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Nowe sfery bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego
New spheres of international security

Author(s): Joanna Kwiecień, Szymon Chojnowski
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: international security; innovations; financial crisis; cosmic space

Summary/Abstract: The first part of the article introduces the problematic of communication and electronic media in the context of international security. We observe today increasing role that electronic media play in international policy and security. News reports of major TV stations, news portals and largest news agencies as well as social media influence in different ways public opinion both on local and global scale. The goal of the second part of the article is examination of the essence of the global positioning systems. The key issue in this context is finding an answer to the question: which countries have managed to develop global positioning system sufciently enough to become world players in the field and which countries are important only in their region? Increasing rivalry in space leads to examination of the problem how global positioning technologies can influence international security.

  • Issue Year: 8/2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 121-145
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish