The Problem of German Reunification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9767283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans J Morgenthau (Center for the Study of American Foreign and Military Policy at the University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 330 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 124-131 |
| Publication date | 1960-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271626033000126 |
| OpenAlex | W2148227598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The unification of Germany is at present im possible because of the irreconcilable interests of the United States and the Soviet Union. The Berlin issue, as it was raised by Khrushchev in November 1958, is the symbolic man ifestation of the real issue which has separated the United States and the Soviet Union since the beginning of the cold war, that is, the permanence and legitimacy of the territorial status quo in Europe. The substance of the Berlin issue, by virtue of its symbolic character, is not negotiable, while the modalities of the Western presence in Berlin are. The Western presence in the former capital of a unified Germany symbolizes the provisional character of the division of Germany; by nego tiating about its right to be in Berlin, the West would put into question the right itself and, with it, the provisional character of the division of Germany. The Western position is endan gered by the Russian advantage of being able to satisfy the German national aspirations whenever it wishes by uniting Germany and restoring its eastern provinces to German rule. It is therefore imperative for the West to reconcile itself to the continuing division of Germany, while at the same time convincing the Germans that their hope to see their country united on tolerable terms lies in co-operation with the West
Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Character (mathematics · Cold war · Economic history · German · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Status quo · Unification · Virtue · West germany · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2013 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |