Transnational terrorism, in the form of the Salafi Jihadist movement, is fundamentally a function of globalization. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes form function fundamentally
Historians are going to look back on rising China and say America, at least under the Bush years, did not get that wrong. Thomas P.M. Barnett americabackbush Change image and share on social
Here's my favorite bonehead concept from the 1990s in the Pentagon: the theory of anti-access, area-denial asymmetrical strategies. Why do we call it that? Because it's got all those A's lined up I guess. This is gobbledygook for 'If the United States fights somebody, we're going to be huge. They're going to be small.' Thomas P.M. Barnett 1990saccessanti share on social
America has remained highly engaged in global affairs throughout decades of growing energy dependency, so it's hard to imagine it would disengage if its quest for energy self-sufficiency failed - especially amidst a world of heightened resource competition. Thomas P.M. Barnett affairamericaamidst share on social
By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning. Michael Behe basicceasecomplex share on social
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult. Laurence Olivier actadultexhibitionism Change image and share on social
I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state. Thom Yorke believeconvenientfundamentally Change image and share on social