INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AS AN ASSET FOR ENSURING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AS AN ASSET FOR ENSURING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Summary/Abstract: Intercultural communication is a field of study that enables us to interact effectively and appropriately across cultures. The field of intercultural communication is based on the insight that communication everywhere contains traces of culture (s) and that cultural values are displayed in communication behavior. The field is often aligned with socio-linguistics, cultural anthropology, and cross-cultural psychology – however, practitioners in the field of intercultural communication focus on communication in context as their primary theoretical concern. This paper argues that, in today’s interconnected world, effective intercultural communication is a strategic enabler of international security: knowledge and skills at the heart of the field of intercultural communication are a natural platform for advancing international security. Therefore, developing intercultural communication skills can improve the quality of intercultural interactions which leads to minimizing misunderstanding and conflict. Cross-cultural relations and negotiation are dependent on communication skills, which make them foundational to cross-cultural competence. The knowledge, motivation, and skills to interact effectively and appropriately with members of different cultures are necessary in order to maintain international collaboration among countries and to ensure international peace.

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