The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs nr 3/2017

Articles Marcin Przychodniak A New Strategy or Just a Change of Tactics? The Main Elements of Chinas Foreign Policy during Xi Jinpings First Term (s. 5) Modifications of Chinas foreign policy during Xi Jinpings first term as Chinas Communist Party (CCP) secretary general are predominantly due to a change in strategy rather than in Chinas core interests (its main goals). The new strategy focuses on fulfilling Chinese strategic interests rather than on providing economic benefits to guarantee development. Xis re-election to a second term during the 19th Party Congress means Chinas activity on the international arena will be enhanced. Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski Mosaic Defence: Irans Hybrid Warfare in Syria 20112016 (s. 18) Iran has developed an indigenous concept of hybrid warfare known as mosaic defence and used for saving the allied regime in Syria. Despite Tehrans unique regime and ideology, during the Syrian civil war Iran also demonstrated a broad spectrum of instruments for hybrid warfare: military, paramilitary, socio-cultural and religious, as well as information and cyberwarfare. Volha Damarad Building Governmental Resilience to Information Threats: The Case of Ukraine (s. 68) The article outlines the newly established Ukrainian legal and organisational framework of information security. An in-depth analysis of the most recent cases of information threats assesses the level of governmental resilience and points to possible developments in the field. Vinay Kaura The Trump Administrations Afghan Policy: Implications for Regional Security (s. 92) The U.S. has decided to implement a new policy for ending the war in Afghanistan. While the ultimate policy objective remains political reconciliation in Afghanistan, the Trump administration believes that only a strong Afghan government, coupled with gains on the battlefield, will force the Taliban to consider a peace settlement. The article argues that Trumps Afghan policy is likely to enhance Indias role and contribution to Afghanistans reconstruction and development, making India a crucial element of Americas new South Asia strategy. Martin Malek Georgian Soft Power vs. Russian Hard Power: What Can Be Done in View of South Ossetias Creeping Border? (s. 109) The text takes a closer look at the problem of South Ossetias creeping border and its international implications. The role of the EU is examined alongside steps that could be taken by the authorities in Georgia. Piotr Długołęcki The Sonnenfeldt Doctrine: A Plan to Finlandize Eastern Europe (s. 115) In December 1975, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his advisor Helmut Sonnenfeldt met in London with U.S. ambassadors in European countries. The meeting dedicated to American foreign policy in Europe was secret, but information leaked to the press gave rise to the notion of the Sonnenfeldt Doctrine, triggering an international debate on U.S. policy towards the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Media speculation about the doctrine put the authorities in Warsaw in an awkward position, resulting in denials that the State Department considered Eastern Europe a Soviet sphere of influence. REVIEW Justyna Zając: Polands Security Policy: The West, Russia, and the Changing International Order (Bartosz Wiśniewski) (s. 130)