Say what I've said
The trend over the past few decades has been one of increasing sophistication of the public and its representatives, leading to a requirement for more (and more current) information, along with interpretations of it by trusted analysts.
- Ricciýs book was written before the Internet had become a powerful and ubiquitous source of immediate (and immediately analyzed) information.
That blogs will influence international politics is inevitable. But which analyses you put your trust in is a personal choice, and ýresults may varyý; the rule of caveat emptor applies as it always has.