Abstract
Since the early 1990 s, Germany has been playing an active role in shaping so-called the post-Yugoslavian space, using a diversified political, diplomatic and military tools. Demonstration of Germany’s abilities in the Balkans contributed to the fact that the country gradually regained its role as a regional power and began to move towards the position of a full-fledged global player. The article focuses on the dynamics and results of the development of bilateral contacts between the FRG and the Balkan regional actors in the political and military field in the 2010 s. In this regard, the practical significance of increasing the number of Balkan countries in NATO and launching the Conference on the Western Balkans is analyzed. The roles of Slovenia and Croatia as focal regional partners of Germany are revealed. The author compares FRG’s approaches to the settlement of armed conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kosovo and shows the difficulties faced by German diplomacy in bringing these countries closer to the Euro-Atlantic community. In this context, the position of the FRG in the settlement of the «Macedonian issue» is examined and the growing understanding by the German leadership of the importance of a significant improvement in relations with Serbia for strengthening the strategic positions of Germany in the Balkans is revealed. The author describes the mediating and coordinating role of Germany in establishing unofficial contacts between official Belgrade and Kosovo and emphasizes the importance of the «negotiation link» between Chancellor A. Merkel and President A. Vučić. It is noted that Germany demonstrates the readiness to accept the tactics of multi-speed rapprochement of the states of the post-Yugoslavian space with the EU and NATO. The article concludes that, at the present, the main tactical task of the FRG in the post-Yugoslavian space is to ensure the integration of all states in the region into the Euro-Atlantic community.
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