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Introduction: Fading Memories Introduction: Fading Memories
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Bearing Unwelcome Tidings Bearing Unwelcome Tidings
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Genscher’s Thinking on NATO Expansion to Eastern Europe in 1990 Genscher’s Thinking on NATO Expansion to Eastern Europe in 1990
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The Split Between Bush and Baker The Split Between Bush and Baker
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Kohl and Gorbachev Kohl and Gorbachev
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The Consequences of Camp David The Consequences of Camp David
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Conclusion: The Persistence of Preferred Memories Conclusion: The Persistence of Preferred Memories
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Afterword to the New Edition Revisiting 1989–1990 and the Origins of NATO Expansion
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Published:October 2014
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This afterword focuses on the NATO expansion. NATO's future formed a key part of the negotiations on German unification. In early February 1990, James A. Baker III, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Helmut Kohl all discussed with Mikhail Gorbachev the prospect that if he allowed Germany to unify, NATO would not subsequently move eastward beyond its 1989 border, in other words, not even into East Germany. Gorbachev responded orally that any expansion of “the zone of NATO” would be “unacceptable,” but nothing was written down and no formal agreements were reached. Ultimately, the representatives of the United States and West Germany expertly outmaneuvered Gorbachev in the negotiations over German unification in 1990. They accomplished their goals of expanding NATO to East Germany and of leaving open the door for future expansion to Eastern Europe.
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