The New Germany and the New Europe Book

1	Introduction	1
	The New Germany: The Challenges of Unification	2
	The New Europe: Risks and Opportunities	4
	The Impact of the New Germany: The View from the Outside	6
Pt. 1	The New Germany
2	The New Germany: An Overview	11
	The Road to Unification	12
	The Dimensions of Unity	19
	Unification: Still Growing Together	40
3	The Political Economy of the New Germany	55
	The Institutional Framework of German Unity: The Transfer of a Political System	57
	Monetary and Economic Union: Politics versus Expertise?	68
	The East German Economy in Transition	71
	Financing German Unity: Federalism under Stress	80
	Conclusion	84
4	The Security Policy of the New Germany	93
	Encircled by Friends, Deprived of Enemies	94
	German Defense since Unification	95
	The Changing Security Environment	103
	Consequences for German Security Policy	109
	A New Security Policy	119
5	German Foreign Policy after Unification	126
	Prelude: The Road to Unification	127
	The Public Debate on Germany's New Foreign Policy	129
	The Gulf War and German Policy	135
	The Debate on Out-of-Area Missions	139
	Eliminating Irresponsibility: The Reform of Export Policy	142
	From Distrust to Good Neighborliness: Warsaw and Prague	146
	Assertive Peacemaking? The Case of Yugoslavia	150
	Shaping Europe's Security Architecture	154
	Shaping EC Integration	158
	Conclusion: New Assertiveness or Self-Contained Leadership?	161
Pt. 2	Designs for a New Europe
6	Toward a New European Political Economy	177
	Analytical Framework	178
	Eastern Europe: The Challenge of System Transformation	180
	Western Europe: The Challenge of Systemic Reform	189
	Conclusion	209
7	Cooperative Security in the New Europe	218
	Premise and Principles of Cooperative Security	222
	Implementing Cooperative Security in Europe	226
	Conclusion: Toward a Global Security Regime	241
Pt. 3	Perspectives on the New Germany
8	The Implications of German Unification for Western Europe	251
	The Economic and Political Impact of Unification on the EC	258
	German Economic Power and Political Leadership prior to Unification	253
	Public Attitudes toward Germany's New International Status and Future Role	262
	Future Challenges	265
9	Economic Implications of German Unification for Central and Eastern Europe	279
	Short-Term Impacts	280
	Medium-Term Implications	285
	Some Strategic Issues	292
	Lessons from German Unification for Central and Eastern Europe	297
	Conclusion	300
10	Security Problems Facing Central and Eastern Europe after German Unification	305
	Unification and the Security of Central and Eastern Europe	305
	The Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Security of Central and Eastern Europe	310
	New Security Policies of the Central and East European Countries	312
	Future Security Problems in Central and Eastern Europe	323
	Conclusion	325
11	Implications of German Unification for the Former Soviet Union	331
	Prior to Unification	335
	Consequences of German Unification	341
	Germany and Possible Developments in the Former Soviet Union	343
	Russia and Germany: Foreign Policy Challenges	351
	Recommendations	359
12	Implications of German Unification for Japan	365
	The Role of Germany in EC-Japan Relations	367
	Improving Economic Relations	367
	Expanding Political and Security Relations	375
	New Challenges to German-Japanese Relations	376
	Japan and Germany in the Shaping of a New World Order	382
	Contributors	387
	Index	391