Изменения в оборонной политике ФРГ в свете трансформации Европейского союза и НАТО

Abstract

The author studies the changes in the German secu-rity policy that have taken place over the past three years. Special attention is paid to the fact that these processes are affected by the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU and the victory of D. Trump in the United States presidential election. The re-search considers the German approaches to strengthening its influence in the EU and NATO. The author concludes that Germany makes successive efforts to overcome the military restrictions im-posed since the Second World War by seeking membership in major international or-ganizations. Brexit and election of Trump facilitate such a policy. Deeper military integration is benefi-cial to Germany as it provides an opportunity to reinforce its army and avoid undesirable military missions by deploying troops of other EU countries without loss of influence and reputa-tion. The progress of this policy will be assessed over the next few years.