To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
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Security ResearchRSS
The administration should heed the central lesson of five decades of U.S. policy toward China: it works best when focusing realistically on geopolitical objectives essential to protect American interests, and worst when attempting to engage in political engineering to promote American values.
Security Experts
Hui Zhang
Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Augusta Dell’Omo
Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy, International Security Program
Huseyin Rasit
Research Fellow, International Security Program
Diplomacy
Diplomacy ResearchRSS
Social media is changing not only the atmosphere in which international negotiations take place; it is also changing the very substance of the deals. Because of the pace and proliferation of social media, negotiators must read “weak signals” early on—and anticipate a quickly organized, highly motivated opposition. However, diplomatic negotiators still lack the tools to engage in this sort of anticipatory strategy design.
Diplomacy Experts
Moshik Temkin
Non-Resident Fellow, Middle East Initiative; Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy; Faculty Affiliate, Future of Diplomacy Project
Dina Powell McCormick
Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project
Yuree Noh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment ResearchRSS
Durability and inexpensiveness—two of plastic’s greatest assets—have made it the workhorse material of modern society. But they have also become its greatest curse by creating a global environmental and sustainability crisis.
Energy & Environment Experts
Fan Zhang
Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2002-2005
Cristine Russell
Senior Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program
Alexandre Strapasson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program
Science & Technology
Science & Technology ResearchRSS
Amy Ertan and Tarah Wheeler describe how the World Health Organization is uniquely positioned to help secure all facets of vaccine information.
Science & Technology Experts
Jonathan L Zittrain
Faculty Affiliate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Bruce Schneier
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Fellow, Cyber Project
Laura Manley
Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
