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Ostpolitik


 

Ostpolitik or Eastern Politics describes the realisation of the "Change through Rapprochement" principle, verbalised by Egon Bahr in 1963, by the effort of Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany, to normalize relations with Eastern European nations including East Germany.

Current "Ostpolitik"

The word Ostpolitik was adopted by many languages and now stands for the proverbial "Change through Rapprochement" principle, verbalised by Egon Bahr in his 1963 speech.

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The current (as of 2005) Sunshine policy of South Korea towards the North is in many ways similar to the German Ostpolitik of the 1970s.

Related Topics:
As of 2005 - Sunshine policy - South Korea

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