Взгляд на американо-германские отношения
A Perspective on American-German Relations

Summary/Abstract: One of the key tenets of late twentieth century German foreign policy has been to avoid a public break with the United States on issues important to the U.S. administration. However, in 2002 Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder made clear that he would not support the use of military force in Iraq, a policy ardently advocated by President George W. Bush. Official U.S.-German relations were strained for months afterward. National Security adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice is reputed to have said that the new approach to European opponents of the war was to “punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.” Whether or not she actually said it, the phrase has been widely cited as a catchy summary of Administration policy. Yet Germany is too closely linked to the U.S. to be “ignored.” After the political fight over Iraq policy, what is the outlook for U.S.-German relations?[...]

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