Abstract
East German policy in the 1980s has been characterized by a dichotomy within the GDR between its identity derived from a Soviet-inspired, socialist ideology and an increased emphasis on an identity that stresses the continuity of the GDR state with the history of the German nation. Concomitant with the decline of anti-communism as a unifying ideology in West German politics, new challenges have appeared, especially from the postwar generation, to the structure of West German society. While differing concepts of how to promote West German security have existed throughout the postwar period, what is new is precisely a greater sense of Deutsche Patriotismus, of the need to give increased priority to German interests in the context of both Deutschlandpolitik specifically and West German foreign policy in general. The importance of security issues within the conduct of Deutschlandpolitik is also evident in the unilateral way both German states seek to ensure the security of Germany as a whole.
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