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.
In 2011, the Belfer Center and ISKRAN published the “U.S.–Russia Joint Threat Assessment on Nuclear Terrorism,”which analyzes the means, motives, and access of would-be nuclear terrorists. Building on that groundbreaking study, this new report, to be presented at this seminar, analyzes the existing framework for action, identifies gaps and deficiencies, and makes specific recommendations for improvement of nuclear security.