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.
The Arctic Innovators program will launch this fall with the selection of a group of Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students to become the inaugural Arctic Innovators student cohort. Those selected will have a unique opportunity to learn from experts on Arctic issues and in a series of lecture-discussion sessions at HKS and will participate in the Arctic Innovation Lab at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland - the world’s largest annual gathering on Arctic affairs.
Arctic Innovators will meet five times during the fall semester and participate in a leadership trip to Iceland. (Travel costs will be largely covered by the Arctic Initiative.) Students will propose and develop an idea that can benefit the future Arctic.
More information on the program can be found here and a link to the application form can be found here. The application deadline is Thursday, September 7th.
We will hold a 30-minute information session on Wednesday, September 6 at 12:15pm in T-102.
