«SOFT POWER» IN GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY DURING THE «ARAB SPRING»

The German political experience in formation and application of the concept of «soft power» in its foreign policy during the revolutionary events in North African countries in 2011-2013 («Arab spring») has been summarized on the basis of German and Russian print media content together with the analysis of scientific literature. The author explains the causality between this policy and several internal and external factors, its conceptual framework and components, as well as its focus on certain states and some specific spheres. The author makes a conclusion about the efficiency of the components of «soft power» in the foreign policy of Germany in its application in modern North Africa.