Considerations on the role of the ‘Other’ in foreign policy – the cases of Germany, Poland and Lithuania vis-à-vis Russia

... relations had improved over the years because it was in the Russian interest in the first place. On the contrary, Lithuania and Poland have continued to be hostile to Russia not just because of the past, but also because Russia itself was not as motivated ... ... poor attempts at decreasing the level of mutual hostility. [1] Neumann, Iver 1998: Uses of the Other: The East in European Identity Formation. Minneapolis. [2] Anderson, Benedict 2006: Imagined Communities. London. [3] Anke Schmidt-Felzmann. Is the ...