| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 歐洲研究所碩士班 === 98 === After Germany was defeated in the Second World War, as a defeated state, it was partitioned by the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France into four military occupation zones and then devided into Federal Republic of Germany( West Germany) and German Democratic Republic(East Germany). After the Cold War was formed, the world fell into east-west conflict. West Germany and East Germany were not able to develop their relationship normally, and the future of reunification was uncertain. During the time Germany was divided, neither West Germany nor East Germany could be a legalized representative of “Germany”. West Germany was revitalized by “Wirtschaftswunder"(economic miracle) in 1950s and 1960s and built a new image of German in the international society. However, the divided fatherland, intervention of great powers, and the historical guilt limited this great economic power deeply.
The hope of reunification emerged as the cold war turned to the end. After German reunification, the “rights and obligations” of the allies in Germany were terminated, and Germany became a normal and independent state. As time passed, German was released gradually from the historical guilt, and found the way to compensate their mistakes with “civilian power”. Although Germany could not dispose of their historical burden, the new generation of German understands how to restore their selfrespect by acting as a peace keeper.
Chancellor Schröder considered himself a German of new generation after the war and claimed that Germany should act as a normal state with self-awareness in the international society more autonomously. Germany commenced to participate in the multilateral out-of-area operations with international organizations since Kohl’s Government. After Chancellor Schröder took power, Germany tried to participate in the multilateral out-of-area operations and took more international responsibilities more actively. This study is to analyze the foreign policy of Schröder’s Government on the basis of Neorealism. This study analyzes the changes and differences between Schröder’s Government and his predecessors and evaluates what important role Germany will play in the international society?
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