The German Reunification Issue: A Soviet Perspective.
Abstract
The question of German reunification has endured over time, conflict, and the convulsions of global power. After thirty years, the Germans are still pondering over the rent in their nation's boundries and debating whether the present schism is immutable or will be reversed sometime in the future. However, the reunification issue is indeed significant beyond the scope of German cohesion-- it imports directly on international security and lies at the nexus of superpower relations. The present agitation in Poland may be the impetus for the revival of the reunification chant. This research provides an analysis of German reunification with an emphasis on the Soviet perspective. The issue is examined by reviewing the history of reunification negotiations from 1947 to present; exploring the advances gained by OSTPOLITIK/WESTPOLITIK; studying the sentiments of the East European countries on the reunification issue; discussing the inextricable linkage of the problem to the interdependence in economic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and the Soviet Union; and by presaging the prospects for the ultimate realization of reunification.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA110675
Entities
People
- Lynette Manning Tatsch
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School