Ost und West. Nord und Süd. Der europäische Himmelsrichtungsstreit

Abstract

East and West. North and South. The European cardinal points controversy

Abstract

In his lecture Wolfgang Lepenies examines the relation between Ger-many, Poland and France in comparison to the conflict between Northern and Southern Europe in current European affairs. He ex-plains how the tension between the Eastern and Western bloc during the Cold War could transform into this new – in geographical respects – vertically oriented dispute. Lepenies shows that the North-South-conflict has deeper historical causes and proposes the formation of a new ”Weimar triangle” (ger. ”Weimarer Dreieck”) to solve current and future challenges in European policy.

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Bibliographie: Lepenies, Wolf: Ost und West. Nord und Süd. Der europäische Himmelsrichtungsstreit, JB historie, 1-2013, S. 13-26. https://doi.org/10.3224/jbh.v7i1.02