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.

Chaya Arora is an independent scholar.

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 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