The Fundamental Reflections about Austrian Foreign Policy

The article represents the first of 30 chapters of the book «Ambition and Reality: Austria’s Foreign Policy since 1945», translated from German into Russian. The book is devoted to the analysis of the foreign policy of Austria since the end of the Second World War up to present time. Being the first fundamental research in this field in recent times , it is of higher value also because it shows the actual vision of Austrian diplomats F. Cede and K. Prosl (both authors had been working for many years in the Austria’s Foreign Ministry). In the first chapter are explained the core ideas related to the foreign policy of the country: changing of the Austrian neutrality concept and the state sovereignty after the EU entry, new prospects for Austria in the framework of Common Foreign and Security Policy, the role of mass media, Austria’s foreign policy strategy, mission of Austrian consulate, interaction of foreign and domestic policy as a global trend, etc. The authors’ vision of the main orientation points of the Austria’s foreign policy is also shown in the article.