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.
Ban Ki-moon was the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations, serving from 2007 until 2016, during which time he is credited with implementing significant reforms to the U.N.'s peacekeeping and employment practices, as well as pushing international efforts to address global climate change. Prior to his tenure as Secretary-General, Ban served many years in the South Korean Foreign Service, where he held many important positions including Foreign Minister, National Security Advisor to the President, and Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia.This event will be moderated by Dr. John Park, Director of the Belfer Center's Korea Working Group.
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