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 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is proud to host a Director's Seminar entitled "Securing the Homeland Against Terrorism: The President’s Strategy" with Rich Falkenrath. He is currently Senior Director for Policy and Plans in the newly created Department of Homeland Security under the Director, Tom Ridge. Rich will give us an inside look into the Bush Administration’s strategies and plans to prepare and secure the US against global terrorism. As the situation in Iraq becomes more volatile and with the recent heightened security alert, Rich’s comments will be particularly timely.