Board #35 - Trade or Change? A comparative study of German Foreign Policy towards Russia from Ostpolitik, Wandel Durch Handel, and Zeitenwende

• In Event: 74-300 - Poster Session: Alliances and Shifting International Order

Brief Overview

Typical international relations theories cannot explain Germany's Russia policy since the end of WW2; instead, strategic culture theory explains it, suggesting that Germany has ingrained beliefs rooted in history that shape its foreign policy.

Author

• Brady Rodgers, Xavier University