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From a European neighborhood policy toward a new 'Ostpolitik' : the potential impact of German policy

Von einer europäischen Nachbarschaftspolitik zu einer neuen Ostpolitik : die potentiellen Auswirkungen deutscher Politik
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Kempe, Iris

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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber Universität München, Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung (C.A.P) Bertelsmann Forschungsgruppe Politik
Abstract "The rainbow revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine drew inspiration from, and were oriented toward, Western values and norms. One of the most important objectives driving the new wave of post-Soviet transition has been the desire to join Euro- Atlantic structures. The goal of becoming an EU member is no longer limited to foreign policy declarations but forms a key component of the domestic reform agendas of these states. The unexpected dynamism of democratization and reform emerging from Eastern Europe has put pressure on Western policymakers to develop solutions that go beyond the agenda of an EU enlargement limited to 27 or 28 member states, partnership and cooperation with Russia, and a Neighborhood Policy driven by 'everything but institutions' (Romano Prodi). The French and Dutch rejections of the European Constitution appear to signal that the 'deepening' and 'widening' of the EU have reached their limits for the time being. The European Neighborhood Policy is an important step forward, but it is not sufficient to guide democratic developments in countries that desire a concrete prospect for EU membership, including Ukraine, Georgia, and in the future even Belarus. Ukraine's Orange Revolution once again demonstrated Putin's failure to influence the post-Soviet integration space through personal networks, direct pressure, and economic dependency. At the same time, Russia remains an important actor in Europe as a whole. For the first time, Russia and the EU face the common challenge of shaping overlapping integration spaces between Russia's old neighbourhood or 'near abroad' and the EU's new neighbourhood. Eastern Europe's 'return to Europe' has been driven by individual Eastern European states themselves, together with some of the new EU member states, such as Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia. But all of these efforts will be of limited relevance without support from Berlin. Focusing on Germany's potential role in elaborating and implementing a new Ostpolitik raises key analytical questions: What is Germany's potential impact on a new Ostpolitik, and what German interests and actors would be involved? In considering this new foreign policy agenda, one must focus on the current state of affairs as well as on the strategic concepts that will shape future policy. This paper examines the potential impact of German foreign policy toward Eastern Europe and provides a critical assessment of other national and international actors involved." (author's abstract)
Thesaurusschlagwörter Federal Republic of Germany; EU; joining the European Union; EU expansion; EU policy; european identity; European integration; eastwards expansion; Ostpolitik; foreign policy; supranational relations
Klassifikation internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik; Europapolitik
Methode deskriptive Studie
Sprache Dokument Englisch
Publikationsjahr 2006
Erscheinungsort München
Seitenangabe 18 S.
Schriftenreihe CAP Policy Analysis, 3/2006
Lizenz Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung
Datenlieferant Dieser Metadatensatz wurde vom Sondersammelgebiet Sozialwissenschaften (USB Köln) erstellt.
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