THE LEGACY OF WILLY BRANDT’S “OSTPOLITIK” IN GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY
Abstract
The year 1969 marked a turning point in domestic and foreign policy of Federal Republic of Germany. With the election of Willy Brandt, a social democrat took over executive power for the first time. In parallel to this, a new process was launched with the East: the so called “Ostpolitik”. The Ostpolitik could be defined generally as an initivative aimed to improve relations with the member states of Eastern Bloc. Within the framework of this policy, which was opened a new page in terms of relations with the states behind the iron curtain, Federal Republic of Germany had intended to get rid of self-limitng chains, consolidate its position in the international arena and aimed to correct the underlyind problems caused by the existence of the East German state. In this context, the main premise of this paper is to determine the main parameters of Ostpolitik and his legacy in German foreign policy.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
May 18, 2017
Submission Date
November 2, 2016
Acceptance Date
April 18, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 52