Germany in the Formats for Resolving Conflicts in Asia and Africa

The focus of the study is on the experience of Germany’s participation in negotiations on the settlement and prevention of armed conflicts in the Near and Middle East, in Africa north of the equator. Comparative analysis, provisions of theories of conflict resolution and securitization are used. The dynamics of the Bonn process on Afghanistan are traced, as well as the evolution of the approach of official Berlin to the use of the «European trio» in the negotiations on the Agreement on a comprehensive plan of action with Iran. The contribution of Germany to the work of the Friends of Syria Group and the Small Group on Syria is shown in conjunction with attempts to advance the interests of the moderate opposition. The launch and difficulties of the Berlin Conference on Libya are considered. The reasons of the failures of German diplomacy, first of all FRG`s attempts to combine the goal of resolution of conflicts with the tasks of “containing” system opponents.