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.
Prof. John Holdren will lead a discussion on the various issues under deliberation at the National Commission on Energy Policy, for which he serves as a Co-Chair.
The National Commission on Energy Policy is a bipartisan group of leading energy experts who have come together to address our nation's energy challenges. Dedicated to developing a long-term U.S. Energy Policy to promote National Security, Economic Prosperity, and Environmental Safety and Health, the Commission will release its final recommendations in early 2005. The Commission is a non-profit organization funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and The Energy Foundation.