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againstTeNorthKoreanNuclearProgrammeintheContextoftheDeterrence.
Eumunderlinestheimportanceofthenationalsecuritythatcannotbegiven
upunderanycircumstances.CurrentlySouthKoreaiscompelledtodevisean
independentpreventionstrategytodeterNorthKorea’snuclearattackwithout
theUS’sexpansionarydeterrence.Necessarily,itshouldbeconsideredthatthe
deterrencemeasuresandthepreventivestrikescouldbeusedbySouthKorea
astheoptionstomakedifcultcarryingoutanuclearweaponattackasthe
preemptivestikeagainstNorthKoreatoavoidtheescalationoftheunwanted
conflict.
TepaperofMałgorzataJANIKTeroleofmediainmodernpolitics:Te
CNNefectintheexampleoftheVietnamWarandtheGulfWarfollowsacase
studydesignedwiththeanalysisoftheVietnamandTeGulfWarcasesthatare
focusingontheroleofTVnewschannelsinsocalled“CNNefect”processing
theproblemanditsresultsintheabovementionedarmedconflicts.Temedia
undoubtedlyplayacrucialroleinshapingpublicopinioninallimportant
aspectsofthesocialandpoliticallifeofthecontemporarysocietiesandthus,
indirectly,theyinfluencethemajorpoliticaldecisionsconcerningallimportant
issues,includingmilitaryconflicts.Janikhasemphasiedtwoofthem:thefirst
onecorrespondstothefactthattheinformationisthemostvaluableKcurrency”
inthemodernworld,thesecondonerevealsthatthecontentofinformation,the
wayofitspresentingandtimepasteofbroadcastinghavebecomemorepowerful
toolforthepoliticiansandsocialmediathaneverbefore.
NextveryinterestingresearchwecanfindinthechapterwrittenbyRadosław
KACZMAREKTecompetitionbetweentheEUandRussiaintheWesternBalkans:
aneconomicandpolitical“game”ofgeopoliticalinfluence.TeContributoranalyses
theeconomicandpoliticalactivitiesoftheEUandRussiaasagreatpowerinthe
WesternBalkansconsideringtheintensificationofimpactlevelofthepolitical
actorsoncreatingasphereofinfluenceintheregion.InconclusionKaczmarek
summsupthatthegoaloftheEUactivitiesintheBalkansistostabilizethis
region,consolidatedemocracy,establishaunifiedmarketoffreeeconomyand
integratetheBalkancountrieswiththeEuropeanstructuresforthepurposeof
reducingtheriskoftherecurrenceofethnicconflict.Atthesametime,Russiais
notabletobeatthegreateconomicengagementoftheEUintheBalkans,and
thatiswhyituseshybridthreats.
JanuszKOWALIK,intheArticleIntroductiontodefencediplomacyasan
instrumentofstatecraftnoticesthatdefencediplomacyisstillarelativelynewand
alittleexploredconcept,theoriginsofwhichlieintheclassicmilitarydiplomacy.
Defencediplomacy,althoughstilllacksagenerallyrecognizeddefinition,is
