阿富汗战局及政治解决的新发展

ON THE DEFENCE COOPERATION BETWEEN FRANCE AND FEDERAL GERMANY

阿富汗战争已成为苏联的沉重包袱,为了推进改革以提高综合国力,苏联领导人有自阿脱身之意,但又不肯放弃既得利益。一年来阿富汗抵抗运动内部团结和联合明显加强,武器装备和战略战术也有改善和提高,取得了一系列光辉战绩,迫使苏联认真考虑接受政治解决。近几个月苏联接连作出松动姿态,然却仍力图少付代价、求得尽可能有利于己的结果。

In order to stand up to the United States as an equal, to establish its own dominant position in West Europe and to keep some restraint over Federal Germany, France put forward on many occasions before the end of 1970's proposals for defence cooperation between France and Federal Germany, but all those proposals ended with failure. Since the beginning of 1980's owing to the changes in the situation and in the balance of power, progress has been made in the Franco-German defence cooperation, and in recent years even a breakthrough has been effected. At present, it seems that the political role of this coopera- tion overweighs its real military value, and there still exist many obstacles in the course of its implementation. However, as it reflects the desire on the part of West Europe to seek independence in defence matters and to open up more strategic alternatives, its significance should not be underestimated.