Germany's New Position in Europe

Arnulf Baring Professor of Contemporary History,Free University of Berlin

'... a fine mixture of opinion, insight and awareness of contemporary international relations.'German Politics'... there are many interesting and intriguing ideas in the several chapters of this book that are worth pursuing further. The chapters are relatively brief, and they would serve individually or together as a good basis for discussion in a seminar setting.'Politik'There is much thought-provoking comment contained in the essays in this book'History

• Foreward - "Germany, what now?", A. Baring; Germany's position in the centre of Europe - the significance of Germany's position and misunderstandings about German interests, G. Gillessen; national interest and international responsibility - Germany's role in world affairs, G. Sshollgen; Europe in a cul de sac, J. Fest; Germany and Eastern Europe between past and future, J. Thies; German grand strategy after the Cold War, J. Joffe; the power and the past - Germany's new intenational loneliness, C. Bertram; Germany's national and European interests, H.P. Schwarz.