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.
Ms. Stephan will discuss findings from her three case studies on national movements for self-determination (Palestinian, Kosovo Albanian, East Timorese) where peoples fought against states using active nonviolent resistance. Her focus will be on the potential and pitfalls of nonviolent struggle in conflicts over territory. Nonviolent struggle, according to her argument, is a form of asymmetric warfare that is subject to many of the same limits and constraints as armed warfare.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided.