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.
Why do some political parties and armed groups employ violence, while others avoid the use of force or seek to actively restrain it? Why does a group attempt to spoil negotiations with the state one year, then lead them the next? The answer to these questions has far-reaching implications for scholars seeking to understand the causes and dynamics of conflict, as well as for policymakers who wish to prevent and resolve them.
This seminar offers a theory of behavior based on a group's position of power in its movement hierarchy, which will be analyzed using national movements and insurgencies in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.