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Editor-in-chief: Marcin Zaborowski

Managing editor: Kacper Rękawek

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Proofreading: Katarzyna Staniewska

Cover design: Malwina Kühn

Typeset: Dorota Dołęgowska

Contributors:

Ryszarda Formuszewicz–analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs

Ulrike Guérot–representative for Germany and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council for

Foreign Relations

Stefan Meister–programme officer at the Center for Central and Eastern Europe, German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP)

Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer–research fellow at Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) Daniela Schwarzer–Fritz Thyssen Fellow, Program on Transatlantic Relations; Head of Division, EU Integration, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin Marek A. Cichocki–research director at Natolin European Centre and editor-in-chief of the periodical “New Europe. Natolin Review”

Patrycja Sokołowska–adviser to the Secretary of State at the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Prime Minister for International Dialogue, Chancellery of the Prime Minister

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ISSN 1230-4999

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The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs is regularly presented in the catalogue of International Current Awareness Services, in Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory, and in International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation Politique Internationale. Selected articles are included in the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.

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Spis treści

RYSZARDA FORMUSZEWICZ Waiting for Germany’s European Choices

ULRIKE GUÉROT Merkel’s European and Foreign Policy Legacy on the Eve of the German Elections: European Hegemon or Global Player?

STEFAN MEISTER Germany’s Russia Policy under Angela Merkel: A Balance Sheet

YANN-SVEN RITTELMEYER From One Electoral Campaign to Another: Franco-German Relations in Turbulent Times

DANIELA SCHWARZER Germany’s Role and Strategy in the Euro Area – Determining Factors and Scenarios

MAREK A. CICHOCKI German Policies Vis-à-Vis Baltic Sea Region Challenges

PATRYCJA SOKOŁOWSKA Germany’s Foreign and Security Policy in the Western Balkans under Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Leadership: Current Situation and Prospects

Review Article

Reviews • Notes

PISM Director Marcin Zaborowski Interviews Lee A. Feinstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland

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