Cultural relations are the glue that holds alliances together. The geopolitics of the 21st century mean we need to see a revival of cultural diplomacy. China and India are already expanding their external cultural policies. Despite Europe‘s huge cultural diversity, the EU has still not developed an adequate cultural strategy for its foreign policy. The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) provides an opportunity to tighten up and co-ordinate the EU‘s existing cultural foreign policy. In this edition of the Culture Report, 30 authors from 20 different countries examine what this all means.
FOREWORD
Crisis and new awakenings. By Sebastian Körber 4
CHAPTER 1: EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES
A Brave New World – Globalisation as Europe’s Touchstone. By Yang Lian
All Talk and No Action. By Mai’a K. Davis Cross
Art at the Heart of Mainstream Entertainment – an interview by Regis Debray with Frédéric Martel
Seizing the Day. By André Azoulay
The Cultural Revolution. By Reem Kassem
A Gateway to Two Worlds. By Julie Chénot
Welcome to the Real World. By André Lemos
A Union of Double Standards. By Mahir Namur
Moving the Chairs in the Global Boardroom. By Rajeef Balasubramanyam
Europe‘s Forgotten Fringes. By Jurko Prochasko
Peeking Through the Open Window. By Hela Kamarou
CHAPTER 2: EUROPE IN THE WORLD – THE WORLD IN EUROPE
Now is the Time. By Robert Palmer
Common Spaces. By Gerhard Sabathil
A Necessity, Not a Luxury. By Marietje Schaake
Daring the Impossible. By Gottfried Wagner
More Than Just Image. By Steffen Bay Rasmussen
Less Hysteria, More Listening. By Joseph Muscat
It‘s Good to Be Different. By Mike Hardy
Reconciling the Irreconcilable. By Katherine Watson
Seeing the World in a New Light. By Mary Ann DeVlieg
Europe‘s Dowry. By Farid Tabarki and Rindert de Groot
CHAPTER 3: A NEW BEGINNING FOR EUROPE – THE EUNIC NETWORK
Singing in Harmony With Others. By Horia-Roman Patapievici
No Panacea. By Berthold Franke
Focusing on its Strengths. By Delphine Borione
Softly, Softly Towards a Green Revolution. By Finn Andersen and Olaf Gerlach-Hansen
Trust: why it matters: A contribution by the British Council
EUNIC Annual Report 2010-11
