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.
The burning of Palestinian mosques, intimidating graffiti on the homes of political activists, and the destruction of equipment at Israeli military bases: this is "price-tag"(tag mehir). But who are the perpetrators and what are their objectives? Does the "price-tag" phenomenon represent a break from the past, or a continuation? With no resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the horizon, can a relatively small number of scattered attacks lead to a new intifada? Can the attacks change Israeli government policy towards the settlers? Or is "price-tag" doomed to failure and irrelevance? This presentation will address these questions and explore the causes, effects, and implications of "price-tag."
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