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.
Jon Finer, former Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State and Bernadette Meehan, Director of International Programs at The Obama Foundation will discuss US-Iran relations and the legacy of the Obama administration in relation to the current political climate. Moderated by Iran Project Director Payam Mohseni.