I don't think, post 9/11, we're going to wait for real obvious things like Country A attacking Country B - because Country A doesn't attack Country B any more. Thomas P.M. Barnett attackcountryobvious Change image and share on social
We need to remind ourselves that our ultimate goal is not to reduce greenhouse gases or global warming per se but to improve the quality of life and the environment. We all want to leave the planet in decent shape for our kids. Radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not necessarily the best way to achieve that. Thomas P.M. Barnett achievedecentemission share on social
Run with what works: Sell to the people who believe in you and are willing to take the chances and make the experience happen. Thomas P.M. Barnett chanceexperiencehappen Change image and share on social
An Obama administration truly looking to break with the molds of the past would stop treating Africa as an obligation and start treating it as globalization's next great opportunity, understanding that Chinese - along with Indians and Arab sovereign wealth funds - are natural partners in this process. Thomas P.M. Barnett administrationafricaarab share on social
If America is addicted to foreign money and foreign oil, then China is addicted to foreign supplies of just about every commodity known to man - save highly polluting coal. Thomas P.M. Barnett addictamericachina Change image and share on social
Despite living in this post-9/11 age of transnational terrorism, the risk of death during air travel has plummeted to the point where we now measure it in the 'per billions' of passengers. Thomas P.M. Barnett ageairbillion Change image and 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
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