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German Foreign Policy toward the Visegrad Countries: Patterns of Integration in Central Europe
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract Relations between Germany and the Visegrad Four (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) have undergone numerous changes since the fall of the Iron Curtain. For each country in the V4, the relationship with Germany has developed along different paths. Today, differences in outlook seem to... view more
Relations between Germany and the Visegrad Four (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) have undergone numerous changes since the fall of the Iron Curtain. For each country in the V4, the relationship with Germany has developed along different paths. Today, differences in outlook seem to be present on issues ranging from EU energy security to NATO’s role in European security (on the eastern borders in particular). The recent Ukraine crisis is another instance of diverging attitudes. This twofold analysis describes, firstly, Germany’s cooperation with the V4 as a whole, particularly its decisive role in shaping the countries’ EU and NATO accession processes. Secondly, it investigates the bilateral agreements between Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, respectively, and examines these as instruments of German foreign policy. Our conclusion is that, because of unequal interests and differences of opinions, the V4 as a whole is less important to Germany than the sum of its individual bilateral relationships.... view less
Keywords
international relations; foreign policy; Federal Republic of Germany; Slovakia; joining the European Union; NATO; security policy; international cooperation; energy policy; Czech Republic; Poland; Hungary; USSR successor state
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
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Visegard-Staaten
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
20 p.
Series
DGAP-Analyse, 17
ISSN
1611-7034
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications