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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 12/02
US-German relations and their impact on NATO transformation
Michaela C. Hertkorn, Ph.D.
October 2002
Introduction
"There is the perception that, while France is a complicated country, but not posing a problem, Germany is not a complicated case, but can pose a problem."
What might be the impact of a worsened German-US relationship on NATO transformation, which foremost concerns NATO enlargement and the streamlining of NATO capabilities?
This piece discusses the problems in current US-German relations, and how they may play out within the European theatre itself. The argument shall be made, that the isolation of Germany in NATO and EU has been evolving for months. The paper will highlight the particular challenges Germany faces as key regional player to help transform NATO, given further enlargement, which will — in all likelihood — enhance the number of US friendly member countries.
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