Geopolitics & Lobbying Tutorial 11 Geopolitics & Lobbying
Power Power is the ability to influence or outright control the behaviour of people Control People Military power is the ability to affect the behaviour of other nation-states through the actual or threatened exertion of force Control Nations
Geo Politics “International relations” is a descriptive phrase that encompasses all the ways countries behave toward one another. “Geopolitics” is the c concept that all international relationships are based on the interaction between geography and power. (Friedman & Shapiro, 2017) Geopolitics frame international relationships based on the interactions between 4 dimensions: Geography (place) Demographics (people) Time (tight timing) Power (control) (As-Saber & Hartel, 2006) https://geopoliticalfutures.com/the-geopolitics-of-2017-in-4-maps/
4 geopolitics growing “push buttons” Russian Economic Weakness China’s Cage 5th Dimension America First Redrawing M/E Reimagining BreXit (Friedman & Shapiro, 2017)
Geopolitics & Governance Definition of Governance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGUcrBcbVwI
Geopolitics & Governance Geopolitics frame international relationships based on the interactions between 4 dimensions: Geography (place) Demographics (people) Time (tight timing) Power (control) (As-Saber & Hartel, 2006) The power of geopolitics is to influence / control the decision making behaviours of governments, business, communities to individuals
Geopolitics & Governance Geopolitics frame international relationships based on the interactions between 4 dimensions: Geography (place) Demographics (people) Time (right timing) Power (control) (As-Saber & Hartel, 2006) Individuals Influence/control people by place, by demographic profiling All the time Social groups Organisations
Different Attitudes towards control by authorities Geopolitics Power & Place Power & Demographics Power & Timing Cultural Attributes Cultural Differences Different Attitudes towards control by authorities
Case Study: Power & AI Technology The Light / Dark Side
Facial Recognition Technology in China Different cultures respond differently 2 case studies – China & Australia Case Study 1 http://www.wsj.com/video/next-level-surveillance-china-embraces-facial-recognition/9ED95BFA-76EF-48DA-A56B-50126AFDDA1C.html 5.03 m Case Study 2 Preliminary Introduction George Orwell 1984 – a literature novel about governments controlling not just the behaviours of people, but their lives. Surveillance cameras everywhere to monitor what every citizen is doing – BIG BOTHER IS WATCHING iconic phrase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUReh5V4rOo 2.59 m
Australia’s Facial recognition system debate Case Study 2 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-05/facial-recognition-coag-privacy-concerns-about-the-capability/9017494 Now the sold scope of use is for homeland & regional security …… Scope creep risk – the system use may be expanded: Eroding privacy Eventually being used for: petty crime, civil cases and a whole range of purposes unrelated to terrorism. Facial technology gone wrong - https://imgur.com/gallery/9R2vZ
Activity 3 “The more Australia aspires to have greater strategic influence beyond our immediate neighbourhood – that is to say the ability to exert policy influence that is underpinned by military power, we have to invest the resources required, and to be confident that the security benefits outweigh those costs” DoD, 2009 Aim: Exert strategic / policy influence beyond our immediate neighbourhood How: Military power Why: Security In government, strategies are referred as policies In private sector, policies are strategy implementation enablers (or control tools), which helps to keep implementation performance and outcomes on track in achieving goals
Activity 3 “The more Australia aspires to have greater strategic influence beyond our immediate neighbourhood – that is to say the ability to exert policy influence that is underpinned by military power, we have to invest the resources required, and to be confident that the security benefits outweigh those costs” DoD, 2009 Aim: Exert strategic / policy influence beyond our immediate neighbourhood How: Military power Why: Security Q1. Do you consider it essential for Australia to aspire to have greater strategic influence beyond its immediate neighbourhood through enhanced military capability? Q2. Will it have any impacts on Australian owned IB operations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZ6I_t_MPc 3.19 m