Caution, “concrete utopias” and common threats - Dutch perspectives on German unity
Caution, “concrete utopias” and common threats - Dutch perspectives on German unity
Author(s): Florian Hartleb, FLORIAN LIPPERT, FRISO WIELENGASubject(s): International relations/trade
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: German-Dutch relations;
Summary/Abstract: Dutch reactions to the fall of the Berlin Wall andGerman reunification were, all in all, more positive thanmany Germans perceived them at the time. The main pointof Dutch concern was the role that a united Germanywould play in a (not yet united) Europe. Three decadeslater, some elements of the “concrete utopia” of a closerunion have been realised. Yet, both countries alsoface massive challenges in the years to come.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 05 (53)
- Page Range: 182-191
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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