Conventional Wisdom and American Security in a Changing World

Abstract

For the past thirty years or so conventional wisdom has it that the world is shrinking. Complex technological advancements in transportation and computers -- the argument goes -- has shrunk our globe by allowing quantum improvements in the speedy transfer of goods, services and information. Using such transfers as a yardstick, there is no question that the conventional wisdom is wise indeed. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall a new, two-headed conventional truism has joined the "shrinking world" wisdom. This new wisdom revolves around the discreditation of Communist ideology (plus the concomitant rise of Western democratic liberalism), and the related, but distinct, growth of a truly world economy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA437768

Entities

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • English Language
  • European Communities
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing