Akten zurAuswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1995

Files on the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany 1995

Editing work by Daniela Taschler, Tim Geiger and Sophie Lange
Commissioned by The Federal Foreign Office
Edited by the Institute for Contemporary History, Munich-Berlin, Germany
General Editor: Andreas Wirsching
Co-Editors: Stefan Creuzberger and Hélène Miard-Delacroix

Following the Srebrenica massacre, the Dayton Agreement brought an end to the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Relations with Russia were increasingly strained by uncertainty regarding the progress of reforms, the war in Chechnya, and the debate over NATO enlargement. At the EU level, Bonn focused on fleshing out the Economic and Monetary Union through the introduction of the common currency—underpinned by the concept of a “Stability Pact”—as well as on considerations regarding future deepening and enlargement. Within the UN, Germany campaigned for a permanent seat on the Security Council. Following a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, the question arose regarding the deployment of the Bundeswehr in international peacekeeping missions.
Environmental issues, such as the first World Climate Conference in Berlin, moved into the spotlight. Concerns about proliferation, as well as France’s resumption of nuclear testing, shaped the political agenda.
Issues regarding restitution for Jewish victims of National Socialism arose, alongside reparation claims from Greece and the Herero people in Namibia. In addition to efforts to stabilize conflict-ridden societies in Africa, Asia increasingly came into political focus against the backdrop of
globalization.