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Item Deutschland in Europa. Eine neue Rolle nach der Finanzkrise?(Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2012) Crome, ErhardGermany in Europe. A new role after the financial crisis? The main proposition of the author of the paper is that the role and importance of Germany in Europe has increased during the financial crisis of the eurozone. In the opinion of the author, since the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, and especially since his refusal to take part in the anti-Iraq coalition in 2003, German foreign policy has been marked by assertiveness and followed exclusively German national interests. The cabinet of Angela Merkel continues this approach, and the solutions to solve the eurozone’s financial crisis Berlin has proposed and promoted are primarily subordinated to the needs of the German economy. In the author’s opinion, in the future, Germany will treat the European Union instrumentally as what is termed a hinterland (backup facilities) for emerging German ambitions to become a great powerItem Für eine neue Entspannungspolitik!(Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2019) Crome, ErhardOne of the great illusions at the end of the bloc confrontation was that lasting peace, security and stability would prevail in Europe. In fact, new areas of tension have emerged. NATO was practically extended to the Russian border, although the Soviet Union had been promised otherwise in 1990. World military spending is a quarter higher than at the end of the Cold War. Germany is once again the central power of Europe west of Russia, and the return of the “German question” has become a problem again. The coup in Kiev and the integration of the Crimea into Russia in 2014 and the subsequent reciprocal sanctions between the EU and Russia have further aggravated tensions However, it is important to say goodbye to all warfare scenarios, strictly follow a concept of war prevention and provide political solutions that can only be achieved on the basis of peaceful coexistence and a new policy of détente.