Im Bundestagswahlkampf 2021 gab es keine intensiven Debatten zu außenpolitischen Fragen. Die deutsch-russischen Beziehungen waren da keine Ausnahme. Die Fortführung eines Dialogs zwischen Berlin und Moskau ist einer der Punkte, zu dem in der deutschen Politik ein Konsens besteht. Eine zukünftige Bundesregierung wird den Kompromissansatz von Angela Merkel gegenüber Russland fortführen, ganz gleich, wie die Koalition zusammengesetzt ist. Das erschwert das Entstehen einer positiven Dynamik im deutsch-russischen Dialog, verhindert aber auch, dass er einfriert.
Im Bundestagswahlkampf 2021 gab es keine intensiven Debatten zu außenpolitischen Fragen. Die deutsch-russischen Beziehungen waren da keine Ausnahme. Die Fortführung eines Dialogs zwischen Berlin und Moskau ist einer der Punkte, zu dem in der deutschen Politik ein Konsens besteht. Eine zukünftige Bundesregierung wird den Kompromissansatz von Angela Merkel gegenüber Russland fortführen, ganz gleich, wie die Koalition zusammengesetzt ist. Das erschwert das Entstehen einer positiven Dynamik im deutsch-russischen Dialog, verhindert aber auch, dass er einfriert.
The article is devoted to the influence of the American military presence in Germany on the foreign policy strategy of the German leadership in the matter of ensuring the security of Germany. The location of the US Army in a number of German lands has remained a significant factor in German foreign policy since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. After the reunification of Germany in 1990, the German government expanded its foreign policy activity based on the system of Western alliances and a multilateral approach. The crisis in the Western community, exacerbated by the actions of the administration of the Donald Trump, raised among the German elites concerns regarding the reliability and predictability of the overseas ally. Despite the declarative statements of German officials about the intention to strengthen the defense potential of the EU, German politicians face difficulties in finding alternatives to US security guarantees.
The purpose of the study is to determine the nature of the actions of the German government in relation to politically active Russian citizens staying in Germany in the context of the deterioration of Russian-German relations in 2022 and to consider the dynamics of the transformation of the approach of the German authorities to interaction with certain groups of the Russian-speaking population. Based on the analysis of public speeches by German politicians, official government and party documents, it was concluded that Berlin is moving towards the institutionalization of the political activities of Russian activists and promoting the formation of horizontal ties between political movements. In this context, special attention is paid to the work of «near-party» political funds as structures formally independent of the parties, indirectly contributing to the implementation of their political programs – the key features of their cooperation with representatives of the Russian-speaking community are highlighted. The conclusion is made about the actualization of human rights issues in the framework of the interaction of the government with representatives of Russian civil society and the use of the latter as a resource for influencing political processes in Russia. The fact of the work of the German authorities with Russian supporters of the ideas of separatism and changes in the constitutional order of the Russian Federation living in Germany is also emphasized. The conclusions are of particular importance in the context of countering external interference in internal affairs and adapting Russia's national security policy to new challenges and threats.
