Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990

As a specialist of Cold War History, Ulrich Pfeil analyses West German-Soviet relations from Brandt to Kohl, from the “Neue Ostpolitik” (Brandt’s "New Eastern Policy"- 1969-1973) to the process of German reunification which took place directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Falling in...

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Main Author: Ulrich PFEIL
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Published: Université de Poitiers 2017-02-01
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description As a specialist of Cold War History, Ulrich Pfeil analyses West German-Soviet relations from Brandt to Kohl, from the “Neue Ostpolitik” (Brandt’s "New Eastern Policy"- 1969-1973) to the process of German reunification which took place directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Falling in the "middle" of this epoch, Helmut Schmidt’s government is often referred to as a phase of transition. It was characterized on the one hand by the will of the two leaders in Bonn and Moscow not to exacerbate relations and to defrost the Cold War, and on the other hand by the failure of the Détente policy in the late 1970s and a new proliferation of arms. The relations between the Federal Republic and the Soviet Union are to be examined in this context of fragile balance. It is also this normalized relationship between Bonn and Moscow that explains how German unification could take place so rapidly in 1989/90.
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spelling doaj-art-0dd5a1cf828e45f3b57628d3225f69652025-08-20T03:23:55ZengUniversité de PoitiersCahiers du MIMMOC1951-67892017-02-011710.4000/mimmoc.2514Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990Ulrich PFEILAs a specialist of Cold War History, Ulrich Pfeil analyses West German-Soviet relations from Brandt to Kohl, from the “Neue Ostpolitik” (Brandt’s "New Eastern Policy"- 1969-1973) to the process of German reunification which took place directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Falling in the "middle" of this epoch, Helmut Schmidt’s government is often referred to as a phase of transition. It was characterized on the one hand by the will of the two leaders in Bonn and Moscow not to exacerbate relations and to defrost the Cold War, and on the other hand by the failure of the Détente policy in the late 1970s and a new proliferation of arms. The relations between the Federal Republic and the Soviet Union are to be examined in this context of fragile balance. It is also this normalized relationship between Bonn and Moscow that explains how German unification could take place so rapidly in 1989/90.https://journals.openedition.org/mimmoc/2514politique étrangèreRFArelations extérieuresURSSréunification allemande
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Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
Cahiers du MIMMOC
politique étrangère
RFA
relations extérieures
URSS
réunification allemande
title Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
title_full Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
title_fullStr Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
title_full_unstemmed Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
title_short Aus Gegnern wurden Partner. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der Sowjetunion 1969-1990
title_sort aus gegnern wurden partner die beziehungen zwischen der bundesrepublik und der sowjetunion 1969 1990
topic politique étrangère
RFA
relations extérieures
URSS
réunification allemande
url https://journals.openedition.org/mimmoc/2514
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