03368nam 2200661Ia 450 991021996540332120200520144314.01-282-45111-197866124511190-8330-4827-90-585-24348-4(CKB)111004368713902(EBL)475031(OCoLC)714567139(SSID)ssj0000145787(PQKBManifestationID)11135063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145787(PQKBWorkID)10182215(PQKB)11233268(MiAaPQ)EBC475031(EXLCZ)9911100436871390219990104d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe emergence of noopolitik toward an American information strategy /John Arquilla, David RonfeldtSanta Monica, CA Randc19991 online resource (95 pages)"MR-1033-OSD"."Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute."0-8330-2698-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-89).COVER; PREFACE; FIGURE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One - WHITHER "INFORMATION STRATEGY"?; Chapter Two - RECOGNITION OF THE NOOSPHERE; WHY "INFORMATION" MATTERS; Chapter Three - EMERGENCE OF NOOPOLITIK; GRAND STRATEGIC SHIFTS AT THE TURN OF THECENTURY; FROM REALPOLITIK TO NOOPOLITIK-A COMPARISON OF THE PARADIGMS; NOOPOLITIK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE; FOSTERING NOOPOLITIK: SOME GUIDELINES AND TASKS; Chapter Four - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND CONFLICT; INFORMATION STRATEGY AND GLOBAL COOPERATION; INFORMATION STRATEGY IN CRISIS AND CONFLICT; Chapter Five - MOVING AHEAD; A NEW TURN OF MIND; U.S. HEGEMONY REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE THE NOOSPHERE?; BIBLIOGRAPHYStrategy, at its best, knits together ends and means, no matter how various and disparate, into a cohesive pattern. In the case of a U.S. information strategy, this requires balancing the need to guard and secure access to many informational capabilities and resources, with the opportunity to achieve national aims by fostering as much openness as practicable. The authors' term to represent such strategic balancing is guarded openness. They go on to describe noopolitik (nu-oh-poh-li-teek)--an emerging form of statecraft that emphasizes the importance of sharing ideas and values globally, princiNoopolitikInformation policyUnited StatesInformation societyInternational relationsTelematicsSocial aspectsUnited StatesForeign relations1989-Information policyInformation society.International relations.TelematicsSocial aspects.327Arquilla John314128Ronfeldt David F891490United States.Dept. of Defense.Office of the Secretary of Defense.National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219965403321The emergence of noopolitik2867911UNINA