Author (Person) | Janning, Josef |
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Publisher | European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
Series Title | Commentary |
Series Details | 25.06.15 |
Publication Date | 25/06/2015 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, News |
A feature of the ongoing search for Germany’s new lead role in European affairs is the seemingly endless debate about a value-based versus an interest-based foreign policy. Since the 1970s, two schools of thinking have clashed in political debates, policy circles and the academia. One argues that the foreign policy of Germany ought to project the country’s values and norms beyond its borders, the other maintains that foreign policy must put national interest first, seek to balance or tame opposing power and to control the externalities of conflict. |
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Source Link | http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_idealpolitik_or_realpolitik_germanys_new_old_foreign_policy_deba |
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Countries / Regions | Germany |
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