Der überwiegende Teil der Beiträge basiert auf Vorträgen, die anläßlich einer Tagung über "Crises, Crises Management and Crises Prevention in Eastern Europe" im Juni 1994 in Jena gehalten wurden. Inhalt: I. Crises and Crises Policies in Europe - General Views: Hartmut Soell: Crises and Crisis Management in European State System - A Historical View (15-27); Marian Dobrosielski: Quo vadis - Europe? (29-44); Otto Pick: Transformation in Central Europe - The Risk Factor (45-52); Michael Strübel: Ecological Crisis Policies in Europe (53-68). II. Crises in Eastern Europe - Country Studies: Wolfgang Pfeiler: Russia and her Conflicts with her Neighbors - An Overview (71-82); Alexander Rahr: The Ukraine between Russia and the West (83-94); Oleg Strekal: Conflict Potential in modern Ukraine: Sources and Developments (95-112); Alexander Tushynski / Claudia Urbanovsky: Defense Conversion as a Key Factor in the Security Policy of the Republic of Belarus (113-122); Justas Paleckis: Lithuanian Foreign Policy and Possible Crises in the Baltic Region (123-132); Ivo Samson: Security in Eastern Europe - a Slovak View (133-140); Gábor Kardos: The New Security Landscape in Europe and the European Crisis Policies - A Hungarian View (141-148); Eric Remacle / Olivier Paye: The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh - A New Pattern for Cooperation between UN and OSCE (149-181); Panos Tsakaloyannis: The Crisis in the Balkans and European Security: An Attempt at Conceptualization (183-191). III. Crises Management in Eastern Europe - The Role of Institutions: Dieter Wellershoff: Crises Management in Europe - New Perceptions and Strategies (195-203); Günter Joetze: Conflict Prevention and Crisis Resolution in Europe - The Role of the CSCE (205-213); John Fitzmaurice: EU and Crisis Prevention and Management (215-220); Hans-Jochen Peters: The Role of NATO, NACC and PFP (221-226); Horst Holthoff: Crisis, Crisis Management and Crisis Prevention in Eastern Europe - The Role of Western European Union (227-231). IV. The Role of Germany: Reimund Seidelmann: German Foreign Policy and the European Order (235-273); Sylvie Lemasson: The Role of Germany in European Policies - A French View (275-291); Lubomir W. Zyblikiewicz: The Role of Germany in European Crises Policies (293-302).