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Throughout the postwar era a special relationship between France
and Germany has often been the catalyst for European integration.
The two countries have achieved jointly the leadership that neither
could sustain alone. However, the Soviet collapse has presented
them with a new agenda of problems. German unification has
resurrected old geopolitical fears and has had disruptive economic
consequences. Central European states are struggling to transform
themselves into liberal democracies with market economies and
clamoring to join the European Union, posing a formidable challenge
to its practical cohesion, organizational patterns, and economic
resources. Events in the former Yugoslavia have lent urgency to the
need for decisive action on enlargement and exposed the fragility
of Europe's capacity for collective military action. The
Franco-German response has been to "deepen" the EU, while
proceeding slowly on enlarging to the east. The partners have
pursued their monetary goal with extraordinary fortitude and most
observers believe they will achieve it in 1999. However, opinion is
deeply divided over the wisdom or sustainability of such a course.
This book explores how these issues are currently understood by
French and German elites who have generated the current policies
and are carrying them out. The essays--by three French, three
German, and two American authors--reveal an impressive consensus,
as well as widely differing views. They analyze the broad
diplomatic, security, and economic dimensions of the bilateral
relationship. The contributors are Gilles Andr?ani. Klaus-Peter
Klaiber, Fran?ois Heisbourg, Michael St?rmer, Jean-Pierre Landau,
Ernst Welteke, and Patrick McCarthy. SAIS European Studies
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