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.
A discussion with:
José Andrés
Internationally-Recognized Culinary Innovator, Author, Educator, Humanitarian, Chairman, World Central Kitchen and Chef & Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Jason Jackson
Senior Director of Emergency Management, Walmart
Jeh Johnson
Senior Fellow, The Homeland Security Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, HKS
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2013-2017)
Brad Kieserman
Vice President of Disaster Operations and Logistics, Red Cross
Juliette Kayyem (Moderator)
Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer in International Security, HKS
National Security Analyst, CNN
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs (2009-2010)