Niemcy między supermocarstwami
Germany among superpowers

Author(s): Rafał Ulatowski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Germany; European Union; China; United States; “balanced partnership”
Summary/Abstract: According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, the main challenges forthe international order Germany not only knows but also has become accustomed to,are Donald Trump’s egoistic policy, Russia’s attacks on international law and statesovereignty, and the expansion of China.Germany is a country that wants to maintain the status quo. In the last decades,thanks to US protection, Germany only spent a small portion of its GDP on defenceand could focus on economic development instead. However, the ongoing changesin the global balance of power undermine the possibility of keeping it that way.The Chinese-American competition for primacy in the contemporary world hasserious consequences for Germany as well. Germany’s plan to build economic andpolitical relations while presenting the country as a civilian superpower is becomingincreasingly challenging for the authors of German foreign policy.

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