02420cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000047806 RAND 920212s1991 caua b 000 0 eng d 92196424 0833011464 RAND/R-4021-A (Sirsi) a189031 $25.00 CstmoR CstmoR e-gx--- e------ DD290.29 .A86 1991 Asmus, Ronald D. author. German unification and its ramifications / Ronald D. Asmus. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991. xv, 89 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Arroyo Center"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 89). This 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. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. World politics 1989- Europe Politics and government 1989- Germany History Unification, 1990. Rand Corporation. Arroyo Center. Strategy and Doctrine Program. United States. Army. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4021/ 598240 598240