 Complete the following phrase:  During the Cold War, Germanys partition by the Iron Curtain made it a symbol of EastWest tensions and a political battleground in Europe. However, Willy Brandts Ostpolitik was a key factor in the détente of the 1970s. In 1999, Chancellor Gerhard Schröders government defined a new basis for German foreign policy by taking a full part in the decisions surrounding the 