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From Ostpolitik towards a European Peace Order?

From Ostpolitik towards a European Peace Order? The Federal Republic of Germany and European Détente. ”Signature of the year”. Introduction: Europe, Germany and Détente. Superpower détente vs. European détente The German question at the heart of the cold war in Europe

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From Ostpolitik towards a European Peace Order?

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  1. From Ostpolitik towards a European Peace Order? The Federal Republic of Germany and European Détente ”Signature of the year”

  2. Introduction: Europe, Germany and Détente Superpower détente vs. European détente The German question at the heart of the cold war in Europe Impact of West German détente policies: continuity or change? ”Everybody loves Germany now!”

  3. The Grand Design of Brandt and Bahr Change through rapprochement Answer to the German question only possible after a European solution Evolution of bilateral agreements into a ”European peace order” as a long-term goal ”… working towards a state of peace in Europe, in which the German people can regain its unity in free self-determination”

  4. Bilateral Détente: West German Ostpolitik ”The key is in Moscow” Main issues: renunciation of force, inviolability of borders, coming to terms with the past German-German negotiations: ”from no relations to bad relations”

  5. Multilateral Détente: The FRG in the Western Alliance ”Ostpolitik begins in the West” Harmel Report and MBFR: NATO as a political actor European Political Cooperation: from the Six to the Nine The CSCE: overlapping Western institutions

  6. Amplifying Ostpolitik: The FRG and the CSCE Instrumentalisation Active engagement in the conference preparations Basket I: principles Basket II: economy Basket III: human rights Basket IV: follow-up

  7. Conclusion: The End of an Era Conservative nature of détente in general Limits of West German freedom for manoeuvre The German question was not solved, only left open Short-term and long-term consequences

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