ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyzes the security concerns of the Soviet Union and its European allies regarding information from the West. It discusses the Soviets have directed substantial propaganda efforts at the third world and deals with the US response to eastern propaganda. The book argues some balance at least in one case where the Soviets performed badly while world attention was focused on them in the Korean Airlines incident of 1983. It shows that the Russians have proved themselves to be able propagandists and they have usually done well in mobilizing domestic audiences and appealing to foreigners. The book argues how important the attitudes of peoples in other countries are in the conduct of foreign policy, which in the "communications age" can no longer be limited to mere government-to-government relationships.
