its Power?Ewald KönigChapter 20. From the Burden of the Past to the Promise of the Future: The Czech View of the German NeighborVladimir HandlPART III: CONCLUSIONChapter 21. Toward the Berlin Republic—Past, Present, FutureMichael NaumannEpilogueNotes on ContributorsAbout the Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungThe Mission of the Washington Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Dieter Dettke has been Executive Director of the Washington Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation since 1985. As a specialist in foreign and security policy, Dieter Dettke has published widely on security issues. He received his PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin.

• ForewordGerhard SchröderAcknowledgmentsIntroductionDieter DettkePART I: THE IDENTITY OF THE BERLIN REPUBLICChapter 1. Historical Foundations of the Berlin RepublicBernd FaulenbachChapter 2. The Political Philosophy of the Berlin RepublicRichard HerzingerChapter 3. On "Westalgia": Why West German Mentalities and Habits Persist in the Berlin RepublicTobias DürrChapter 4. The Foreign Policy of the Berlin RepublicHans-Ulrich KloseChapter 5. The Berlin Republic in a Global AgeDaniel HamiltonChapter 6. Germany's Role in a Global EconomyDitmar StaffeltChapter 7. The Economic and Social Fabric of the Berlin RepublicJochen ThiesChapter 8. Cultural Federalism: The Core of the Political Culture of the Berlin RepublicJulian Nida-RümelinChapter 9. Berlin's Cultural Legacy and ProspectsPeter GlotzChapter 10. The Architectural Rebirth of a CapitalPeter ConradiChapter 11. Berlin's Jewish CommunityAndreas NachamaChapter 12. Berlin's Turkish CommunityFaruksenPART II: PERSPECTIVES ON THE BERLIN REPUBLIC FROM ABROADChapter 13. The Berlin Republic's Evolving Leadership Role in EuropeGarrick UtleyChapter 14. Transformed Relations: From the Cold War to a New Partnership between Russia and the Berlin RepublicAndrei ZagorskiChapter 15. In Search of a New Balance: France, Germany, and the New EuropePhilippe Moreau DefargesChapter 16. Enduring Affinity? From Old Tensions to a Promising Partnership between Germany and the United KingdomKerry LonghurstChapter 17. The Berlin Republic from a Polish PerspectiveAnna Wolff-PoweskaChapter 18. On Old and New Similarities: Italy and the Berlin RepublicAntonio MissiroliChapter 19. The Berlin Republic from an Austrian Perspective: Still Preoccupied with Itself or Tempted to Play Out Its Power?Ewald KönigChapter 20. From the Burden of the Past to the Promise of the Future: The Czech View of the German NeighborVladimir HandlPART III: CONCLUSIONChapter 21. Toward the Berlin Republic—Past, Present, FutureMichael NaumannEpilogueNotes on ContributorsAbout the Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungThe Mission of the Washington Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung