Germany's Civilian Power Diplomacy - NATO Expansion and the Art of Communicative Action

This book assesses the diplomatic path of influence taken by German decision-makers during the early nineties in pursuit of their cautiously articulated interest in and commitment to the eastward enlargement of NATO.

Introduction PART I: GERMANY'S ACADEMIC FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE The Question of Germany's Normalizing Ambitions Germany - Still Not A Civilianizing Power PART II: GERMAN DIPLOMACY AS COMMUNICATIVE ACTION In The Habermasian Practice of Reasoning The Smyser-Habermasian Navigational Aid for Analysis PART III: GERMANY'S INFLUENCE ON THE U.S. DECISION TO ENLARGE NATO: THE PROCESS FROM 1993-1997 The Year 1993: Initiating the Debate on NATO Enlargement The Year 1994: The Holbrooke-Factor The Year 1995: Keeping the Process Afloat The Years 1996/7: Winning Moscow's Approval