Blueprint for Action : A Future Worth Creating

by Barnett, Thomas P.M. (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780425211748
• ISBN10: 0425211746
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-03
• Publisher: Berkley Trade

Summary

The strategically crucial sequel to the New York Timesbestseller. The Pentagon's New Mapwas one of the most talked-about books of the year-a fundamental reexamination of war and peace in the post-9/11 world that provided a compelling vision of the future. Now, senior advisor and military analyst Thomas P.M. Barnett explores our possible long-and short-term relations with such nations and regions as Iran, Iraq, and the Middle East, China and North Korea, Latin America and Africa, while outlining the strategies to pursue, the entities to create, and the pitfalls to overcome. Barnett's new book is something more-a powerful road map through a chaotic and uncertain world to "a future worth creating."

Author Biography

Thomas P.M. Barnett is a Harvard Ph.D., and now a Managing Director of Enterra Solutions, which provides advanced information integration and security solutions to both private and federal clients.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Future Worth Creating	xi
Glossary of Key Terms from The Pentagon's New Map	xv
1. WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW	1	(70)
UNDERSTANDING THE SEAM BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
A DEPARTMENT FOR WHAT LIES BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
BARNETT'S A-TO-Z RULE SET ON PROCESSING POLITICALLY BANKRUPT STATES
2. WINNING THE WAR THROUGH CONNECTEDNESS	71	(64)
CONNECTING THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE WORLD
CREATING THE NEW RULE SET ON GLOBAL TERRORISM
3. GROWING THE CORE BY SECURING THE EAST	135	(68)
LOCKING IN CHINA AT TODAY'S PRICES
IN THE FUTURE, AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ALLIES WILL BE NEW CORE STATES
THE TRAIN'S ENGINE CAN TRAVEL NO FASTER THAN ITS CABOOSE
4. SHRINKING THE GAP BY ENDING DISCONNECTEDNESS	203	(62)
THE COMING CHOICES
TIPPING POINTS IN THE JOURNEY FROM THE GAP TO THE CORE
ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SHRINKING THE GAP FROM WITHIN
5. WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY	265	(56)
THE RESUMPTION OF HISTORY AND THE LATEST ENEMY
THE CONVERGENCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
A WORLD MADE ONE OR JUST NONZERO
CONCLUSION: HEROES YET DISCOVERED	321	(20)
AFTERWORD: BLOGGING THE FUTURE	341	(22)
Acknowledgments	363	(4)
Notes	367	(62)
Index	429