The reconstruction of europe from post-ww ii to post-cold war

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The reconstruction of Europe’ is a subject covering a quite long period that has seen various outstanding historical events changing the geography and power distribution in Europe, and in the politics of international relations within a general framework. This study underlines the impact of geopolitical setting in the post-WW II and the post-Cold War periods to understand the acts of actors and related outcomes in the reconstruction of Europe. By the comparison of reconstructive acts and ingredients of the foreign policy strategies in both periods, this study attempts to reach the conclusion that ‘the geographical position’ and the ‘capability to implement’ defines states’ foreign policy structuring. The policy choice and instruments of the US in the post-WW II period for the reconstruction of Europe and the policy choice and instruments of West European countries for the reconstruction of Central and Eastern Europe, via the EU and enlargement strategy, in the post- Cold War period has been the focal point of this study to support the argument mentioned above.

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General Social Sciences.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17585

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Y. Atılgan, “The reconstruction of europe from post-ww ii to post-cold war,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.