In the spring issue of WeltTrends, Gunther Hellmann (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-
Universität Frankfurt a. M.) sparked a debate on Germany's foreign policy.
He argued that Germany’s international behaviour is dominated by a Realpolitik
policy generally referred to as "normalization". For Hellmann this transformation
indicates "the deepest crisis of German foreign policy" ever. Hellmann proposes
a rehabilitation of the tradition of the Bonner Republik and an active Idealpolitik.<br><br>
This summer issue of WeltTrends features eleven articles written in response to
Hellmann by International Relations scholars. The debate focuses on analytical
as well as normative aspects of current German foreign policy. The authors discuss
the context of the European Common Foreign and Security Policy, the international
system and the United Nations, historical aspects of German foreign policy
and the German foreign policy discourse. While some contributors share Hellmann's
idealist position, most challenge his plea from a more realist perspective.
In the upcoming fall issue, this debate will be continued with contributions by
German foreign policy makers. A final reply by Hellmann will complete the debate
in the winter issue of WeltTrends.<br>
Contributions by: Franz Ansprenger, Stephan Böckenförde, Wilfried von Bredow,
Sabine Busse, Edwina S. Campbell, Hartmut Elsenhans, Hans J. Gießmann,
Werner Link, Carlo Masala, Hanns W. Maull, and Siegfried Schwarz.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:967 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Gießmann, Hans J. |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. Extern |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien. - 43 (2004). - S. 41 – 46 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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