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Although ideological conflict and ideological competition are not new in international affairs, they have come to play a major role in the crisis of our times. The modern revolution in communications has made it possible for ideas to reach vast audiences with great speed; capture of the thoughts and opinions of men has become a prime objective in the struggle between power blocs. In the United States, a growing concern with the course of the ideological battle was expressed a few years ago in a widely publicized search for “the national purpose,” a quest which earlier Americans, living in a quieter world, would probably have found both unseemly and unnecessary. Much of American foreign policy since 1946 has been based upon the assumption that the ideological drives of Communism determine the world policy of the Soviet Union, though the truth of this belief has been widely debated.
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Miller, K.E. (1967). Radical, Liberal, and Socialist Interpretations. In: Socialism and Foreign Policy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0856-8_1
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