Thomas P. M. Barnett Quotes & Sayings

“Wikistrat is my ninth start-up, so I've been through this process a few times. You have to go with what works. The power of example is compelling, so model the ideas that you want someone to understand.”

“Women waited 144 years before earning suffrage. If a mature, multiparty democracy was so darn easy, everybody would have one.”

“You can't drag people from understanding to action. A customer isn't actually at the last mile if you're the one dragging her to the finish line.”

“Transnational terrorism, in the form of the Salafi Jihadist movement, is fundamentally a function of globalization.”

“Run with what works: Sell to the people who believe in you and are willing to take the chances and make the experience happen.”

“If you can get out in front of people with your ideas and your execution, you'll attract the people who need to be pulled in.”

“Homeland defense doesn't generate any force requirements beyond having enough National Guard to save lives in natural disasters and to baby-sit nuclear power plants on Code Red days.”

“Is there anything about cyberspace that particularly screams Air Force? Not really. If cyber warfare is going to be as all-encompassing as it's made out to be by its vigorous proponents, then it will disseminate throughout the services even more than the drone phenomenon has.”

“Great powers reserve the right to police bad actors in their neighborhoods.”

“The most important thing you need to know about the Pentagon is that it is not in charge of today's wars but rather tomorrow's wars.”