Germany, Russia and the rise of geo-economics / / Stephen F. Szabo.

Having emerged from the end of the Cold War as a unified country, Germany has quickly become the second largest exporter in the world. Its economic might has made it the center of the Eurozone and the pivotal power of Europe. Like other geo-economic powers, Germany's foreign policy is character...

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Place / Publishing House:London, England : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • AcknowledgementsChapter 1: The Foreign Policy of Germany Inc.Drang Nach OstenTrading State vs Civilian PowerGermany as a Reemerging PowerGermany as a Geo-Economic PowerAdapting Ostpolitik to GlobalizationChapter2 : Germans and RussiansGerman Images of RussiaHistorical ContextContemporary German Public Opinion on RussiaThe Russian Image in the German MediaGermans and Russian DemocracyChapter 3: Who makes Russia policy?The Political Parties and the BundestagInside the German GovernmentGerman BusinessThe Role of German Think Tanks, Political Foundations and AcademiaChapter 4: Doing Business with Russia Inc.Dealing with the Devil: German Business in RussiaThe Costs of CorruptionThe Case of Siemens AGGazprom in GermanyThe Gazprom German TeamImplications of the Energy RevolutionChapter 5: Security and Geo-EconomicsThe Geopolitics of Geo-economicsMilitary Force: Nein DankeDefending Germany Inc.The Resource and Markets ImperativeThe Merkel Doctrine and Arms ExportsDrones and German SecurityCyber Security and Industrial EspionageRussia and German SecurityChapter 6: Germany's Russlandpolitik: Implications for The United States, Poland and EuropeRussia as the Centerpiece in the German-American RelationshipThe Legacy of 1989 in Germany and the United StatesGerman and American Publics and RussiaAssymetrical Economic StakesThe German-American Strategic DebateStrategic Options for the United StatesPoland's Resets with Germany and RussiaThe Role of the European UnionIn the Wake of the Ukraine CrisisChapter 7: Conclusions: Germany the Shaping PowerFuture Scenarios for German-Russian RelationsGermany and the Geo-Economic WorldGermany as a Shaping PowerSelect BibliographyIndex.