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410 | Thomas P.M. Barnett: How Globalization, North-South Migration, Climate Change, and Demographic Collapse Will Define America's New Map

The Realignment

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Forced Transformation and the Challenges Faced by the United States

The chapter discusses the issue of forced transformation in the 2000s and the challenges faced by the United States in terms of military resources and prioritization. They talk about the need to balance great power competition with the demands of small wars, terrorism, and stability operations. The speaker suggests bifurcating the force into a Leviathan force focused on great power war and a cis-admin force for day-to-day operations. They also propose a shift towards unmanned and disposable technology for conflict prevention and dealing with other great powers.

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