Germania și (re)poziționarea într-o Europă a viitorului
Germany and (re) positioning in a Europe of the future

Summary/Abstract: This year will mark the end of an important stage in German political life, which has been dominated for more than a decade and a half by a coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel and dominated by the Christian Democrats. Angela Merkel’s legacy will depend heavily on the evolution of Germany’s new political configuration, starting this autumn and will create challenges for the next federal chancellor, who will have to lead the future German executive for the next four years. In the context of new security challenges in Europe, in which Russia’s expansionist tendencies at the eastern border and in the Black Sea are growing, Germany is deeply committed to “revitalizing” the transatlantic relationship with its main US ally, at least at pre-Trump’s era, but also to become more actively involved in international politics, with the goal of becoming a “key player” in strengthening global and multilateral institutions, but also for his assertion as a leader, both internationally and especially within the EU. Last but not least, Germany is campaigning for increased EU-NATO cooperation, an important element in strengthening European defense and security. Based on these objectives, the German Federal Government and the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Defense are increasingly concerned about the need for an in-depth analysis of Germany’s security situation, while adapting to the new conditions of security and defense policy, as well as for adapting the objective, missions and organization of the Bundeswehr to the new conditions.

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