Diplomatic Thoughts Of Willy Brandt

Brandt's diplomatic thoughts was put forward to adapt to the change and development of international politics and economic landscape. It was about reinforing the federation with the West and improving the relationship with East Europe.A huge change had taken place on the international pattern in the 1960s, and the relationship between the East and the West had entered a new phase--confrontation had been replaced by slackening, which had gradually become an important theme of that time. During this period, the U.S.-Soviet Union relation had changed a lot. Because of the participation in the Vietnam War, America faced a huge expense on military expenditure and unfavorable balance of trade. The Soviet Union took the opportunity to catch up with its opponent little by little, leading to a balance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, which was the main reason of the slackening situation. Meanwhile, with the progress of European Integration and the fast-developing economy, there was an urgent need in the whole Europe of not being Protected states and becoming independent. For this, A challenge had been posed to the U.S.on its Europe politics by European politicians with De Gaulle as the leader. And this was the beneficial international situation in which Brandt's diplomatic thoughts was grown. The Germany Social Democrats' external policy discussed the changing process of its history and the reason of the changing in the external policy itself. Also, it pointed out the important role the policy had played in the forming of Brandt's diplomatic thoughts.The personal experience of Brandt had great effect on his diplomatic thoughts. The overseas experience got Brandt a clear understanding of international situation and the trend of Germany. He had earned intense friendship with his comrade in arms of Social Democrats, which laid a foundation for his good relationship with all the nations in the future. Brandt became the mayor of West-Berlin in 1947. The special status of West-Berlin gave Brandt a lot of opportunity to meet and talk with leaders from other countries, which afforded him onvenience to understanding all the attitudes towards the international situation, especially on German issues. Meanwhile, it gained Brandt much knowledge and experience on diplomacy. And being Foreign minister also offered him grand space to carry out independent diplomatic policy.In the Union of West Europe progress, the Germany-France relation was the core of the idea in West Europe Union. It couldn't be realized without intimate cooperation between Germany and France.Basing on this, Brandt positively alleviated contradictions with France and set a new start to Germany-France relation. In the progress and deepening of West Europe Union, Brandt took the opportunity in the Hague convention and positively pushed forward the development of Integration by founding Economic and Monetary Union and the European Council. Also, the attempt in diploma cooperation was aimed at impulsing the depth in European integration. While impulsing the depth in European integration, he also put emphasis on enlarging the scale. England, Denmark had joined the Community on his effort. As for the Germany-America relation, he saw the importance of the U.S.considering safety issues and also thought highly of the effect of North Atlantic organization. In the Eastern policy thoughts, appeasing the situation had played important role in the forming of the Eastern policy thoughts. Basing on this, he riled "Approach to Change" and "One people, two nations" and interpreted them, which solved the problem in Two Germany and the Unity of Germany in long-range. c...