Culture, identity, and information technology in the 21st century
Subtitle: implications for U.S. national security
By: Pauline Kusiak
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Series: Strategic Studies Institute monograph; SSI monograph
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
ISBN-13: 9781584875413
Subjects: International relations and culture; Social change; Balance of power; Propaganda; Influence (Psychology); Information technology; Social aspects; National security
Other titles: Culture, identity, and information technology in the twenty-first century; Implications for U.S. national security; Implications for United States national security
Description: "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"--Publisher's website.
Notes: "August 2012."

Format not distributed to depository libraries.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-25).
Table of contents: title: Emerging trends of the information society; title: Future politics of culture and identity. No one country or region will be likely to monopolize global "influence" in the 21st century, including us; title: The prospects for master narratives to unify international action may be more limited; title: ICT-inundated society will drastically change the way humans interact, in particular regarding issues of privacy, trust, and transparency; title: Conclusion : potential implications for security and for defense.