Even after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the idea of an immediate reunified Germany seemed remote. Margaret Thatcher, mindful of recent history and her own childhood memories of World War II, was a ...
In reality this is about hegemonic power, a contested German hegemony in the making. What Does Hegemony Mean Here? In the first place, the positioning and recognition of Germany as a global player ...
Berlin is rearming, and its neighbors are weighing the risks and benefits of the new German hegemony
The European reaction ranges from relief that defense is being taken seriously to fear that increased spending will destabilize the EU ...
A look at recent German headlines shows the difficulty the government of the euro zone’s biggest country faces in satisfying both the demands of its euro zone partners and those of its citizens. Many ...
Some ideas are almost too seductive to examine closely. One such theory concerns the emergence of a new German hegemony in the euro zone crisis. The last turbulent years have catalysed a pre-existing ...
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is no German hegemony in Europe, but insisted that euro countries cede more sovereignty to overcome the crisis. "To me this hegemonial [concept] is completely ...
The drama over Cyprus has made clear that the euro-zone crisis is developing into a struggle over German hegemony in Europe. On the surface, Merkel and Schäuble seem to be working to stabilize the ...
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