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Newt wants his Long War to be a shorter, Big War, but the reality is that the integration processed cannot be magically sped up. Globalization’s spread and impact is way beyond our control at this point in history. We will deal with many small wars that it unleashes, but we can’t bundle them all up into a single notion. We’re no longer in that unitary state world, but a networked one that gets built one node at a time.
Petraeus effort is seminal and does show the way. There’s just no shortcutting history with a rousing call to arms.
In short, we should be exploring what 5GW means, not adding 1GW + 2GW + 3GW = 4GW.
— Thomas P.M. Barnett, September 11, 2007.
So, Tom, explore. Perhaps it’s time for another personal dream of 5GW…(or at least an update?)
Posted by Curtis Gale Weeks on Sep 14, 2007 06:38 AM
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I wonder if Tom would submit to something of an interview regarding his ideology of 5GW (and the xGW framework?) It’d be fascinating to bounce the ideas put down here off him and get his direct analysis, wouldn’t it?
Further rumination: Tom seems to be looking at 5GW as a solution rather than a theory.
Soob,
To me it seems more like he has decided upon a destination and has decided that 5GW may be the best path to follow to reach it. Now he just needs a map.
I think a Q&A might be a good idea. We could solicit question ideas in an open thread. And then submit them out along with as we go followups.
Actually, I like that format for others too: Hammes, Lind, Robb, that New English Review guy…
I suspect 5GW is going to be a non-trivial part of his next book.