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.
In 2011 and 2012, as part of its effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Israel engaged in coercive diplomacy to convince the United States to cast Iran into economic isolation and take certain measures in order to dissuade Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. To influence the strategic calculus and behavior of both the United States and Iran, Israel acted to create the perception of a credible military threat and led its principal ally to infer that a unilateral Israeli military strike on Iran could be imminent.
This seminar will take a closer look at Israel's coercive campaign and draw insights on the origins of threat credibility in international relations.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.