Culture, Identity, and Information Technology in the 21st Century: Implications for U. S. National Security - Softcover

Kusiak, Pauline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584875410 ISBN 13: 9781584875413

Publisher: U. S. Army War College, 2012

Synopsis

While it is impossible to predict the values and beliefs of future generations, a modest forecast is made by tracing global trends in the use of language and media, as well as in the use of information and communication technologies. The potential implications of these culture and identity trends for the strength of the U.S. "signal" in the global info-communication sphere are analyzed. The author suggests that the information that will dominate the 21st century, particularly the beliefs and values of foreign societies, may increasingly and more directly impact our own national security, making it ever more critical for policymakers to understand issues of cultural change and identity formation from a strategic perspective.

Edition details

• Publisher: U. S. Army War College
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584875410
• ISBN 13: 9781584875413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 25