IntroductionSocial change is a large group of people engaging in different activities and relationships that differ from the past, whether good or bad. Several factors generate changes in society. These factors include: technology, ideology, competition, conflicts, political and economic factors and structural tensions. These changes affect the way people define their family and social relationships, the way they work and generate an economy, the way they educate themselves, the way they govern themselves and, finally, the way they give meaning to life (Vago, 2004). . One of the changes that will affect future societies will be the way in which the majority of the world's inhabitants begin to define how they will govern themselves. The global political landscape will continue its movement towards democratization until 2025 (Canton, 2007). The two key factors associated with this trend will be the continued development of information technology and the continued power of the United States to influence the government and policies of other countries. These two trends will continue to drive the spread of democracy across the world. This article is written to help stimulate strategic thinking about U.S. foreign policy for the future. I will first define democracy, power and the theory of technological change in order to build a common understanding for the reader. The article will then compare the two drivers of social change. After brief descriptions of the two theories of social change, the article will explain why and how these two social drivers drive democracy and what the implications will be for the United States. I will then forecast scenarios using both energy and technology change drivers, showing how they will create democracy...... middle of paper ......7.pdfLynn-Jones, Sean. (1998). Why the United States should spread democracy. Accessed July 20, 2010, from http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/2830/why_the_united_states_should_spread_democracy.htmlNoble, Trevor. (2000). Social theory and social change. New York: Palgrave. Vago, Steven. (2004). Social change. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Shafquat, Saeed. (2009). Pakistan: militancy, transition to democracy, and future relations with the United States. Retrieved July 20, 2010 from http://www.allbusiness.com/international-relations/international-foreign/13587991-1.htmlWalton, Douglas. C. (2007). Do modern information technologies enable the evolution of a more direct democracy? Retrieved July 25, 2010 from the EBSCO database. Weinstein, Jay. (2005). Social and cultural change. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.