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The article is devoted to the consideration of one of the most urgent European problems of the beginning of the XXI century - ensuring European security. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to identify the prerequisites for the emergence of European and Atlantic approaches to the security of the EU countries. Among the non-state actors in international relations that influence the determination of the predominant vector of EU foreign policy, a special role is given to the German think tanks because they represent the analytical materials that most influence the dynamics of the relationship between European and Atlantic security. ; Статья посвящена рассмотрению одной из наиболее актуальных европейских проблем начала ХХI в. - обеспечению европейской безопасности. Актуальность темы обусловлена необходимостью выявления предпосылок появления европейских и атлантических подходов к безопасности стран ЕС. Среди негосударственных акторов международных отношений, влияющих на определение преобладающего вектора внешней политики ЕС, особая роль уделена аналитическим центрам Германии («thinktanks») в силу того, что именно они представляют аналитические материалы, в наибольшей степени влияющие на динамику соотношения европейской и атлантической безопасности.

The article is devoted to consideration of the role of Barack Obama's personality in making foreign policy decisions in the US. It provides analysis of the key mechanisms of leader's influence on the formation of US foreign policy and the consequences of such influence. The analysis of public speeches of the US president helps to reveal his attitude towards the main issues of the political agenda. The authors analyze the statements in his speeches, such as Christian values, exceptional role of the American state, the basic steps of the first and second election campaigns of Obama and their distinguishing characteristics from other US president elections. There are parallels between the personality of Barack Obama with persons who have left their mark in American history, such as Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. The authors analyze the major mistakes made by Obama during the events of the Arab spring, which is the reason for selection of the time frame for the research (from the presidential election in 2008 to the events of the Arab Spring in 2011). The double standards used by the president since his first appearance, in which he commented on the events in the Middle East and North Africa, forced us to look for ulterior motives in the actions of the USA on the world stage. The goals Obama outlined during the presidential election race weren't achieved during the Arab spring. Consideration of his role as an individual in yet another Middle East issue, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, led to the conclusion that it was another failure of the US president to pursue a balanced foreign policy. The attempt to assume the role of a mediator in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict failed. Moreover, there was an important background of all the events in the Middle East, namely contradictions between the US president and his administration. As a result, the conclusion is made about the role of Obama in shaping of the US foreign policy, as well as about the extent of its influence on the formation of the international agenda.

The article is devoted to consideration of the specific "soft power" of the European Union. As the theoretical foundations of the study dedicated the American, Russian and European approaches to the essence and content of "soft power" of the state, as well as other similar concepts such as "civilian power", "normative power." The basic criteria of "soft power" was proposed by the founder of the conception J. Nye and by other experts. The major European countries with the greatest potential of "soft power" influence are considered to be the UK and France. They make the greatest contribution to the process of creation of "soft power" in the EU. The article deals with the attempts of the EU to institutionalize the mechanisms of "soft power". The main two criteria are cultural and educational attractiveness of Europe. The identified trends, which suggest that the cultural identity of individual European countries is falling by the wayside, represent the elements of the EU diplomacy. This is substantiated by the fact that it is a legal and regulatory framework of the European "soft power", that is also confirmed by the official representatives of the EU. However, as within any integration process, in the process of "soft power" building the EU has a number of obstacles. The authors make conclusions about the prospects for the European Union to apply the elements of "soft power", as well as the readiness of the European countries to delegate a part of their cultural potential to the European community.

This article is devoted to the consideration of the most effective ways of adapting the political, economic, cultural and humanitarian experience of the EU to maximize the harmonization and acceleration of the pace of integration processes that shaping the modern image of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. The article concretizes the main directions of EU integration activities, the theoretical and applied analysis of which would make a significant contribution to enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Union State. In addition, the article examines key problems that to some extent impede the full development of the political dialogue between Russia and Belarus, on the one hand, and the states of the European Union, on the other. The authors conclude that the main problems facing the strengthening of the political dialogue between the Union State and the EU are the following: disagreements over ways and methods of settling the Ukrainian and Syrian crises; the energy factor and the conflicting approaches of the two sides to issues of humanitarian interaction and respect for human rights. ; Настоящая статья посвящена рассмотрению вопроса о наиболее эффективных способах адаптации политического, экономического и культурно-гуманитарного опыта ЕС в целях максимальной гармонизации и ускорения темпов интеграционных процессов, формирующих современный облик Союзного государства России и Беларуси. В частности, в статье конкретизируются основные направления интеграционной деятельности ЕС, теоретический и прикладной анализ которых позволил бы внести весомый вклад в повышение эффективности взаимодействия Российской Федерации и Республики Беларусь в рамках Союзного государства. Кроме того, в статье рассматриваются ключевые проблемы, в той или иной степени препятствующие полноценному развитию политического диалога между Россией и Беларусью, с одной стороны, и государствами Европейского союза - с другой. Авторы приходят к выводу, что основными проблемами, стоящими на пути укрепления политического диалога между Союзным государством и ЕС, можно назвать следующие: разногласия в отношении путей и методов урегулирования украинского и сирийского кризисов; энергетический фактор и несовпадающие подходы двух сторон к вопросам гуманитарного взаимодействия и соблюдения прав человека.