02420cam a2200409 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027001800096035002000114037001100134040001900145043002100164050002400185100003000209245006500239264003700304300004300341336002600384337002600410337002800436338003600464338002700500500002800527504004900555520103300604530005801637588004701695650002601742651004301768651004101811710002201852710005101874710002601925856005901951rnd000000000047806RAND920212s1991    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a   92196424  a0833011464  aRAND/R-4021-A  a(Sirsi) a189031  c$25.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-gx---ae------ 4aDD290.29b.A86 19911 aAsmus, Ronald D.eauthor.10aGerman unification and its ramifications /cRonald D. Asmus. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1991.  axv, 89 pages :billustrations ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"Arroyo Center"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 89).  aThis report assesses the political, economic, foreign, and security policy implications of German unification and draws the central conclusion that unification has fundamentally transformed Germany's position and role in Europe. The author identifies four dangers facing German policymakers: (1) residual uncertainties of German domestic politics in the wake of unification; (2) the possibility that Germany will not engineer its political and economic integration into the European Community as quickly or as comprehensively as it hopes; (3) the chance that Germany will be overwhelmed by the problems of political and economic reconstruction farther to the east; and (4) Germany's need to develop and sustain a satisfactory relationship with the Soviet Union when the Soviet state is fragmented. The U.S. role in Germany and Europe will not be one of a controller or mentor, but rather one of a key leadership partner in the Western world; the United states will be a key interlocutor with the Soviet Union on security issues.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aWorld politicsy1989- 0aEuropexPolitics and governmenty1989- 0aGermanyxHistoryyUnification, 1990.2 aRand Corporation.2 aArroyo Center.bStrategy and Doctrine Program.1 aUnited States.bArmy.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4021/