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Since Sept. 11, 2001, nations have been engaged in a struggle against terrorism. The question has arisen in this struggle of how nations may identify an enemy that is not recognizable through traditional means of identifying & quantifying enemy forces? The principles of quantum mechanics suggest a way in which this problem may be addressed. Against an enemy that is microscopic in comparison to a nation, that is always in motion, that is both body & shadow, that has chaos as its only goal, it is necessary to use a strategy that attacks those elements that are stable within terrorist networks so as to reduce their power & influence. D. Knaff

In a few lines the historian Ludovic Woets sketches out the reality that prohibits the exclusion of battlefield warfare from French strategic thinking, particularly given its presence in new sources of conflict. He considers that NATO's structure remains pertinent today if we wish to avoid becoming powerless, even though its major policies still depend on an oceanic commitment, nuclear posture and industrial sovereignty.

Karl Peter Stratmann: NATO-Strategie in der Krise, Baden-Baden, 1981

The terrorist threat to international peace comes from 'private' networks -- non-state cross-border groups. Presented with the numerous terrorist threats, in particular from the so-called Salafist al-Qaeda groups, France has armed itself with laws covering all forms of terrorism. This strategy is aimed at preserving internal peace & stability. In the absence of an international definition of terrorism generally accepted by the UN, France's new penal code will be the first, in the fight against terrorism, to define the phenomenon as a serious crime in its own right. The important questions are what terrorism is in the eyes of the law, & how far France's strategy will contribute to the fight against international terrorism. Adapted from the source document.

In the aftermath of a wave of international anti-American sentiments, Bush administration officials have proposed a media relations campaign that will improve the image of the Untied States abroad, especially in the Arab & Muslim worlds. However, while such a tactic worked relatively well during the Cold War to improve the way in which the United States was perceived in other nations, it may well be that such an attempt today will backfire. If Arabs & Muslims see themselves as the subjects of a propaganda campaign they may end up feeling more anti-American sentiment, not less. Adapted from the source document.

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