| ID | 090062 |
| Title Proper | Looking for a new start in American-German relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pavlov, Nikolai |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The adherence to Western values and transatlantic solidarity was part and parcel of the Federal Republic of Germany's foreign policy in the era of a bipolar world system regardless of any government and parties represented in it. These cornerstone foreign policy principles were directly affected by the outcome of WWII, the special status of the two German states and the restrictions imposed by the victor powers upon their foreign policy sovereignty. This once again confirmed the FRG's dependence on the USA (and the GDR's dependence on the USSR). At the inception of the Cold War, conflicts between the USA and the USSR had immediate impacts on Germany and all attempts by the two German states to find refuge in neutrality were doomed to failure. The bipolar military force system ruled out all chances of conducting independent national or regional policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 55, No. 3; 2009: p136-146 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 55, No. 3; 2009: p136-146 |
| Key Words | Amrica ; Germany ; Relations ; United States ; Foreign Relations |