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.
Joachim Fritz-Vannahme, director of the think tank Europe’s Future at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, is one of the most sought-after experts on Europe. A foreign correspondent by trade, he was previously Deputy Editor-In-Chief and European Editor for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit as well as reported from Paris, Brussels and Bonn. A strong supporter of the European Union, Fritz-Vannahme will share his seasoned expertise on current topics including the migration crisis, Brexit and the ongoing economic woes.