Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog

+ In addressing his latest book talk-through, Hugh Hewitt writes:

Last year I spent eight hours of radio time over two months with Thomas P.M. Barnett, a national security thinker with whom I did not often agree but whose book, The Pentagon's New Map, was important and informative.

Huh. Well, I didn't understand from the eight hours that Hugh didn't often agree, but there you have it.

+ Diversity, Inc linked A dream of the dream ticket?
+ The Capitol Tribune embedded the Brief (YouTube, NDU version).
+ So did Macroscopio.
+ And picked up BFA.
+ Cyberhillbilly linked Heightened immigration is a global phenomenon.
+ Left Flank says Fred Kaplan's new book sounds like PNM.
+ USA Partisan excerpted and linked last week's column.
+ The Lowy Intepreter linked it, too.

+ Macroscopio wrote about PNM (beyond that, I can't help you, because it's in Portuguese).
+ HG's WORLD linked Heightened immigration is a global phenomenon.
+ And linked Japan gets more American, around the edges.
+ Captial Commerce referred to the SysAdmin.
+ Frank Dill is reading PNM.
+ Phil Windley evoked the Core and Gap.
+ Mackinlay's mentioned Tom's comparison between Lee Kuan Yew and Putin.
+ Information Dissemination linked The Seven Deadly Sins of Network-Centric Warfare.

+ Fear and Loathing in the Blogosphere referred to Tom's take on Vietnam Syndrome.
+ OPFOR Two more reasons why the “55th State” is more possible than thought and Another good look-ahead on Cuba post-Castro.
+ Heritage Tidbits linked America the cheap.
+ subrealism quotes Tom that we're not standing up AFRICOM just for the oil.
+ The Medici Effect Blog also linked Heightened immigration is a global phenomenon.
+ Morty and Moishe Recommend... linked Bang Congo's drum slowly.
+ 2112 linked Wouldn't it be great...
+ Special Interest Group on CRAP linked the TED video.
+ Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club quotes Tom from memory on the future of the Beijing Olympic.
+ Doc Searls wrote that Obama should consult with Tom on our need for 'a new relationship with the rest of the world' (he sort of has already...)
+ Looney Dunes chimed in in agreement.

Satellite edition:
+ From The Hollow linked Better ground for a stupid conflict with China and America's "dangerous display of space warfare"! (quotes made up!).
+ Auspundits linked America's "dangerous display of space warfare"! (quotes made up!).
+ So did Wormtown Taxi.
+ Cyberhillbilly linked Better ground for a stupid conflict with China.