The Russian Federation as an object of foreign policy analysis of modern Germany

Abstract

The relevance of the study is due to the increasing role of the information factor in modern conditions. The amount of information is rapidly increasing, military methods of warfare have given way to information warfare, and even more countries are including ensuring information security in the list of national interests in their strategy. The article emphasizes that Germany is no exception: the country has an established, developed system of information and analytical support for decision makers, which consists of several elements: private, controlled analytical structures and party funds. The author notes that the research topics of information and analytical centers are devoted to various current areas of foreign policy. One of the main priorities of information and analytical reports at the present stage is the Russian Federation. The article identifies the main areas of research in Russia: military operation in Ukraine, the energy crisis, the current state of security policy, internal problems of Russian society, Russia’s relations with other actors in the international arena. The significance of the scientific article is in the need to take into account the results of the work of information and analytical centers of Germany when forming Russia’s foreign policy in the German direction.