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 talk will discuss key debates in U.S. foreign policy history concerning the best means to promote democratic institutions and practices in international politics and explain how and why these debates were resolved in favor of different strategies at different times.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.