American - Businessman | 1962 -
I have long argued that, if China and the United States were interested in pursuing a strategic partnership, Africa is the best place to start, as neither enters the situation with past colonial baggage, and both possess interests that are quite complementary.
Thomas P.M. Barnett
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An Obama administration truly looking to break with the molds of the past would stop treating Africa as an obligation and start treating it as globalization's next great opportunity, understanding that Chinese - along with Indians and Arab sovereign wealth funds - are natural partners in this process.
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Having grown up on 'Star Trek,' I've had one great dream since childhood, and that is to see my life end somewhere other than here on Earth.
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I don't think, post 9/11, we're going to wait for real obvious things like Country A attacking Country B - because Country A doesn't attack Country B any more.
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Great powers reserve the right to police bad actors in their neighborhoods.
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Washington has a tendency to hold other powers to standards that it routinely flaunts - plain and simple.
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The most important thing you need to know about the Pentagon is that it is not in charge of today's wars but rather tomorrow's wars.
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During the cold war, it was easy for the Pentagon to justify its budget, as the Soviets essentially sized our forces for us. We simply counted up their stuff and either bought more of the same or upgraded our technology.
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Homeland defense doesn't generate any force requirements beyond having enough National Guard to save lives in natural disasters and to baby-sit nuclear power plants on Code Red days.
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Transnational terrorism, in the form of the Salafi Jihadist movement, is fundamentally a function of globalization.
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Run with what works: Sell to the people who believe in you and are willing to take the chances and make the experience happen.
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Wikistrat is my ninth start-up, so I've been through this process a few times. You have to go with what works. The power of example is compelling, so model the ideas that you want someone to understand.
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