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Wahrscheinlichkeit einer in ihren Grundzügen kontinuierlichen Fortsetzung der Außenpolitik Zhou Enlais und Mao Zedongs unter deren Nachfolgern. (DÜI-Vrl)

Two recent international dilemmas have led to growing calls for renewed & revamped public diplomacy. The first: the deteriorating international opinion of the United States since September 11, 2001, as demonstrated in a wide array of public opinion polls, has made the American public increasingly aware of the divide between the U.S. & foreign populations. The second: America's standing in the so-called war of ideas has framed this divide in terms of the familiar "war" theme -- for example, the "war on drugs" -- reminding the American public that there is a negative force to defeat. The hope is that by revitalizing public diplomacy, both crises will be remedied, first by winning the "war of ideas" & thereby improving international public opinion. If nothing else, these problems have lit a fire under those interested in public diplomacy. The Cold War's end initiated a sleepy time for public diplomacy -- concerns about international influence subsided & the United States Information Agency (USIA) went limp inside the larger bureaucracy of the U.S. Department of State. A 2006 study by Foreign Policy & the Center for American Progress of more than 100 U.S. foreign policy experts, including former Secretaries of State & retired military & intelligence officers, rated U.S. efforts at public diplomacy lowest of all policy initiatives since September 11, 2001.1 Public diplomacy is now viewed as the stepchild of American policymaking tools. Putting the pieces of public diplomacy back together will be both an important & challenging initiative for a new generation of diplomats, bureaucrats, scholars, & business leaders. Adapted from the source document.

Effect of divergent internal and external pressures and divergent Soviet interests abroad. Partial contents: The reasons for seeking calm; The implications of the Qaddafi factor; The paradox of Soviet Third World policy.

The security threats Europe is now facing, such as hybrid warfare, propaganda campaigns and information warfare, frequently include a digital dimension. At the same time, digital tools offer an immense potential for change in the European neighbourhood, not least in their ability to equip and inspire pro-democracy protesters, particularly those facing a repressive security apparatus. Digital policy cannot therefore become an afterthought but needs to be deeply integrated into Europe's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts. Furthermore, the US's long-held Internet hegemony is beginning to fade, placing the EU in a good position to lead global Internet governance initiatives and ensure that they develop along open and liberal lines.