Based on the diverging interests of Germany and Poland as influential members of the European Union on the Eastern Partnership (EaP), the contributions in the anthology analyse specifics and current problems of the states in EUs Eastern neighbourhood. By including the interests of Russia and the USA, which go beyond the EU, the geostrategic implications of these relations for the Eurasian region will also be highlighted. The studies of renowned German and Polish experts represent the results of individual research and bilateral exchange on the current state of EUs relations towards its Eastern neighbours.

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz, Professor of Political Science with a special focus on Foreign and Security Policy and European Studies at the University of Bonn. 

Dr. Shushanik Minasyan, Research fellow with a special focus on EU Neighbourhood Policy and Energy Policy at the University of Bonn.

Dr. habil. Maciej Ra, Associate Professor with a special focus on EUs Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia at the University of Warsaw. 

The EU and its concept of neighbourhood.- Germany and Poland: Common interests and different views on the EaP.- Cooperation and conflict in the Eastern neighbourhood of the EU.- Russias influence on the EaP and on national policies.