The Pentagon's New Map
by Thomas P.M. Barnett · first published 2004
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Since the end of the Cold War, America's national security establishment has been searching for a new operating theory to explain how this seemingly "chaotic" world actually works. Gone is the clash of blocs, but replaced by what?Thomas Barnett has the answers. A senior military analyst with the U.S. Naval War College, he has given a constant stream of briefings over the past few years, and particularly since 9/11, to the highest of high-level civilian and military policymakers-and now he gives it to you. The Pentagon's New Map is a cutting-edge approach to globalization that combines security
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The Pentagon's New Map (Thomas P.M. Barnett) offers interesting insights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon's_New_Map
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