Looking at the extent to which the communications revolution is affecting people's lives and relations among sovereign states, this volume focuses on the challenges posed to American policies and diplomacy in the rapidly changing world of the information age.

This volume provides a look at the extent to which the communications revolution is affecting our lives and relations among sovereign states. The world in the information age is changing rapidly, posing new challenges with respect both to the issues we confront and the ways in which we must deal with them. One constant theme that runs throughout the discussions is the need to adapt thinking and behaviour to the demands and opportunities of this changing environment. This is the challenge for American policies and American diplomacy in the information age.