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.
As a diplomat, journalist, scholar and advisor to three Pakistani Prime Ministers, Ambassador Haqqani is uniquely positioned to comment on the importance of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Hailed by Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as “one of the most skilled ambassadors,” Ambassador Haqqani has been an ardent advocate for democracy in Pakistan and we are excited to welcome him to the Kennedy School.
Ambassador Haqqani will be speaking publically in the forum at 6 p.m.