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.
Ambassador Nabil Fahmy will discuss efforts to convene a conference in 2012 on the creation of a WMD-free zone in the Middle East and the conditions for progress toward the establishment of such a zone.
Please join us! Coffee, tea, and decaf will be provided.