Alternative Global Futures & Naval Security

Alternative Global Futures
and Naval Security

A Briefing and Associated Essays

presented at the
Indian Navy’s International Fleet Review 2001

The briefing linked below was presented by Dr. Barnett at Mumbai on the occasion of the Indian Navy’s first ever International Fleet Review (15-19 February 2001) in a talk entitled, “Alternative Global Futures and Asian Security.” The audience consisted of dozens of admirals from 29 navies, including 16 Chiefs of Naval Operations/ Chiefs of Naval Staffs.^[1]

This presentation was based on four articles Dr. Barnett has authored (or co-authored) for the Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute over the past two years:

Ø “The Seven Deadly Sins of Network-Centric Warfare,” January 1999, pp. 36-39.

Ø “Life After DODth or: How the Evernet Changes Everything,” May 2000, pp. 48-53.

Ø “Force Structure Will Change,” with Henry H. Gaffney, Jr., October 2000, pp. 30-34.

Ø “Top Ten Post-Cold War Myths,” with Henry H. Gaffney, Jr., February 2001, pp. 32-38.

These four articles are included in their entirety following the slides. All of the articles are copyrighted by the U.S. Naval Institute, and are reprinted here with the institute’s permission.

Dr. Barnett’s presentation also included several slides from his recent Naval War College report, Asian Energy Futures: Decision Event Report I of the NewRuleSets.Project (August 2000). This report is found @ www.nwc.navy.mil/newrulesets/AEFreport.htm.

[1] CNOs/CNS included Australia, India, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and UK. The U.S. Navy was represented by the Commander-in-Chief, 7^th Fleet. Senior flag admirals from a number of additional navies also attended the event: Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Please contact Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett (401.841.4053 or barnettt@nwc.navy.mil)
for any further information on the study or to provide feedback on this publication