Bits, bytes, and diplomacy.
Part of Foreign Affairs's 75th anniversary issue. Humanity is now living in the third great revolution in history, the Information Age. As in past revolutions, technology is fundamentally affecting the world economy, military strategy, and the sovereignty of governments. The agricultural and indust...
| Publicado en: | Foreign Affairs Vol. 76; pp. 172 - 183 |
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Foreign Affairs
September/October 1997
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