Foreign Policy : Germany

Since the epochal changes of 1989/90, Germany has found itself in a fundamentally altered foreign policy arena. The end of the confrontation between East and West has created new freedom for all the states which were once caught in the maelstrom of ideological tensions. Previously inconceivable forms of cooperation are now possible in the whole of Europe and the world.

As an exporting nation which is integrated into the global economy, united Germany in the heart of Europe derives particular benefit from these new opportunities. In a world which is becoming increasingly interdependent, national isolationism is no longer possible. The most important manifestation of this transformation is globalization, the internationalization of knowledge and economic activity which leaves national frontiers far behind.