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Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War Europe

Part of the St Antony's Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-349-95352-3

ISBN: 978-1-349-95351-6

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Sep 29, 2018

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Chapter 1Introduction

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 1 –41

[After a decade of increasing cooperation, during the 2000s Polish-German relations became increasingly marred by divergence, including in the area of foreign and security policy. This paradoxical rise of conflict against the backdrop of Poland’s accession to NATO and the EU baffled practitioners...
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Chapter 2Community of Asymmetries: A Typology

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 43 –77

[The conceptual chapter develops a sui generis typology for the study of power and other structural asymmetries’ significance in relations between Poland and Germany inside Euro-Atlantic institutions. It consists of three building blocks that answer the questions: how, when and what kind of...
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Chapter 3A Tale of Two Allies: Poland, Germany and the New Transatlantic Order

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 79 –120

[During the course of the 2000s, Poland displaced Germany as Europe’s ‘model Atlanticist’, as evidenced by its ready display of political loyalty and non-selective adherence to the norm of Alliance solidarity during key military interventions initiated by the United States. Having become less...
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Chapter 4Disunity in Diversity: Constitutional Treaty and the QMV

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 121 –161

[Chapter 4 argues that the Polish-German clash over the distribution of (qualified majority) voting power in the Council—during the 2003 and 2004 ‘constitution-making’ IGCs and the 2007 Reform Treaty negotiations—is best understood with a view to structure and the two states’ unequal status as...
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Chapter 5Disquiet in the East: Relations with Russia and the Neighbours

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 163 –199

[Chapter 5 examines the oscillating trajectory of cooperation and competition that has characterised Poland and Germany’s approaches towards the EU’s eastern neighbourhood since the second half of the 2000s. Because of its proximity to the region that remains a key source of geopolitical...
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Chapter 6Power (Grid) Politics: Poland, Germany and European Energy Security

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 201 –230

[The decision to construct the Russo-German Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea led to one of the most virulent conflicts between Poland and Germany during the 2000s. But in reality, differences between the two states spanned a wider horizon: Poland’s support for and Germany’s...
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Chapter 7Conclusion

Szwed, Stefan

Pages: 231 –251

[The Conclusion summarises the book’s main argument and findings with regard to the role of the three types of asymmetries—material, spatial and temporal—in structuring Poland and Germany’s conflicting interests, dissimilar policy choices and ultimately also the varying levels of their respective...

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