The Pentagon's New Map
Book • 2004
In this book, Thomas P.M.
Barnett divides the world into the 'Functioning Core' and the 'Non-Integrating Gap', outlining a vision for U.S.
military restructuring to address global instability.
He argues for a two-pronged approach: a lethal force to eliminate threats and a larger rebuilding force focused on civil infrastructure.
The book combines security, economic, political, and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of war and peace in the 21st century.
Barnett divides the world into the 'Functioning Core' and the 'Non-Integrating Gap', outlining a vision for U.S.
military restructuring to address global instability.
He argues for a two-pronged approach: a lethal force to eliminate threats and a larger rebuilding force focused on civil infrastructure.
The book combines security, economic, political, and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of war and peace in the 21st century.
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