19 February 2009

Thomas Barnett on the post-Bush world

It's no secret that the world is on the alert for plans toward political and economic solvency. Strategic planner Thomas Barnett has released Great Powers: America and the World After Bush to address many of our most significant global crises.

In a recent interview with Dan Hare, Barnett elaborated on the book, saying the US must admit that it no longer has control over globalization -- or the global economy. Here's a quote:

As we're demonstrating now through the overhang we've created financially, I want readers to realize that we're the one country that can truly destroy globalization. That's why I think it's absolutely essential -- and why I wrote the book -- to make Americans aware that this globalization is a many-decades-long project that began with how we started this country and ultimately with how we seek to run this complex world -- with rules but not a ruler.

Also check out Barnett's 2005 talk on rethinking the US Military.

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14 June 2007

Thomas Barnett's bracing talk on the future of war, on TED.com

Strategic planner Thomas P.M. Barnett has advised US leaders on national security since the end of the Cold War. In this bracingly honest -- and very funny -- talk, Barnett outlines a solution for the foundering US military: Break it in two. One half makes war, and the other half builds the peace that follows. Spontaneous applause and a standing ovation underscore what Barnett said on his blog: "Probably the best 20 minutes of speaking I have ever done." (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 23:53) Read Thomas Barnett's profile on TED.com

Watch this talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

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