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.
Speakers: Admiral Dennis Blair, Chairman of the Board and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA; U.S. Director of National Intelligence (2009–2010); Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1999–2002); Taylor Fravel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderator: Susan Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics and Director, WCFIA Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University
In this panel, Taylor Fravel will provide an overview of China’s strategies in East and South China Sea maritime disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and offer a perspective on explaining them. Admiral Dennis Blair will examine the U.S. strategy and maritime interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and recent responses to China’s strategies.
Co-sponsored by the International Security Program and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
For more information, email the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Program Coordinator at kkelly@wcfia.harvard.edu.