Information Technology and World Politics

MICHAEL J. MAZARR is an adjunct Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and President of a nonprofit organization dealing with leadership issues. He has been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and President & CEO of the Henry L. Stimson Center. He is the author of 10 books and numerous essays on international affairs.

• Introduction: Information Technology and World Politics - The Growing Connection; M.J.Mazarr IT AND 'THE GLOBAL VILLAGE' Stateless Nations: 'I Pledge Allegiance to...?'; G.McCormick Come Together? Debunking the Myth of the Internet and the Global Village; E.T.Bailey Subnational Groups and the Internet; T.O'Neil NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS Wiring Russia's Nuclear Cities: An Entrance to the Global Economy or Exit Ramp for Proliferation?; P.Nicholas The Security Implications of Satellite Via the Internet; G.Hickok IT, FREEDOM AND CIVIL SOCIETY: CASE STUDIES Fujimori Meets the 'Public Cabinets': The Internet, Journalism, and Democracy in Peru; R.Hughes Beyond the Internet: Democracy on the Phone?; A.Cabras China, Democracy, and the Internet; R.Peters The Internet and the Evolution of Civil Society in Iran; M.Rabasco THE INTERNET AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT From Tea Sheds to Cyber Cafes: Could an Internet-Driven Modernization Strategy Succeed in India?; S.Mahara Brain Drain: An Unintended Consequence of Wiring Brazil?; R.McMichael www.AfricanOpportunity.com; A.Olsen Bibliography