Lantis examines continuity and change in German foreign policy
in the decade since unification. Between 1949 and 1990, the Federal
Republic of Germany pursued one of the most consistent foreign
policy patterns of any Western power. Restrictions on an assertive
German military posture became deeply rooted in the public psyche,
in foreign policy tradition, and in the Basic Law. However, the end
of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the
unification of Germany have fundamentally changed the international
and domestic parameters of German foreign policy. A review of
contemporary developments shows that a dramatic evolution of German
foreign policy is currently underway--from checkbook diplomacy in
the Gulf War to the humanitarian relief mission in the Horn of
Africa, and from Contact Group diplomacy to airstrikes in
Kosovo.
To explore this evolution of German foreign policy since
unification, Lantis presents an innovative model of
external-internal linkages derived from two important areas of
scholarship on the role of international crises as catalysts for
foreign policy change and the importance of domestic political
conditions that ultimately determine the scope and pace of such
change. Five original case studies place German political debates
about how best to respond to challenges of the post-Cold War era in
social and historical context by drawing on discursive analyses of
government documents, parliamentary debates, and elite interviews.
These cases illustrate the rise of a new consensus on the political
left for engagement in global affairs, reinterpretations of
historical lessons for contemporary German policy, and the
constitutional challenges of global activism since unification. Of
particular interest to scholars, students, and researchers involved
with German politics, international security policy, and
comparative foreign policy.
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