Power and German Foreign Policy Embedded Hegemony in Europe [Paperback]

What will German foreign policy look like in 2015? This book speculates by making a provocative argument: what drives German foreign policy is its power position in Europe and on the international stage. Crawford examines Germany's manoeuvres in the Balkans, its role in EMU, and its leadership in curbing Europe's proliferation of WMD technology.Introduction: A Teutonic Shift? Explaining Post-Wall Change in German Foreign Policy Diplomacy and Military Policy in the Balkans: From Recalcitrant Partner to Cooperative Leader Foreign Economic Policy in Europe: From Rule-Maker to Rule-Breaker in European Monetary Union Security: Why Germany Built and Led Europe's Export Control Regime Conclusions and Prospects for the Future of German Foreign Policy Appendix: Figures and Tables

'From the first page, Crawford's seductively written book grabs readers like a powerful novel. Its main value, however, and the main reason it will leave a lasting mark, is its unique and important explanation of German foreign policy, which bridges the systemic-foreign policy divide. Suggesting that Germany's foreign policy has been characterized by the embedding of power in international institutions, Crawford's book is a must read for everyone interested in Germany's latest transformation and in innovative International Relations theory.' - Emanuel Adler, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair in Israeli Studies, University of Toronto, Canada

'Beverly Crawford's book offers a powerful and provocative argument which challenges much of the received wisdom about the foundations of and prospects for Germany's role in Europe and beyond. While most scholars continue to maintain that the core of post-unification German foreign policy remains basically unchanged, Crawford observes in that policy a tectonic shift. Elegantly synthesizing realist and liberal theory she provides an original argument that Germany may indeed be regarded as both a liberal and highly self-interested Europeanl³J