RUSSIA AND GERMANY AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE THREE SEA INITIATIVE STATES FROM 1993 TO 2021 IN A POWERMETRICS PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This article presents the powers of Russia and Germany against the backdrop of a group of 12 countries that launched a new organization in Europe in September 2015 called the Three Seas Initiative. Member states try to create a counterbalance, and at the same time compete with two great countries: Germany and the Russian Federation (Russia). The members of the Three Seas Initiative are small and medium-sized entities on the European scene. The aim of the article was to indicate the power of the examined entities of the international relations of Russia and Germany against the background of the countries forming the Three Seas Initiative. The article uses the methodology developed by Professor Sułek to study the power of the indicated countries.