The Altered Geopolitical Situation, Changed the Geostrategic Adjustment of Germany’s Cultural and Educational Foreign Policy

Abstract

The interconnectedness of the world’s civilizations as a consequent of the growing digitalization and globalization since the early 21st century requires new foreign policy strategies. On the one hand, the crisis and conflicts in foreign countries and world regions increasingly affect national politics, but on the other hand, the globalization opens economic and demographic opportunities, like never before. The German foreign policy tries to take advantage of those opportunities and designed some initiatives of which I want to introduce a compelling one: “PASCH-Schools: Partners for the future”.