German Foreign Policy Comes of Age
Ever since Germany's reunification 25 years ago restored the country's full sovereignty, German officials have been trying to figure out how to use it. But now, with Germany thrust into the role of leading Europe, and facing pressures from within the EU and from Vladimir Putin's Russia, they may finally have found their feet.
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BERLIN – Germany’s reunification, nearly 25 years ago, once again placed at the heart of Europe a large power whose location, economic potential, and, yes, history, raised suspicions of revived hegemonic ambitions. Major European leaders at the time – including Giulio Andreotti, Margaret Thatcher, and François Mitterrand – worried that Germany might seek to revise the results of the two world wars.