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.
Co-Sponsored by The Harvard Arab Alumni Association, the Harvard Business School MENA Club, the Kennedy School of Government Arab Caucus, the Harvard College Society of Arab Students, and The Dubai Initiative of the Belfer Center at the Kennedy School present the inaugural:
The forum aims to examine how America’s perception of the Middle East is shaped by various entities: filmmakers, academics, and artists. The four-hour evening is a combination of film screenings, lectures, discussions, and classical Arabic musical entertainment. Please see the schedule below for further information.
Please note a light supper will be served from 4:30-5:00 PM to all participants picking up their MENA Weekend registration and attending the film screening of Reel Bad Arabs from 5:00-6:00 PM.
Click here to register and learn more about the MENA weekend.