Robert Mandel is Professor of International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College and the author of fifteen books on international security and strategy.

"Robert Mandel offers a cautionary tale for technophiles who believe the combination of supercomputers and limitless data will end ambiguity in international affairs. Global Data Shock stakes out its position clearly: people are the weak link in the human-machine interface and information overload makes that link increasingly tenuous, creating unprecedented opportunities for deception in international relations."—James J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School "The prevalence of awful mistakes historically made statesmen assume they would do better if they had more information. Robert Mandel brings sharply into focus the very modern and surprising problem that more information turns out to be as much a curse as a cure, and creatively examines the implications for a wide range of policy challenges."—Richard K. Betts, Director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University "This pertinent, well-written, and timely book addresses authoritatively and comprehensively the critical tension between the benefits of access to multitudinous data and the potentially pernicious consequences of being overwhelmed by it. Global Data Shock offers remedies to this vicious problem and should be required reading for policy analysts, students, and practitioners."—Yaacov Vertzberger, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Introduction1. Global Information Overload2. Global Strategic Manipulation3. Global Data Shock Case Studies4. Emerging Case Patterns5. Managing Global Data ShockConclusion

Robert Mandel is Professor of International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College and the author of fifteen books on international security and strategy.

"Robert Mandel offers a cautionary tale for technophiles who believe the combination of supercomputers and limitless data will end ambiguity in international affairs. Global Data Shock stakes out its position clearly: people are the weak link in the human-machine interface and information overload makes that link increasingly tenuous, creating unprecedented opportunities for deception in international relations."—James J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School "The prevalence of awful mistakes historically made statesmen assume they would do better if they had more information. Robert Mandel brings sharply into focus the very modern and surprising problem that more information turns out to be as much a curse as a cure, and creatively examines the implications for a wide range of policy challenges."—Richard K. Betts, Director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University "This pertinent, well-written, and timely book addresses authoritatively and comprehensively the critical tension between the benefits of access to multitudinous data and the potentially pernicious consequences of being overwhelmed by it. Global Data Shock offers remedies to this vicious problem and should be required reading for policy analysts, students, and practitioners."—Yaacov Vertzberger, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Introduction1. Global Information Overload2. Global Strategic Manipulation3. Global Data Shock Case Studies4. Emerging Case Patterns5. Managing Global Data ShockConclusion

Robert Mandel is Professor of International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College and the author of fifteen books on international security and strategy.

"Robert Mandel offers a cautionary tale for technophiles who believe the combination of supercomputers and limitless data will end ambiguity in international affairs. Global Data Shock stakes out its position clearly: people are the weak link in the human-machine interface and information overload makes that link increasingly tenuous, creating unprecedented opportunities for deception in international relations."—James J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School "The prevalence of awful mistakes historically made statesmen assume they would do better if they had more information. Robert Mandel brings sharply into focus the very modern and surprising problem that more information turns out to be as much a curse as a cure, and creatively examines the implications for a wide range of policy challenges."—Richard K. Betts, Director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University "This pertinent, well-written, and timely book addresses authoritatively and comprehensively the critical tension between the benefits of access to multitudinous data and the potentially pernicious consequences of being overwhelmed by it. Global Data Shock offers remedies to this vicious problem and should be required reading for policy analysts, students, and practitioners."—Yaacov Vertzberger, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Introduction1. Global Information Overload2. Global Strategic Manipulation3. Global Data Shock Case Studies4. Emerging Case Patterns5. Managing Global Data ShockConclusion