Kristina Spohr Livres

This landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born.0 The world changed dramatically as the Berlin Wall fell and protest turned to massacre in Tiananmen Square. Now, with deft analysis and a wealth of newly declassified archival sources, historian Kristina Spohr offers a bold and novel interpretation of the revolutionary upheaval of 1989 and, how in its aftermath, a new world order was forged without major conflict.0 The Post-Wall world, Spohr argues, was brought about in significant measure through the determined diplomacy of a small cohort of international leaders. They engaged in tough but cooperative negotiation and worked together to reinvent the institutions of the Cold War. Exploring this extraordinary historical moment, Spohr offers a major reappraisal of US President George H.W. Bush and innovative assessments of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and President Francois Mitterrand of France.0 But the transformation of Europe must be understood in global context. Spohr elegantly weaves together the Western and Asian timelines to revelatory effect, by contrasting events in Berlin and Moscow with the story in Beijing, where the pro-democracy movement was brutally suppressed by Deng Xiaoping. Post Square, he pushed through China's very different Communist reinvention.0 Meticulously researched and brilliantly original, Post Wall, Post Square provides an authoritative contemporary history of those crucial hinge years of 1989-1992 and their implications for our times. The world of Putin, Trump and Xi, with a fractious European Union, rogue states and the crisis of mass migration has its roots in the global exit from the Cold War

This landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born. The world changed dramatically as the Berlin Wall fell and protest turned to massacre in Tiananmen Square. Now, with deft analysis and a wealth of newly declassified archival sources, historian Kristina Spohr offers a bold and novel interpretation of the revolutionary upheaval of 1989 and, how in its aftermath, a new world order was forged without major conflict. The Post-Wall world, Spohr argues, was brought about in significant measure through the determined diplomacy of a small cohort of international leaders. They engaged in tough but cooperative negotiation and worked together to reinvent the institutions of the Cold War. Exploring this extraordinary historical moment, Spohr offers a major reappraisal of US President George H. W. Bush and innovative assessments of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and President Francois Mitterrand of France. But the transformation of Europe must be understood in global context. Spohr elegantly weaves together the Western and Asian timelines to revelatory effect, by contrasting events in Berlin and Moscow with the story in Beijing, where the pro-democracy movement was brutally suppressed by Deng Xiaoping. Post Square, he pushed through China's very different Communist reinvention. Meticulously researched and brilliantly original, Post Wall, Post Square provides an authoritative contemporary history of those crucial hinge years of 1989-1992 and their implications for our times. The world of Putin, Trump and Xi, with a fractious European Union, rogue states and the crisis of mass migration has its roots in the global exit from the Cold War

Helmut Schmidt is often overlooked in modern German history, overshadowed by figures like Bismarck, Adenauer, Brandt, and Kohl. This work highlights Schmidt's vital role in reshaping the global order during the tumultuous 1970s. Through extensive research in his private papers and various archives, the author presents Schmidt as a leader proficient in both economics and security, who skillfully acted as a 'double interpreter' between superpowers during the Cold War's lowest points. Far from being a mere crisis manager, Schmidt's two decades of writings and speeches reveal him as an intellectual statesman comparable to Henry Kissinger. His remarkable achievements include being recognized as the 'world economist,' where he played a key role in establishing the G7 for global economic governance and the European Monetary System during a time of economic uncertainty. As the 'strategist of balance,' he formulated NATO's 'dual-track' response to the Soviet arms buildup, a decision that was crucial in maintaining the Western alliance and easing Cold War tensions in Europe. Schmidt's leadership elevated West Germany to a significant position in global politics, allowing the nation to emerge as an equal among the victor powers of 1945, marking a significant maturation of its international presence.

The root question this book addresses is how the new Germany will use its re-found status as a great power. Does Germany - as in the past - aim to dominate Europe? Or has it renounced its imperial ambitions following the trauma of division during the Cold War?In seeking answers to these questions, Kristina Spohr Readman scrutinises the development of Germany's new Ostpolitik (eastern policy) in the period 1989-2000. Against the background of recent European history, she analyses the re-establishment of a special relationship between Bonn/Berlin and Moscow. In particular, she assesses the peculiar geopolitical situation of the Baltic caught between a turbulent Russia in the east and a unified Germany in the west. The Baltic case reveals the complexities of a post-Cold War European security architecture in the making.

Helmut Schmidt und die Außenpolitik: In ihrem Buch beleuchtet Kristina Spohr abseits von Klischees, die Schmidt gern als »Macher« und »Krisenmanager« in der Innenpolitik beschreiben, den Menschen und sein politisches Wirken auf der Weltbühne. Der »Weltökonom« Schmidt war an der Einführung der G7-Gipfeltreffen zu Fragen der Weltwirtschaftspolitik sowie des Europäischen Währungssystems (EWS) beteiligt. Früh erkannte er die Tragweite der Globalisierung und des sich abzeichnenden Aufstiegs von China. Als »Stratege des Gleichgewichts« erdachte er den »NATO-Doppelbeschluss« als Reaktion auf die massive sowjetische Aufrüstung im Bereich der Mittelstreckenraketen. So trug er zum Zusammenhalt der Allianz und zur Entschärfung des Kalten Krieges bei. Basis des Titels ist eine umfangreiche Forschung in Schmidts Privatarchiv und in zahlreichen Archiven in Europa und Amerika. Ergänzt wird diese durch persönliche Gespräche mit dem Altkanzler bis kurz vor seinem Tod. Es entsteht daraus ein neues und dichtes politisches Porträt des »Weltkanzlers« vor dem Hintergrund seiner Zeit.

Arktida – daleká, nepřístupná, sevřená krutým mrazem – měla po celá staletí pro světový řád jen okrajový význam. Dnes je v popředí rozhodujících globálních trendů. Je epicentrem světové klimatické krize, která se dotýká nás všech. Stává se frontovou linií mezi ekonomickými, politickými a vojenskými ambicemi na jedné straně a degradací životního prostředí na straně druhé. Právní režim Arktidy sehrává průkopnickou roli při zavádění inovativních forem správy. Arktida už není posledním bílým místem na mapě, je naší první hranicí. V této kolektivní monografii se teoretici i praktici – od Anchorage po Moskvu, od Nuuku po Hongkong – zabývají politickými, právními, sociálními, ekonomickými, geostrategickými a environmentálními výzvami, s nimiž se Arktida musí vyrovnávat v situaci globálního oteplování a měnícího se světového řádu, a uvažují o tom, co tyto výzvy mohou přinést v horizontu příštích desetiletí.

Die Geburt einer Epoche, deren Ende wir gerade erleben Als im Revolutionsjahr 1989 in Berlin die Mauer fiel und in Peking auf dem Tiananmen-Platz die Proteste blutig niedergeschlagen wurden, veränderte sich die Welt dramatisch. Der Kalte Krieg war zu Ende, eine neue Weltordnung entstand. Auf Basis unzähliger unbekannter Quellen und dicht an den handelnden Personen hat Kristina Spohr eine neue große Geschichte dieser doppelten Wendezeit geschrieben. Ihre wegweisende Studie zeigt, wie es gelang, den Übergang in eine neue Epoche so friedlich zu gestalten und wie die Richtungsentscheidungen der Jahre von 1989 bis 1992 unsere Welt bis heute formen. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Ausstattung: mit Abbildungen