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.
Professor Salehi-Isfahani is a leading expert on youth in the Middle East, having recently co-authored a Brookings book project called "Generation in Waiting." He will discuss his findings in relation to the youth-driven revolts in the Middle East.