Bullying Bonn: Anglo-German Diplomacy on European Integration, 1955-61

This study explores the formulation, tactics, and impact of Britain's diplomatic efforts to induce the German government to abandon, modify, and later to enlarge the European Economic Community. Its main contention is that British diplomacy between the Messina conference of 1955 and the first membership application of 1961 was counterproductive; strengthening German commitment to the EEC, supporting the image of Britain as hostile towards the integration project, and prejudicing the subsequent membership negotiations.

Author Biography: P. C. Schaad is Researcher at the Einstein Forum, Potsdam, Germany.