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Transparency is a rapidly spreading phenomenon that may be transforming world politics as we know it. This phenomenon—caused by the spread of democracy, the information revolution, the rise of the global media, international institutions, and international norms—is often portrayed as a boon for international cooperation, a solution to numerous global problems, and, indeed, morally desirable.
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For a discussion of how the government is monitoring and occasionally censoring Internet traffic in China, see Elisabeth Rosenthal, “Web Sites Bloom in China, and Are Weeded,” New York Times, 23 December 1999, A1.
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Finel, B.I., Lord, K.M. (2000). Conclusion Power and Conflict in the Age of Transparency. In: Finel, B.I., Lord, K.M. (eds) Power and Conflict in the Age of Transparency. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230107397_13
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