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.
Join us for a screening of Sour Apples, a 2016 Turkish film directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan.
Plot Summary
Sour Apples spans decades as it recounts the story of Aziz Özay and his three beautiful daughters. Aziz is the mayor of a small Turkish town, and he lords it over its citizens with a vanity that barely conceals his insecurity. Safiye, Muazzez, and Türkan are his daughters, all reaching adulthood and looking for love, and they’re quite a handful for the proud patriarch. He protects his children’s virtue and his leadership of the town with the same fervor, but he can’t stop the kids from growing up—nor can he control the tide of history.
Christopher Mawhorter
Christopher Mawhorter
- Communications and Events Coordinator, Middle East Initiative