Into turbulent waters

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Germany in the 1990s faces problems in both domestic and foreign policy. Rebuilding the eastern part of the country is likely to consume all of the increase in economic output. A transfer of 100 to 200 billion in German marks from West to East Germany will be needed throughout the 1990s. This situation will necessitate tax increases and budget cuts. The immigration problem will also have to be dealt with. Germany remains interested in participation in the European Community, but the country's international obligations beyond Europe conflict with the absence of a domestic consensus regarding the army.

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Germany: Europe's reluctant great power

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Germany has been increasing its participation in global affairs, working toward alleviating conflict and providing needed assistance. Germany supported humanitarian efforts toward the Kurds in Turkey and Iran. German mine-removal teams helped in the Arabian Gulf after the Gulf war. German Blue Helmets were sent to Cambodia. The German air force has been involved in the international airlift to Sarajevo. The German Army helped in Somalia by sending air force planes and German soldiers. German soldiers may also be sent to Macedonia to prevent conflict in the Balkans and neighboring countries.

Demographic aspects, International relations, World politics, Germans

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France and the Maastricht design

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France played a major role in the designing of the Maastricht Treaty. The reasons France wanted to play a major role in the treaty's design included a lingering postwar concern about Germany and the desire for a Franco-German alliance, the desire for France to regain power in the area of monetary policy and wanting to use the European Council to enhance France's foreign policy role. Maastricht's risks include the deflationary tendencies of the Exchange Rate Mechanism and the risk that the design of the European Monetary Union could itself be flawed.

Analysis, France, International economic integration, Economic integration

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